Kappan Contributor: Milbrey W. McLaughlin

Shifts in reform influence how and what teachers learn

Mar 1, 2011 | Feature Article

Issues of teachers’ effectiveness continue to mobilize education policy in 2011, but emphasis has shifted from teachers’ professional growth to their accountability for student achievement.

Policies that support professional development in an era of reform

Jun 1, 1995 | Feature Article

Policies must keep pace with new ideas about what, when, and how teachers learn and must focus on developing schools’ and teachers’ capacities to be responsible for student learning.