EDLD 5389 Module 1
Channel: Dwayne Harapnuik
Date: 2016-08-14

Most teachers report that despite being readily available most PL is ineffective and has little impact on changing teacher practice and student achievements. Research confirms that the one time teacher workshop or the sit and get model of PL is ineffective and yet this is the predominant model of PL that districts spends thousands of dollars on teachers each year. But is doesn’t have to be this way. There are fundamental principles to PL that require teachers to actively learn how to improve their instruction through authentic activities in their classroom and then require these teachers to go and show others how they can do the same.