Much of the research examining how professional development influences teacher practices and subsequent student outcomes has focused on the content and process
of effective professional learning.
Effective professional learning for school leaders should include activities with effective pedagogy, coaching that supports site level work, and inquiry groups that promote peer consultation.
Learn how you can drive
more effective professional learning across your school or district by using a framework for instructional improvement focused on data and mastery rather than seat time and credit hours.
These results add to the evidence on the importance of leadership in professional learning and help combat the rhetoric that we don't know
what effective professional learning is (we do).
Teachers engaging
in effective professional learning communities while working through the instructional tools of the Mathematics Design Collaborative are engaged in the continuous improvement cycle, developing collective responsibility for student learning, and creating instructional alignment and accountability within the PLC..
Cole, in Linking
effective professional learning with effective teaching practice (2012), states that in schools with rich learning environments, classroom observation and feedback are commonplace, professional learning opportunities are built into day - to - day operations and a culture of collaborative learning and risk — taking are the norm.
The Learning Policy Institute reviewed 35 methodologically rigorous studies and identified seven key common elements of effective professional development, which states and districts can use to
design effective professional learning programs.
Learning Forward's more than 10,000 members and 40 state and provincial affiliates are committed to increasing student achievement and educator performance
through effective professional learning.
Foundations focuses on specific skills and competencies crucial to the principal supervisor role, including leading for instruction, developing principals through coaching, and
leading effective professional learning.
Darling - Hammond and co, in Professional Learning in the Learning Profession,
define effective professional learning in terms of improved teacher knowledge and instructional practice, but say «the impact on student achievement is a critical indicator.»
Shaelynn Fransworth's (@shfarnsworth) «6 Keys to Planning and
Delivering Effective Professional Learning» include «inquiry - based professional learning,» «openers vs. ice - breakers,» and «starting with the why!»
This Research Report outlines the progress of teachers and administrators working together in Hardin County, Kentucky to
establish effective Professional Learning Communities and improve strategic instruction at the elementary school level... (Click to learn more.)
How to incorporate the principles of differentiation, motivation, and adult learning into respectful, responsive, and
truly effective professional learning throughout all stages of the change initiative
I see three practical ways in which the spread of powerful research evidence, the visibility of
effective professional learning systems, and the exploding possibilities of teacher networking will fuel teacher professionalism:
Designing effective professional learning can be done systematically and does not need to be daunting, but it does require a thoughtful process that starts with the end in mind and focuses on depth of learning over breadth of information.
We partner with schools in three phases of work to build
effective professional learning teams, working with site principals during all phases to help create the conditions for teacher - led collaboration that result in successful teaching and learning.
Phrases with «effective professional learning»