Professional Development
In this section we have compiled important information and resources for Teacher, Administrator and English Learner Professional Development in the New Mexico Common Core.
The Public Education Department’s goal is to support the transition to and full implementation of New Mexico Common Core through the development of understanding, knowledge and skills to increase student achievement, and by making ongoing professional learning and strategic leadership essential in curriculum, instruction, and formative/summative assessment.





The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) is pleased to host its first Results for All: Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Instruction Conference on May 27–28, 2015 at the Albuquerque Marriott in Albuquerque, New Mexico! The CLRI conference will feature... More
August 21, 2014Essentials for Superintendents Forum (Hotel Albuquerque Old Town) September 4–5, 2014 Common Core Leadership Academy, Part I (Hotel Albuquerque Old Town) October 13, 2014 Common Core Mentoring 1-Day Session Region 2 (Southeast NM): Sally Port Best We... More
Assessment Best Practices to Drive Instruction Buffalo Thunder Resort, July 28–29, 2014 This exciting event will provide participants with relevant and timely tools to enhance assessment practices for New Mexico students. Conference sessions will focus on practical i... More
Common Core • Assessment and the Common Core Standards, Kay Burke • Common Core in ELA: Instructional Shifts for Effective Implementation (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12), Meesha Brown • Common Core in Math: Instructional Shifts for Effective Implementation (K-2, 3... More
In addition to other opportunities in the NMCCPD Program, PED is providing a support program for English Learners (ELs) for select charter schools and districts. The EL Support Program offerings can be downloadable on the right side of the page. These additional Common Core... More
The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) is excited to offer professional development to support the implementation of the Common Core State Standards free to districts and schools. In spring 2013, PED partnered with Knowledge Delivery Systems and Solution Tree to of... More
Supporting English learners to achieve the CCSS will require partnerships between teachers, administrators and parents. The English learner modules below were designed by PED to offer teachers, parents, and administrators strategies they can use to support EL students in mas... More
The New Mexico Common Core Professional Development Program (NMCCPD Program) offers webinars as a component of the free Common Core professional development offered to schools and districts. All webinars will be recorded and archived on this section of the Common Core websi... More
The New Mexico Common Core Professional Development Program (NMCCPD Program) is providing a number of in person trainings led by Common Core experts and authors available FREE to educators in New Mexico. Each workshop is tailored to a specific audience. Please see the train... More
PED has divided districts and charter schools into a Southwest, Southeast, Central, Northwest, Northeast, and Charter School regions. The Regional Mentors in the New Mexico Common Core Professional Development Program (NMCCPD) are national Common Core experts and authors who... More
We value your input on the implementation of the Common Core in New Mexico. We are collecting feedback and suggestions using surveys and interviews at each professional development event, meeting with our Guiding Coalition, and your emails and comments on this website. Feed... More
The Public Education Department’s goal is to support the transition to and full implementation of New Mexico Common Core through the development of understanding, knowledge and skills to increase student achievement, and by making ongoing professional learning and stra... More