It seemed like the minute hand on the clock was stuck. “When will this PD end so I can get back to lesson planning and grading student work?” I thought to myself in silent desperation. Then, I ...

This article is part of the collection: From Pre-Fab to Personalized: How Districts Are Retooling Professional Development. Last week, we shared the first part of a two part series on Personalized ...

First, I admit that I have arranged bad professional learning for teachers in the past. Unfortunately, school leaders often look for presenters and initiatives that fill the time allotted. Most school ...

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 ...

When you walk into a math classroom in Charleston County School District, you can feel the difference. Students aren’t just memorizing steps–they’re reasoning through problems, explaining their ...

In a new Oct. 6 report, researchers from Brown’s Annenberg Institute analyzed teacher professional learning practices in Rhode Island and offered a variety of recommendations for improvement.

Samuel Mormando is the director of technology at Garnet Valley School District in Pennsylvania. Whether it is a new learning management system or a fleet of Chromebooks, providing new technology tools ...