According to a Research Brief found at http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9526/index1.html traditional teacher qualifications such as years of experience and teacher educational level have little influence on student achievement.
Although I feel we need to consider this research which even supports Dr. Martin Haberman's STAR teacher theory I feel that it is still extremely important that our Esperanza educators continue to grow professionally. After all, who would want to go to a doctor, dentist, or any other professional who was not staying educated on the new state of the art findings. One of the problems in the education field is that teachers are often rewarded--higher pay and/or positions--based only on the fact that they have jumped through the right hoops, not that they have results because of applying what they have learned.
For these reasons we want to be extremely vigilant on how we design professional development for our Esperanza educators and how we reward them.
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