About the LINK-INitiative

The DePaul (DP) University Professional Development Schools (PDS) Network is a dynamic, innovative model of professional education engaging DP university and public and Catholic school partners. The PDS network aims to build strong, progressive educational sites that benefits professional educators, teacher candidates and P-12 students.
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What Are Professional Development Schools?

Professional development schools are innovative institutions formed through partnerships between professional education programs and P-12 schools. Their mission is professional preparation of candidates, faculty development, inquiry directed at the improvement of practice, and enhanced student learning.

Professional development schools (PDSs) are real schools, often in challenging settings,
which have been redesigned and restructured to support their complex mission. PDSs
support professional and student learning through the use of an inquiry-oriented approach
to teaching.
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Current Network News & Events

Authors Jane & Chris Kurtz Visit Professional Development Schools

Dr. Roxanne Owens, a DePaul professor and resident liaison for the LINK Initiative, organized for Jane Kurtz and Chris Kurtz, children's authors and sponsors of the non-profit Ethiopia Reads project to speak at DePaul on Thursday, October 25, 2007. The authors presented a seminar for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade children from neighborhood schools entitled "Writing is Power and Other Strange Truths About Books." Read more...

Cohort Launch

Fall 2007 marks the launch of the first LINK-IN Professional Development School Cohort of Teaching and Learning graduate students pursuing degrees and licensure in elementary education. Read more...

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