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Lindsey, Delores B.; Lindsey, Randall B. – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
Delores and Randall Lindsey approach the Outcomes standard through the lens of their cultural proficiency work to highlight the equity focus embedded in the standard. This excerpt from their essay in "Reach the Highest Standard in Professional Learning: Outcomes" dives into their cultural proficiency tools and framework and their…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Culturally Relevant Education, Equal Education, Student Diversity
Fisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The following comment was inspired by an English teacher at Health Sciences High & Middle College in San Diego, California: "There's still a question on the table. How can we get our students to read more and better? They read what they have to, and they're doing OK, but how do we ensure that they are ready for what comes after high…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Goal Orientation, Reading Skills, Reading Habits
Celeste, Eric – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The purpose of professional learning is for educators to develop the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions they need to help students perform at higher levels. It is not a simple matter to connect the dots between high quality professional learning and student outcomes. However, the theory of action that drives the standards, and indeed…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Faculty Development, Academic Achievement
Zimmerman, Diane P.; Litzau, Katrina M.; Murray, Vicki L. – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
In 2014, instructional coaches Katrina Litzau and Vicki Murray designed professional learning to support teachers and principals in developing a deeper understanding of the cognitive processes of leadership. Steeped in the Common Core State Standards and building on quality literacy instruction, they designed the professional learning based on…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development, Training Methods, Text Structure
Miles, Karen Hawley; Sommers, Anna – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
In their full essay for "Reach the Highest Standard in Professional Learning: Resources," the authors note that more rigorous instructional requirements combined with tighter budgets challenge school systems to think more deliberately about where and how they invest in teaching effectiveness. They write that forward-thinking school…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Resource Allocation, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Change
Killion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
Key findings from a new study highlight how Learning Forward's long-standing position on professional learning correlates with practices in high-performing systems in Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and British Columbia. The purpose of this article is to share key findings from the study so that educators might apply them to strengthening…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Professional Continuing Education, Educational Improvement, Qualitative Research
Journal of Staff Development, 2016
A total of 39 states have adopted, adapted, or endorsed the Standards for Professional Learning, including the standards issued in 2011 (labeled in red) and those published earlier (labeled in blue). Making a commitment to the standards is a commitment to continuous learning for all educators in a school.
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development, Academic Standards
Tailored for a Perfect Fit: Flexible Templates Promote Standards Alignment and Teacher Collaboration
Jacobson, Linda – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
Susana Velasco always thought she designed lessons for her kindergarten students to help them meet the academic standards for their grade. But now she feels better equipped to adapt instruction to meet the needs of all the children in her class--a skill she has developed through her school's participation in the Literacy Design Collaborative…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Models, Alignment (Education), Academic Standards
Michelson, Joanna; Bailey, James A. – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
Educators across the nation have been responding to the push for content-area literacy instruction in their systems. While the press for higher academic standards has sharpened national focus on the reading of complex, discipline-specific informational texts, educators have been grappling with how to help science, social studies, and vocational…
Descriptors: School Districts, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Collaboration, Educational Practices
Fullan, Michael – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
Michael Fullan's insights on what it takes to make professional learning stick--in other words, Learning Forward's Implementation standard--have long helped leaders at the school and system level create change in ways that lead to better outcomes for students. In his full thought leader essay in "Reach the Highest Standard in Professional…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Continuing Education, Program Implementation, Educational Change
Lieberman, Ann; Miller, Lynne – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
As they write about the Learning Communities standard in "Reach the Highest Standard in Professional Learning: Learning Communities," authors Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller consider why communities have gained widespread attention and support and summarize the established research base about them. They also describe three contexts in…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice, Professional Continuing Education, Educational Practices
Louis, Karen Seashore – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
In her full essay exploring the Leadership standard in "Reach the Highest Standard in Professional Learning: Leadership," author Karen Seashore Louis offers keen insights into the question of how leaders affect the learning of other adults in a school. She writes particularly about how "school leaders can create a school culture in…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Leadership Role, Professional Continuing Education, Change Agents
Guskey, Thomas R. – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
Effective professional learning evaluation requires consideration of five critical stages or levels of information. These five levels, which are presented in this article, represent an adaptation of an evaluation model developed by Kirkpatrick (1959, 1998) for judging the value of supervisory training programs in business and industry.…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Outcomes of Education, Supervisory Training, Faculty Development
Dostal, Hannah; Gabriel, Rachael – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The authors describe a process for building teachers' capacity to identify, develop, and engage in discipline-specific literacy instruction that supports both content and literacy aims. This process uses three questions to frame inquiry and guide discussions. Addressing these three questions can empower content-area teachers to incorporate…
Descriptors: Literacy, Content Area Reading, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Novak, Sandi; Houck, Bonnie – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association offered Minnesota principals professional learning that placed a high priority on literacy instruction and developing a collegial culture. A key component is the literacy classroom visit, an observation protocol used to gather data to determine the status of literacy teaching and student…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Principals, Professional Development, Collegiality