Richard DuFour, a renowned education consultant and author who advocated collaborative teaching environments, died Feb. 8, following a long battle with cancer. He was 69. DuFour was a leading voice in ...

Late last year, the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation published a widely noted study intended to explore what teachers want when it comes to professional development. But particularly on the important ...

REPUBLIC, Mo. — The Republic School District became the first in Missouri to be recognized as an international “professional learning community model district.” It is one of only 24 districts in the ...

The Republic school district garnered international attention this year for doing what its leaders deemed the right thing: Closely monitoring student skills, meeting to strategize and intervening when ...

MANISTEE — Manistee Area Public Schools was recognized by the education consultant Solution Tree for its success in implementing a professional learning communities framework and seeing improvements ...

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017.

REPUBLIC, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - The Republic School District becomes the first district in the state of Missouri to be recognized as a Solution Tree International Professional Learning ...

The Elementary School Journal, Vol. 114, No. 1 (September 2013), pp. 118-137 (20 pages) AbstractDespite the popularity of professional learning communities (PLCs) among researchers, practitioners, and ...

Professional learning in many districts must undergo radical reform, from a model that’s outdated and ineffective to one that’s personal, empowering, and owned by the learner. How can we create such a ...