Investments in Professional Learning Must Change: The goals are ambitious, the stakes are high — and resources are the key. By Joellen Killion and Stephanie Hirsh Traditional professional development is inadequate to meet the changes demanded by Common Core. For professional learning to build educator effectiveness and increase results for students, those leading, offering, or facilitating it must be clear on the outcomes of professional learning, have a long-term plan for supporting implementation of new learning, and the committed resources the plan demands. A list of recommended investments in professional learning points the way. Total Immersion: North Carolina district plunges into Common Core with a systemwide learning plan. By Valerie von Frank Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) Schools began to address the switch to the Common Core two