A first step in the process to revise the Standards for Professional Learning is to review the relevant research studies that have been conducted since the standards were last released in 2011. To that end, Learning Forward is working with the American Institutes for Research to conduct a literature review related to the current standards as well as to areas that have been identified by key stakeholders as areas of emerging interest, such as curriculum implementation. Study screening is based on rigorous design as well as findings of impact on both instruction and student outcomes. Additional phases of research with different parameters may take place depending on findings from the first literature review and discussions with the standards research team. The standards research team, a