THE 4 PILLARS OF EFFECTIVE ONLINE PD

August 20, 2020

Schools face an array of challenges and opportunities, especially considering the diverse needs of students and educators. To meet those opportunities, more administrators are looking for ways to personalize professional development (PD) and support teachers in a lasting, meaningful way. There are four distinct attributes that ensure PD efforts are as successful as possible: the professional learning is personalized, job embedded, both ongoing and sustainable, and tied to evaluations.

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Business School Lausanne (BSL) is a truly global learning lab, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Students of sixty nationalities and diverse backgrounds join our experienced faculty in a collaborative exploration of business as a force for good. In small and personalized classes, our professors bring the latest business knowledge into the classroom every day and support our students in reaching their full potential to do good and do well in society and the world. Enabling our students and partnering organizations to “be the change” is what inspires our work.

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