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A better way to measure

New survey tool gives educators a clear picture of professional learning's impact

By Rolf K. Blank
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August 2010
Just when educators are learning more about what constitutes effective professional development, a collaborative team of education researchers and practitioners have developed, tested, and implemented a cost-effective method of measuring and reporting on the quality of teacher professional development. The teacher professional development analysis tool was developed as part of the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) online reporting system, with support from the National Science Foundation. The analysis tool is now being disseminated and offered for use by education leaders, professional development specialists, and evaluators. This new tool for reporting and analyzing teacher professional development was designed with findings from leading research studies since the mid-1990s, which have reshaped the way educators and researchers define effective teacher development. New approach to measuring teacher development The

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Authors

Rolf K. Blank

Rolf K. Blank (rolfb@ccsso.org) is director of education indicators at the Council of Chief State School Officers inWashington, D.C.

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