This statistic shows the result of a survey where school teachers in the U.S. were asked to answer the following question: "Within the next 12 months, in which of the following areas would you personally like to participate in professional development (PD)?"
In 2016, 57% of the responding teachers said that they were most interested in professional development in instructional strategies in their subject areas.
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