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Direct linkKillion, Joellen; Kennedy, Jacqueline – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
A sweet spot is a place where a combination of factors comes together to produce the best results with greatest efficiency. As school systems around the world are increasing expectations for what students learn and what educators do to support their learning, they must aim for the sweet spot to achieve maximum results for their efforts. When…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Standards
Hirsh, Stephanie; Hord, Shirley – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
This article is an excerpt from "A Playbook for Professional Learning: Putting the Standards Into Action" (Learning Forward, 2012). Written by Learning Forward Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh and Scholar Laureate Shirley Hord, "A Playbook for Professional Learning" provides those who work in professional learning with readily accessible…
Descriptors: Data, Information Utilization, Data Analysis, Academic Achievement
Herman, Phillip; Wardrip, Peter; Hall, Ashley; Chimino, Amy – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
Improving systematic use of student data to inform the work of teachers, schools, and districts has become a hot topic in education reform. Learning Forward's Standards for Professional Learning stress better use of data, and particularly student performance data, within an integrated approach to improving practice. While better use of data by…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Improvement, Workplace Learning
What's Best for Our Students? Outcomes Are the Driving Force at One High-Achieving Elementary School
Kinzer, Cathy; Taft, Laura – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
Monte Vista Elementary School is one of 24 K-5 elementary schools in Las Cruces Public Schools, an urban district in southern New Mexico. The school's 450 students reflect the diversity of its Southwestern community: 75% Hispanic, 17% English language learners, and 68% free or reduced lunch, thus qualifying Monte Vista as a Title I school. Monte…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Urban Schools, High Achievement, Outcomes of Education
Clauset, Karl H.; Murphy, Carlene U. – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
Through learning communities, schools can change to strengthen educator practice and improve student learning outcomes. So can districts. For 20 years, the authors have helped states, districts, and schools in the United States and Canada implement Whole-Faculty Study Groups, a design for learning communities. During the 2010-11 school year, they…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Teacher Collaboration, Inquiry
Psencik, Kay; Baldwin, Rhonda – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
In 2010, district leaders of Douglas County Public Schools, Douglasville, Georgia, launched an ambitious initiative to ensure that teachers set goals that focus on increasing their effectiveness and show student growth. To achieve this goal, the district leadership team focused on common district assessments to establish common learning…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, School Districts, Public Schools, Student Evaluation
