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The general disregard for curriculum as a means to improve teacher effectiveness and student outcomes is reflected in the observation that «many teachers do not have access to strong, standards - aligned curriculum; in fact, most teachers spend hours every week searching for materials that haven't been vetted and aren't connected to ongoing, professional learning activities in their schools.»

In her synthesis of research on effective teacher professional development that has demonstrated a positive impact on student outcomes, Timperley (2008) identified 10 key principles, including: providing teachers with opportunities to drive their own professional development, allowing teachers to work collaboratively to learn and apply evidence based practices, establishing a professional learning culture that provides a safe and authentic environment for professional enquiry and ensuring school leaders take an active role in developing professional learning, and maintaining momentum within schools.

«This program will provide important support for teachers to engage in professional development, professional learning, to enhance teaching practice and improve student outcomes.

An effective learning culture in a school has a number of key features, including: engaging teachers in collaboration, using data to inform decision making and learning activities, conducting professional learning that is based on current research and identifying the impact of professional learning on staff and student outcomes from the outset (AITSL, 2013b).

This approach to professional development can create inconsistencies across programs and schools and can therefore affect teacher quality, student and parent satisfaction, and learning outcomes.

The results also confirmed the positive relationship of key characteristics of professional - development design identified in previous studies over the past decade to student outcomes: sustained, active teacher learning that is coherently aligned with the school's organization.

This focus promotes the development of leadership skills, professional learning, and support for teachers that target ways to improve student outcomes...

Our latest reader submission explores the need to strengthen links between teacher professional learning and improved student outcomes.

Tier 1 sets out the context of the class / group the TA will be working with Tier 2 is a collaborative document the TA completes in consultation with the class teacher to pinpoint the support Tier 3 is an outcomes document recording both qualitative and quantitive impact over time These documents were used as part of QA for Learning Support and to inform performance management and enable TAs to build their own professional portfolios.

In 35 U.S. states and at sites around the world, Dr. Wilson has led professional development for more than 60,000 educators and has presented at conferences with the Singapore Teachers» Union, Jamaica Teachers» Union, The Feuerstein Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, Hawker Brownlow Education (Australia), University of Cambridge (Implementation Science Conference), Leiden University, United Arab Emirates, American Educational Research Association, International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators, Title I, Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, Nova Southeastern University Conference on Global Leadership, Learning, and Research, ASCD, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Learning Forward, and many others.

At the start of a PBL assignment, teachers should provide students with clear and challenging criteria or guidelines for success, using rubrics and examples that demonstrate intended learning outcomes from local professionals or former students (Ertmer & Simons, 2005; Barron & Darling - Hammond, 2008).

In Kelly School, which is discussed in the book, these characteristics were built through a set of interrelated organizational routines including close monitoring of each student's academic progress, an explicit link between students» outcomes and teachers» practices, weekly 90 - minute professional development meetings focused on instructional improvement, and the cultivation of a formal and informal discourse emphasizing high expectations, cultural responsiveness, and teachers» responsibility for student learning.

«A central part of our focus, particularly in the professional learning we do with schools, has been about enabling research to influence practice in ways that can achieve improved outcomes,» Buchanan tells Teacher.

Equipped with their own computers and Internet access, for example, New Tech students can research any topic, communicate with experts and teachers, write journals and reports, develop presentations with PowerPoint, video, and podcasts, and develop their Professional Digital Portfolio, demonstrating their mastery of the school's Learning Outcomes.

Wilson and Conyers have presented with many professional organizations such as NEA, Jamaica Teachers Union, ASCD, Title I, Learning Forward, American Educational Research Association, International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Estelle's commitment to improving student outcomes and continual professional learning has led to her emerging as a valued teacher leader at BISS.

Rachel is dedicated to improving student outcomes and teacher effectiveness through evidence - based best practice, collaboration and professional learning.

It's not enough to just identify that there are other qualities that are brought to bear because in actual fact being a professional teacher, I believe, is about understanding how these things work with the learning, with the outcomes that you desire.

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.

An experienced school teacher, mentor and researcher, Vincent's PhD focused on how learning outcomes can be improved through collaborative professional development (Lesson Study / Learning Study) and the use of a learninglearning outcomes can be improved through collaborative professional development (Lesson Study / Learning Study) and the use of a learningLearning Study) and the use of a learninglearning theory.

With teachers working together to collect, analyse, discuss and act upon data, the objectives of meeting professional standards and improving learning outcomes of students are shown to be both achievable and essential to effective teaching today.

Though the research literature is sparse, evidence is surfacing that types of educator collaborative study groups such as lesson study, interdisciplinary teaming, and professional learning communities, have impacts on teacher practice and, again, limited evidence associating collaborative study groups with student outcomes (Gersten, Domino, Jayanthi, James, & Santoro, 2011; Sanders et al., 2009; Vescio, Ross, & Adams, 2008).

