Teaching Teachers: Professional Development to Improve Student Teaching
Posted by on September 23, 2005
[posted from Public Education Network newsletter]
TEACHING TEACHERS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Good teachers form the foundation of good schools, and improving teachers’ skills and knowledge is one of the most important investments of time and money that local, state, and national leaders make in education. Yet with the wide variety of professional development options available, which methods have the most impact on student learning? Research on professional development is scattered throughout subject areas, with its focus ranging from classroom processes and structures to teachers? personal traits. In this report, the American Educational Research Association reviews numerous learning opportunities for teachers that are explicitly aimed at increasing student achievement.
http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Journals_and_Publications/Research_Points/RPSummer05.pdf
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