As two former school superintendents, we’ve witnessed firsthand how learning communities can enrich the personal and professional lives of classroom teachers. In school systems nationwide, we have ...

Research has found that high-quality curricula have a significant impact on student achievement (Steiner, 2017; Chingos & Whitehurst, 2012). But a curriculum is not effective on its own. It requires ...

The concept of the professional learning community (PLC) has been embraced widely in schools as a means for teachers to engage in professional development leading to enhanced pupil learning. However, ...

This process helps leaders implement complex initiatives, such as developing a Portrait of a Graduate, to encourage deeper learning.

Post by Julianne Turner, Ph.D. Dr. Turner has worked with teachers in several professional development projects to support increased student engagement through teacher instruction. She is Professor ...

Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l'éducation, Vol. 32, No. 1 (2009), pp. 149-171 (23 pages) This study is a survey and interpretation of professional development literature related ...

Leaders from Learning Forward Texas discuss how transformational professional learning can support teachers, address ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

While Ranch Creek Elementary students soak in the freedom that twice-monthly two-hour late starts allow, their teachers are hard at work inside the classroom. They are bouncing ideas off of one ...

When Cobden Junior-Senior High School Principal Crystal Housman and several teachers attended a PLC (professional learning community) conference five years ago, they decided they wanted their school ...

At Kelso Virtual Academy, a lot of work happens online and there isn’t much overlap between individual teachers’ classes. That can make it difficult for educators to find ways to collaborate, ...