Their passion and dedication to improving student outcomes are demonstrated through a personalized learning experience that encourages students to think differently about math, actively engages families and communities, and supports teacher professional learning.

The professional learning is not grounded in the latest science of what and how works best for investing in teachers to promote positive student outcomes, but also richly tied to the literature in support of promotion of teacher health and well - being.

Evidence - based professional learning through which teachers become creators of new curricula and assessment.and facilitators of deeper learning outcomes.

Teacher leader preparation programs should explicitly identify the development of a professional learning culture as an intended outcome.

Dr. Wisniewski is a former research and consulting director at McREL International, and frequently works with teachers and school and district leaders on multitiered systems of support, professional learning, literacy, culturally responsive instruction, and social emotional learning to enhance leadership, teaching, and student equity outcomes.

«With the Senate plan, we couldn't rebuild classrooms — there would be no way to meaningfully reduce class sizes, boost professional development that improves students» learning outcomes, and we couldn't recoup the 7,000 state - funded teacher assistants we've lost since FY2009,» said Mitchell.

His areas of research include the impacts of organizational resources on teachers» participation in professional learning, professional development activities on teacher outcomes and student achievement,... More»

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This study also contributes to a growing body of literature on the impact of professional development in the arts for teachers on student learning outcomes.

Outcome - oriented professional learning develops the competencies critical for teacher leaders to run high - functioning teams.

Understand that there are deep connections between professional development, teacher growth, and student learning outcomes; Support all these aspects of public education for cohesive, sustainable change

For years, many states and districts have recognized the Read more about Lifelong Learners: How Redefining Professional Learning Leads to Stronger Teachers and Improved Student Outcomes -LSB-...]

The Learning Policy Institute conducted a review of 35 methodologically rigorous studies that have demonstrated a positive link among teacher professional development, teaching practices, and student outcomes.

The challenge, which called upon educator teams across the country to create plans that detailed innovative uses for federal funding for professional learning and student outcomes under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), named the Hope Street Group State Teacher Fellow team of Trey Ferguson (NC), Cassie Reding (KY), Carly Baldwin (KY), Natalie Coleman (TN) and Debbie Hickerson (TN) as finalists.

Teachers gain these units through professional development, strong evaluations, and gains in learning outcomes, among other measures.

Schools should begin by deciding what student learning outcomes are desired, and then consider what instructional practices will produce these outcomes, what organizational supports are needed to implement those instructional practices well, what new skills teachers will need, and only then what professional learning activities will best help teachers develop these skills.

Read more about Lifelong Learners: How Redefining Professional Learning Leads to Stronger Teachers and Improved Student Outcomes

She writes: «It is the professional reflection, planning, and commitment that allows you to support students» learning outcomes productively in your classroom and to promote positive professional relationships that have the potential to engage and motivate even the most reluctant learners and begin your career as a teacher of quality.»

Embracing the Burden of Proof: New Strategies for Determining Predictive Links Between Arts Integration Teacher Professional Development, Student Arts Learning, and Student Academic Achievement Outcomes in Inoa, R. (Ed.)

• Use of multiple forms of evidence of student learning, not just test scores; • Extensive professional development that enables teachers to better assess and assist their students; • Incorporation of ongoing feedback to students about their performance to improve learning outcomes; • Public reporting on school progress in academic and non-academic areas, using a variety of information sources and including improvement plans; and • Sparing use of external interventions, such as school reorganization, to give reform programs the opportunity to succeed.

Comparative results from the first Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) show that education systems can best support teachers by shifting public and governmental concern away from the mere control over the resources and content of education toward a focus on outcomes, by moving from hit - and - miss policies to targeted interventions, and by moving from a bureaucratic approach to education to devolving responsibilities and effective school leadership that supports teachers through targeted professional development, appraisal, and feedback.

One important thing instructional leaders can do to support the connection between teacher learning and student results in professional development is to expect outcomes that focus on student results.

They defined effective professional development as structured professional learning that results in changes in teacher practices and improvements in student learning outcomes.

Syeda Woods, principal of John Fenwick Academy in New Jersey, credits high expectations and a focus on high - quality professional learning that ties teacher learning to student outcomes for the school's steady increase in literacy scores.

Building on extensive evidence that school - based teacher learning communities improve student outcomes, this book lays out an agenda to develop and sustain collaborative professional cultures.

Schools and school systems will need a laser - like focus on building the capacity of teachers through strong induction programs, job - embedded professional learning, support for implementation of the new Common Core Performance Standards with accompanying assessments and teacher evaluation programs linked to student achievement outcomes.