This Principal Leadership article, written by Education Northwest's Rhonda Barton and Julia Kassissieh, looks at school leaders that have been successful in shifting professional support toward effective teaching through embedded learning opportunities for teachers that promote focused
collaboration around student achievement.
Not exact matches
The guide, «Turning
Around Chronically Low - Performing Schools» (ies.ed.gov / ncee / wwc / practiceguides), cites teacher
collaboration as a frequent approach to improving instruction in 35 chronically low - performing schools that achieved dramatic turnarounds (substantial gains in
student achievement within three years).
Goddard and colleagues say further studies are needed on collaborative practices but that their study provides preliminary support for efforts to improve
student achievement by promoting teacher
collaboration around curriculum, instruction and professional development.
Based on the research
around collaboration and formative assessment, Barb specializes in developing Impact Teams to improve teacher quality and
student achievement.