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THE PRACTICE: Professional development should be based on analyses of the differences between (a) actual student performance and (b) goals and standards for student learning.
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Content Presented By:
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National Partnership for Excellence & Accountability in Teaching
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What is it?
Professional development that is based on analysis of student learning helps teachers close the gap between actual student performance and goals for student learning. Goals for student learning also provide a basis for defining what teachers need to learn and a yardstick for improving professional development.
Questions to Think About
- How do teachers identify what they need to learn to affect student performance? How does this process affect how the teachers think about their work?
- What student data do teachers use to refine their instruction over time? How do they use the data?
- How does the school structure and schedule change to support the data analyses and professional development?
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