The best
professional learning for teachers
helps them acquire, practice, and apply new skills to better serve their students.2 But despite annual investments of $ 18 billion by federal, state, and local agencies into
professional learning for
educators, many teachers still do not receive the kind of
professional learning that
helps them
grow and improve their practice.3 Less than one - quarter of teachers say that they have changed their instruction
as a result of
professional learning, likely in part due to the lack of a consistent
professional learning strategy across states and school districts.4 Learning Forward, a nonprofit association dedicated to supporting
professional learning for
educators, contends that the current state of
professional learning is one of «inertia.»
At KIPP New Jersey, we empower our
educators to lead school teams, and we invest in ongoing training to
help them
grow as professionals.