STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities
Posted by on September 12, 2011
STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: From Good Teachers to Great Teaching. June 2011. STEM teaching is more effective and student achievement increases when teachers join forces to develop strong professional learning communities in their schools. This finding is supported by a two-year National Science Foundation funded study, STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: A Knowledge Synthesis (“Knowledge Synthesis”), conducted by the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) and WestEd, based on an analysis of nearly two hundred STEM education research articles and reports. National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future.
http://www.nctaf.org/documents/NCTAFreportSTEMTeachersinPLCsFromGoodTeacherstoGreatTeaching.pdf
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