Teachers Know Best: Teachers’ Views on Professional Development

What happens when teachers trade isolation for collaboration? Teachers in Colorado and Kentucky wanted to find out so they created the Common Assignment Study (CAS) to show the positive impact of teachers working across district and state lines to better serve students.

The COVID crisis was a wrench thrown into an ambitious professional learning partnership between Baltimore City Public Schools and Leading Educators. The partnership was designed to expand curriculum-based professional learning support around middle school math teachers.

It’s no surprise that teachers all across the country are eager to learn and grow in their practice—and professional learning plays a critical role in preparing them to deliver high-quality instruction. But measuring the impact and effectiveness of professional learning is often easier said than done.