…ir school. Thus, a general tendency toward mediocrity and against innovation is allowed to persist. Any teacher who challenges the status-quo is seen as a radical with some ulterior motive such as self-advancement. As a result of this suspicion and mistrust, teachers’ work environments can become divisive, dysfun…A New PD Model for a New Era in Teaching309Patrick BelmonteDr Debbie DonskyJan 17, 2017·1 min readSpeaks to the strong cultures that limit professional learning in school. How do you think this can be disrupted?