Asides
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Evaluating Professional Learning Communities (TCAR)
As we begin preparations for summer professional learning, some may be considering using professional learning communities (PLCs). Woodland recently published a rubric in the American Journal of Evaluation to evaluate PLCs. It builds off previous PLC rubrics and incorporates improvement science. This is particularly timely for those considering research-practitioner partnerships (see this solicitation from NSF). Researchers are…
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Evaluating Micro-Credentialing
I wonder if others are noticing a shift in teacher professional development. The shift moves from the kind of K-12 professional learning we often see in schools – 1) a teacher attends a week-long professional learning session in the summer to fulfill requirement for continuing education or 2) a teacher attends a professional learning session…
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Examining Effect
John Hattie has spent much of his career listing effect sizes correlating school, teacher, and student factors to student achievement. Here he lists 195 influences of student achievement along with their effect sizes. For example, he lists creativity programs, providing formative evaluation, teacher clarity, and interventions for students with learning disabilities as factors that influence…
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Contextual Questions for Computer Science Education Interventions
If you are thinking of applying for funding to expand computing or to provide computer science professional learning to teachers. The following questions reveal state-level context that could help you strategize. 1. Who can teach CS? The following applies to high school teachers. Can those with a business certification teach CS? Many states put computer…
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