Federal policy should invest in high-quality professional learning for educators, prioritizing preparation and professional development designs including teachers teaching teachers¶
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Description¶
The brief calls for increasing funding under ESSA and the Higher Education Act to establish, expand, study, and spread effective learning models for school leaders, teachers, and other staff. It prioritizes designs including models of teachers teaching teachers that build skills for teaching challenging content deeply, teaching diverse learners, supporting social-emotional and academic development in culturally and linguistically responsive ways, and using technology to enhance learning.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Increased ESSA and Higher Education Act funding to establish, expand, study, and spread effective learning models
Constraints¶
Target Learners¶
- school leaders
- teachers
- other school staff
Target Learning Goals¶
- teaching challenging content for deep understanding
- teaching diverse learners effectively
- social-emotional and academic support
- technology-enhanced learning
Related Strategies¶
- Federal policy should expand research on how people learn and fund centers translating it into curriculum, school design, and educator preparation
- Invest in educator professional learning on experiential AI pedagogies using existing federal funding streams
- Policymakers should fund and deliver authentic, job-embedded principal professional learning and remove access barriers
- Sustain teacher residencies through blended federal and state funding, including TQP grants, ESSER funds, and dedicated state investments
- Invest in high-quality, standards-aligned professional development for school leaders, including leaders of color
- Seven-policy comprehensive approach to equalizing student access to certified and experienced teachers
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- The Federal Role in Advancing Education Equity and Excellence. (2020). Learning Policy Institute. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED610926
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Federal policy should invest in high-quality professional learning for educators, prioritizing preparation and professional development designs including teachers teaching teachers |
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The brief calls for increasing funding under ESSA and the Higher Education Act to establish, expand, study, and spread effective learning models for school leaders, teachers, and other staff. |
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