PD Research
Professional Development
Who's the Best Deliverer of Teacher PD? Report Says Teachers Still Lack Input
A new report suggests educators continue to lack agency in choosing their own professional learning, but some say that teacher autonomy over PD isn't a perfect solution either.
Teaching Profession
Researchers Say U.S. Schools Could Learn From Other Countries on Teacher PD
New international studies highlight the role of embedded professional-learning programs in school improvement.
Professional Development
Reports: Teacher PD Drives School Growth, and Other Countries Offer Models
A new pair of studies finds that countries outside the United States have made great strides in teacher professional development using systems that lag in the U.S.
School & District Management
Study Casts Doubt on Impact of Teacher Professional Development
A new study by the advocacy group TNTP finds that PD activities don’t seem to factor into why some teachers get better while others don’t.
School & District Management
Is PD Behind Teacher Improvement? Maybe Not, Analysis Cautions
A study of three districts by a training and advocacy group failed to find a pattern linking teachers who improved and the type of professional development they received.
Professional Development
Professional Development Pays Off for i3-Funded Program
Kindergartners whose teachers were trained by the i3-granted-funded Children's Literacy Initiative scored higher on early literacy assessments.
School & District Management
Review Finds Few Impacts for Math Professional Development
A review of more than 600 math professional-development studies found just two detailing positive effects on students' math proficiency.
School & District Management
Teacher Prep. Evaluation Depends on Better Longitudinal Data, Studies Find
As teacher preparation programs come under increasing pressure to track the effectiveness of their graduates, a new report by the Data Quality Campaign finds that fewer than half of states provide annual data on teacher performance to colleges of education.
Education
Pacific Teacher PD Improves Student Comprehension, IES Study Finds
The Pacific Communities with High Performance in Literacy Development teacher training program, or Pacific CHILD, improved students' reading and comprehension skills, finds a new study from a federal regional education laboratory.
School & District Management
New Teacher Placement, Retention Can Exacerbate Achievement Gaps
Novice teachers disproportionately get assigned lower-performing students, and districts often do not work to retain the most effective newcomers, according to new analyses by Harvard University's Strategic Data Project.
Classroom Technology
Study: Teacher PD Needs More on Emotions
A new study out of the University of Illinois suggests that teachers may not always be well-equipped to respond effectively to students' emotional outbursts, according to a report on Psychcentral.com.
School & District Management
What Works in PD? Even Experts, Feds Aren't Sure
With more pressure than ever on teachers to demonstrate their effectiveness, professional development has become big business. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education gives districts more than $1 billion annually for teacher-training programs (and that's not including Race to the Top and School Improvement Grants funds), according to Beth Fertig and Sarah Garland of The Hechinger Report. But the era of accountability in education has not trickled down to PD providers themselves. The authors contend that there's been little reliable research on the companies, programs, and universities that are being hired to help teachers improve their practice.
Education
Opinion
A New Framework for PD Research
How three subsystems interact to influence teacher learning.
School & District Management
Principals, What Would You Do With More Time in a Day?
A new study suggests principals who learn time scheduling and management delegation can gain the equivalent of an extra day each week for instructional leadership.
