Learning Forward
Equity and excellence in teaching and learning.
Open Doors, Open Minds
Empowered teachers work and learn shoulder to shoulder
By Cynthia L. Carver
Categories: CollaborationAugust 2016
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Teacher Lab learning survey results
The following data is excerpted from a survey of district teachers conducted in 2013-14. In this particular question, teachers were asked to describe the benefits of Teacher Lab by selecting from a list of options. Teacher responses are listed by percentage of positives votes received.
How might you describe what you took away from your teacher lab experience?
- Professional resources: 98%
- An example I wanted to try in my own practice: 96%
- A new reflection on an instructional strategy: 94%
- New information: 92%
- New understanding of familiar information: 92%
- Specific tips and guidance about classroom work: 88%
- A sense of connection to my colleagues: 88%
- A new insight about student learning: 84%
Spectrum Of Professional Learning
- Exemplary Demonstration
- Demonstration Lesson
- Open Practice
- Collaborative Inquiry
References
Feun, L. & Carver, C.L. (2013). Opening our classroom doors to job-embedded professional learning: An initial evaluation of the impact of Avondale’s Teacher Lab on student learning and student achievement. Evaluation report prepared for Oakland Schools.
Learning Forward (2011). Standards for Professional Learning. Oxford, OH: Author.
Little, J.W. (1982). Norms of collegiality and experimentation: Workplace conditions of school success. American Educational Research Journal, 19(3), 325-340.
Oakland Schools. (2014). Job-embedded professional learning: Created by and for teachers in Oakland County, Michigan. Available at https://issuu.com/communicationsos/docs/jobembeddedproflearning_2_14_14_e2bd61c28fed17.
Ritchhart, R. (2015). Creating cultures of thinking: The 8 forces we must master to truly transform our schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Ritchhart, R., Church, M., & Morrison, K. (2011). Making thinking visible: How to promote engagement, understanding, and independence for all learners. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
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