The Secret Sauce of High-Value Teacher PD: Three Projects, Convergent Findings

Sunday, September 7, 2025

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM US PT

How can museum offerings for teacher PD stand out among the myriad resources vying for teachers’ and schools’ attention? Research and evaluation from three different approaches to teacher PD highlight several cross-cutting principles that museums can use to ensure their PD is high-value and transformative for K-12 teaching and learning.

Jessica Sickler

Principal
J. Sickler Consulting, United States
SB

Shannon Baldioli

Manager of Youth and Teacher Programs
National Air and Space Musuem, United States
AS

Alison Sheehan

Director, Professional Learning
American Museum of Natural History, United States