Teachers Who Learn, Kids Who Achieve

31 Various 2000 Teachers Who Learn, Kids Who Achieve In schools with effective professional development programs, "the very nature of staff development [has] shifted from isolated learning and the occasional workshop to focused, ongoing organizational learning built on collaborative reflection and joint action," says this summary report from the Western Regional Educational Laboratory. In "Teachers Who Learn, Kids Who Achieve," you'll find descriptions of eight schools that have learned what it takes "to translate teacher professional development into impressive learning gains for students." Teacher voices and vignettes "give life to the guiding principles that researchers identified across these disparate sites." The report includes annotated lists of resources that provide concrete help in putting these principles into practice -- and profiles of each school's journey that "demonstrate that extraordinary results can be achieved from even modest beginnings." Click on "view online/pdf" to download a free copy. Western Regional Educational Laboratory (2000). Teachers who learn, students who achieve. San Francisco: West Ed. Catalogue retrieved from WestEd 9 May 2008. http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/179 http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/179