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Professional development driven by school goals has its important place, says educator Brenda Dyck in this Education World column, but let's not lose sight of the need for teachers "to be allowed, no encouraged, to go off on their own to explore such questions as 'What interests me?,' 'What learning/teaching gaps do I see in my classroom?,' or 'What outside resources do I want to connect to and how do I want to access them?'" Self-led professional development "should be recognized and supported in the overall PD cycle of a school," says Dyck. Leaders need to consider the possibility that "grassroots learning initiatives begun in isolation by inquiring teachers might end up being the catalyst to drive a schools' learning goals to new heights."

Citation: Dyck, B. (2004). "Professional Development: Following Your Own Lead.  Retrieved from Education Wolrd Professional Development's Voice of Experience 1 Apr 2008. Link: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice128.shtml 

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