How teachers change: Questions for Researchers – to Inform Practitioners
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How Teachers Change: Implications for Supporting Student Success
Cristine Smith, Deputy Director
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
Questions for Researchers – to Inform Practitioners
- How can I evaluate professional development with a focus on student achievement?
- How do I use data to evaluate impact of professional development?
- What research questions could address what works for effective professional development relative to characteristics of a site, organization or region? In other words, we know that PD isn’t “one size fits all” but do we know what fits particular settings/circumstances?
- Is online professional development for AE teachers as effective in creating teacher change?
- What is the impact of teacher professional development and change on teacher retention?
- Would the results of the teacher change research be different for a more nationally representative sample?
- Need to evaluate impact of PD on teachers (within own agency). How will we measure what they learned?
- Need a 3-year study to get valid results on teacher growth
- Do practitioners get to choose their mode of PD? Best if it grows organically out of agency’s needs?
