Teachers who spend entire days focused on a single problem or topic discover what they have to offer one another and define more clearly what resources they must draw upon from the outside. Classroom and school visitations. Observing and being observed remains rare, and careful analysis of teaching episodes even more so. Even teachers who report frequent collaboration with colleagues tend to find that it stops at the classroom door. Computer and video technology for teacher development.
Technology is a relatively under-examined resource for teachers' professional learning.
Teacher networks and collaboratives have turned to electronic networks as a way to encourage more frequent exchange among their members.