Teacher Professional Development: Where and What Are We Learning?
We are often asked whether teacher professional development “works.” But it’s an impossible question to answer because we call so many different things teacher professional development. Some of these things—like coaching in South Africa and Peru, assessment-informed instruction in Liberia, or training in mother tongue instruction in Uganda have boosted student learning. Others—like an overly theoretical, nationally implemented teacher professional development in China, or a program that was successful when implemented by highly motivated non-governmental organization staff but not by...
Source: cgdev.org