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Cornerstones of an educator’s challenge is knowing what to teach and how to teach it
A key finding in the first report from Learning Forward’s ongoing research project on the status of professional learning in the U.S. states: “Effective professional development is intensive, o..
Up close
“Professional development with a sustained focus on subject teaching — strongly tied to..
Essentials
Putting data to work “Effectively linking teachers and students: The key to improving teacher quality” Data Quality Campaign, July 2010 High-quality data are critical i..
Going the distance for rural science teachers
Teachers in rural settings find it difficult to access quality professional development that can improve student science achievement. These teachers are serving the 10 million students, or about ..
Peeling a standard
A new set of standards places a new set of demands on educators. Use this strategy to help teams and teachers better understand how curriculum content standards and the cumulative progress indicators..
Laser focus on content strengthens teacher teams
As Gene Henderson loaded his sixth binder onto the top of his growing stack, his face could no longer be seen. He shouted, “And now I’m in prison!” In a powerful presentation to his school, ..
Rock-solid support
The best science teachers are not only experts in teaching and knowledgeable about science content, but they are also great at teaching science. They have specialized teaching knowledge, includin..
Conformation model of conversation provides tools to discuss and resolve tough issues
Nearly every school I’ve worked in has an “Anne” on its staff. Teachers talk about how Anne isn’t the teacher she used to be. Parents don’t want their children in Anne’s class. Studen..
Framework fuels the need to read
A diverse group of urban middle and high school teachers sits around tables in interdisciplinary school teams, silently reading “Father’s Butterflies,” an essay by Vladimir Nabokov. The text..
1 District, 1 set of math goals
In March 2008, teachers and leaders of the mathematics programs grades 6-12 in the Clark County School District (Las Vegas, Nev.) found themselves under the urgent spotlight of failed expectations...
