Professional Development part of the Education Reform Network

Research-Based

Staff development that improves the learning of all students prepares educators to apply research to decision making.

Rationale:

It is essential that teachers and administrators become informed consumers of educational research when selecting both the content and professional learning processes of staff development efforts. The following links support this standard:

• Action Research Resources
  Action Research International Journal provides resources, links, and articles on action research.
• Analyze student data
  Provides articles with discussion/reflection tools. Good for use with study groups.
• Center for Applied Research inEducational Technology.
  Provides research-based solution to technology issues.
• EdLinks: Teacher Training & PD
  Selected collection of education-related web sites. Briefly describe each site to help find the information needed.
• Educational Research
  Resources for teachers involved in action research. Provides information for math and science education.
• Educational Research Network
  Ed Links component searches other resources based on keyword.
• Ethical Standards of AERA
  Provides standards for researchers in their work with human subjects. Good resource for leader of action research program.
• Ideas that Work
  Professional development strategies for teachers of math and science.
• League of Professional Schools
  Provides an overview of the League of Professional Schools. Action research is a primary component of this school reform model.
• Professional Development: Staff Learning for Student Results
  Links to resources in NCREL to help staff developer plan.
• Short Cuts
  Multiple resources for math and science teachers to get information quickly.
• Standards and Frameworks
  Links to national and state math and science standards and frameworks.
• Teacher Change
  Focused on the TIMSS, this set of resources provides leaders with tools to help teachers understand the purpose for school change.
• Teacher Research
  Focuses on an action research model, Instructional Improvement through Inquiry and Collaboration (IITIC). Provides model research questions and rationale for teacher research.
• Teaching and Learning
  This organizations represents a network of urban school reform leaders. Includes Making Good on the Promise: High Standards for All, a toolkit.