I do not think schools necessarily need more professional development. I think we often need better-timed professional development. There are things that make almost no sense in August because teachers have not yet encountered the problem the training is supposed to help them solve. Then three weeks later, the same idea could land completely differently. Now there is a student in mind. A routine that is breaking down. A curriculum question. A team tension. A real example. The teacher has something to attach the learning to. So instead of trying to front-load everything, what if some professional learning intentionally followed this rhythm? Introduce. Try. Notice. Return. Model. Practice. Get feedback. Adjust. Try again. The goal is not to stretch PD endlessly across the year. It is to place learning closer to the moments when people can actually use it.