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Institute for Professional Development History

The Institute for Professional Development (IPD) traces its beginnings to 1995 when it first began developing projects to foster improvement in teaching and learning in PK-12 schools.   IPD supports the excellence of teaching and learning for New Mexico’s educators and post-secondary teacher educators through collaborative projects. Credit Courses have been offered by teachers in schools around the state, district-level administrators, instructional leaders, TVI professional development staff, Leadership New Mexico staff, and KNME Teacherline personnel.

2022-2023

In partnership with W.K. Kellogg Foundation, IPD co-designed and offered Creating Responsive Educational Avenues for Training Environments in Early Childhood (CREATE EC). Please click on the link for a description of courses and assigned NM Early Childhood Competencies.

A sampling of some past innovative courses:

  • Botany Teacher Training at Valles Caldera National Preserve & Science Education Center
  • Summer Language Academy at Colegio del Lago, Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
  • Contested Homelands: Knowledge, History, and Culture of Historic Santa Fe at Palace of the Governors and the New Mexico History Museum
  • Workshop on the History and Science of the Manhattan Project in New Mexico at St. John’s college in Santa Fe, NM.
  • River Otters and Mountain Ecosystems: Integrating Science, Language Arts and Math into the Classroom at Arroyo de Seco, NM, and Carson National Forest