PD Research
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.
Education
Opinion
Digging Deeper Into PD Research
We need to look more closely at studies that reveal the ineffectiveness of particular professional development programs.
Professional Development
British Teachers' Achievement Data Use Seen Lacking
Great Britain, like the United States, is in the middle of a major push to use student achievement data to improve instruction and school policy. And, like us, the implementation is still a bit hit or miss, in part because teachers find their classroom data more accurate and useful.
School & District Management
Incoming Dean Ponders the Research-Teacher Intersection
Top education research author Michael Feuer ponders the role of research in teaching and teacher education. Meanwhile, Wisconsin sociologist Robert Hauser steps in to lead National Academies' education division.
School & District Management
Teaching the Teachers: Reviewing Professional Development Research
The Council of Chief State School Officers sifts through more than 400 studies on professional development to identify some common ingredients for success.
Professional Development
Big P.D. Report Coming Out
Professional development is one of the most difficult teacher issues to write about well. It sits right at the nexus of policy and practice, the research on PD is spotty, the common delivery methods ("spray 'n pray" workshops) are positively archaic, and the really good examples are so classroom-based that it's hard to talk about them in broad strokes.
Professional Development
Explainer
Professional Development Explainer (2011)
Effective professional development is seen as increasingly vital to school success and teacher satisfaction.