They defined effective professional development as structured professional learning that results
in changes in teacher practices and improvements in student learning outcomes.
An iterative process of observation and conferencing focused on improving lesson planning and preparation, the classroom environment, and instructional techniques should drive
positive changes in teacher practice.
If teachers have less influence on reading achievement, then even if evaluation
induces changes in teacher practices, those changes would have smaller effects on achievement growth.
Teachers who have gone through CLR with us often say that the process leads them to think differently in planning their everyday lessons, and we have seen
significant changes in teacher practice resulting from CLR.
Lead researcher Associate Professor Janet Clinton, says a developmental trial in the UK funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has shown the approach leads to
a change in teacher practice.
The work then became about monitoring
the changes in teacher practice and identifying individual teachers» professional development needs.
Ms. Garcia was thrilled: The change in her leadership practice had resulted in
a change in teacher practice.