Building Better PL: How to Strengthen Teacher Learning
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This brief reviews recent research and promising practices to identify important considerations for the how (features and formats) and what (content) of professional learning. Identified features and formats include peer collaboration, coaching, and follow-up meetings. Brief authors encouraged targeting subject-specific instructional practices, prioritizing practice-supportive materials, and delivering more professional learning focused on relationships with students.
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