Late last year, the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation published a widely noted study intended to explore what teachers want when it comes to professional development. But particularly on the important ...

Richard DuFour, a renowned education consultant and author who advocated collaborative teaching environments, died Feb. 8, following a long battle with cancer. He was 69. DuFour was a leading voice in ...

REPUBLIC, Mo. — The Republic School District became the first in Missouri to be recognized as an international “professional learning community model district.” It is one of only 24 districts in the ...

SOUTH BELOIT ȁ4; ȁc;The lines have become a lot more blurred about who is your teacher. Itȁ9;s all hands on deck to help students succeed,ȁd; said Prairie Hill Elementary School Principal Kevin ...

At the Raleigh County Board of Education Meeting Tuesday Director of Secondary Schools Nelson Spencer presented Beckley Stratton Middle School’s professional learning community as a model example.

MANISTEE — Manistee Area Public Schools was recognized by the education consultant Solution Tree for its success in implementing a professional learning communities framework and seeing improvements ...

The Republic school district garnered international attention this year for doing what its leaders deemed the right thing: Closely monitoring student skills, meeting to strategize and intervening when ...

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017.

The Elementary School Journal, Vol. 114, No. 1 (September 2013), pp. 118-137 (20 pages) AbstractDespite the popularity of professional learning communities (PLCs) among researchers, practitioners, and ...

Professional learning in many districts must undergo radical reform, from a model that’s outdated and ineffective to one that’s personal, empowering, and owned by the learner. How can we create such a ...