This assignment focuses on the strategies and theories surrounding professional development in education. It incorporates works from prominent scholars such as Michael Fullan, Andy Kennedy, and Karen Patton. Key topics include reflective practice (S., 2015; Knott & Scragg, 2016), teacher leadership (Gonzales & Lambert, 2014), data-driven instruction (Marsh et al., 2015), professional standards for principals (McCullough et al., 2016), and action research methods like reflective journaling (Ruiz-López et al., 2015). The assignment also considers the role of teachers as learners (Turner, 2016) and teacher learning within CPD programs (van den Bergh et al., 2015).