Inside the Professional Learning Partner Guide Application Cycle: What’s on My Mind
An Interview with Professional Learning Partner Guide Manager Joslyn Richardson As the application cycle heats up, professional learning providers are […]
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Revolutionizing Professional Learning Contracts: How Outcomes Based Contracting Can Transform Curriculum-Based Professional Learning
Do you remember the last time you heard about a new professional learning course coming your way? Did you feel
Making the Case for Curriculum-Based Professional Learning: 3 Ways to Unlock Deeper Insights Into Curriculum Implementation
In a world where the answers to many questions can be displayed with a few single keystrokes, so much of our knowledge about how students are learning in K-12 education is obscured by the fragmentation of state and local education agencies.
The Call for a “No Shame Zone” in Professional Learning
Daily, educators carry the weight of always having to have the answers. The reality is that education, like all other professions, is constantly evolving to reflect the latest research and best practices, and we sometimes need help to keep up.
Introducing the Professional Learning Partner Guide 2.0: A Highly-Regarded Resource Gets an Upgrade
Two years ago, we set out to solve an important problem in K–12 Education: a growing number of high-quality professional learning providers had emerged, each well-suited to the challenges of supporting districts with curriculum selection, implementation, and/or long-term success… yet no one knew that most of them existed. Also, there was certainly no way to explore and compare their services.
A Timely Reminder: There Are No Silver Bullets, Even With Professional Learning
The hard truth: professional learning in absence of curriculum has a weak track record for changing student outcomes, even with sizable investments. “Curriculum is not a silver bullet” goes the popular refrain and for good reason.
Conditions for Effective Professional Learning
At Rivet, we know that the types and content of educator professional learning matter greatly. We also know that the best professional learning will fall flat or fail to get off the ground if school and district leaders have not established the necessary conditions for it to succeed.
Curriculum-Based Professional Learning: The State of the Field
In this blog, we summarize CPRL’s recommendations for state education agencies (SEAs) and professional learning organizations, two of the key actors identified in the report, and Rivet’s primary partners. The recommendations below identify ways in which these stakeholders can collectively advance the field of CBPL to ensure that school leaders and teachers get the professional learning they want and deserve.
Professional Learning: Focus On Quality Versus Time
“None of the new research reviews find a positive relationship between the length of teachers’ attendance and student outcomes, and one actually identified a potentially negative impact of longer programs.”
