Presentations

Balach, C. & Szymanski, G. (2006, March). An assessment tool for creating a leading professional development school:  The PDS dashboard. National Professional Development School Conference, Orlando, FL

Balach, C.& Williams, L. (2006, March). The world is flat:  Is PDS flat too? National Professional Development School Conference, Orlando, FL

Balach, C., Balsamo, H. (2006, March). Academic achievement at an urban PDS incorporating differentiated field experiences. National Professional Development School Conference, Orlando, FL

Walsh, C., Balach, C., Hawkins, Y., & Wilson, L. (2006, March). Achieving a tapestry of assessment. National Professional Development School Conference, Orlando, FL

Pysch, R., Bessemer, S., & Cornibe, B. (2006, March). Building Bridges:  Using a PDS Model to Increase Student Achievement. National Professional Development School Conference, Orlando, FL

Balach, C. (2006, February).  A conceptual framework for creating a leading professional development school.  Assocation of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA

Balach, C., Rose, S., & Williams, A. L. (2006, January).  A systemic approach to initial certification:  Development of teacher leadership through programmatic integration of PDS and NBPTS.  American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education National Conference, San Diego, CA.

Balach, C. & Szymanski, G.  (2005, March). Creating a Leading Professional Development School. National Professional Development School Conference, Orlando, FL

Creasy, K., Balach, C., & Williams, L. (2005, March). Crafting a University Professional Development School Model. National Professional Development Schools Conference, Orlando, FL

Rutter, A. & Balach, C. (2005, March). The State of PDS in PA. National Professional Development School Conference, Orlando, FL

Balach, C. & Szymanski, G. (2005, January). An Assessment Tool for Creating a Leading PDS. Holmes Partnership Conference, Philadelphia, PA

Balach, C. & Szymanski, G. (2004, October). Beyond the NCATE PDS Standards:  A Conceptual Framework for Creating a Leading PDS. Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators Conference, Grantville, PA

Publications

Balach, C. (in press). Building capacity for pds work:  Using a taxonomic approach to the NCATE PDS standards. In Neapolitan, J. (Ed.), Where do we go from here? Issues in the sustainability of professional development school partnerships. New York:  Peter Lang Publishers.

Balach, C. A. & Szymanski, G. J. (2005). Creating a quantitative snapshot of a PDS. In Guadaramma, I. (Ed.), Advances in developing paradigms of change:  Research in professional development schools. Greenwich, CT:  Information Age Publishing.

Sapone, S., Balach, C., & Certo, J. (2005, April). Building leadership capacity in student teachers:  The impact of a collaborative, whole-context approach toward student understanding. Roundtable discussion to the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Montreal (International, Peer-Reviewed).

Balach, C. & Szymanski, G. (2005, April). Creating a PDS framework. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Montreal (International, Peer-Reviewed).

Balach, C. & Szymanski, G. (2003, April). The growth of a learning community through collaborative action research. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

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