Harnessing Teacher Knowledge
Harnessing Teacher Knowledge
A Guide to Developing School-Based Systems for Professional Learning and Planning
About the Tool
Harnessing Teacher Knowledge is a comprehensive suite of resources designed to help school administrators and teacher-leaders engage in a thoughtful self-assessment process as they work toward creating a high-functioning professional learning and planning culture in their school. Research on common planning time and teacher collaboration over the past few decades has isolated a certain characteristics and strategies that appear to have a significant impact on instructional quality and student achievement. Rather than promoting a specific model or program, Harnessing Teacher Knowledge distills a variety of features and practices from research that can help schools efficiently and effectively build a collaborative, job-embedded, teacher-driven professional development program.
Additional Resources
Harnessing Teacher Knowledge also includes several supplemental materials that will help school leaders and teachers facilitate a productive work session, use protocols to structure faculty conversations, design effective professional learning and planning meetings, or track the impact of teacher collaboration over time.
THE TOOLS
HARNESSING TEACHER KNOWLEDGE
HARNESSING TEACHER KNOWLEDGE FACILITATOR GUIDE
> includes suggestions for designing a productive Harnessing Teacher Knowledge work session, a sample agenda, and additional ideas for using the tool
DESIGNING HIGH-IMPACT MEETINGS
> includes tips for success, practices to avoid, how to structure effective professional learning groups, and three sample meeting agendas for looking at student work, teacher work, and student data
TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO GET UP AND RUNNING QUICKLY
GETTING STARTED WITH PROTOCOLS
HOW DO YOU KNOW ITS WORKING
RESOURCES
Harnessing Teacher Knowledge
A Guide to Developing School-Based Systems for Professional Learning and Planning
About the Tool
Harnessing Teacher Knowledge is a comprehensive suite of resources designed to help school administrators and teacher-leaders engage in a thoughtful self-assessment process as they work toward creating a high-functioning professional learning and planning culture in their school. Research on common planning time and teacher collaboration over the past few decades has isolated a certain characteristics and strategies that appear to have a significant impact on instructional quality and student achievement. Rather than promoting a specific model or program, Harnessing Teacher Knowledge distills a variety of features and practices from research that can help schools efficiently and effectively build a collaborative, job-embedded, teacher-driven professional development program.
Additional Resources
Harnessing Teacher Knowledge also includes several supplemental materials that will help school leaders and teachers facilitate a productive work session, use protocols to structure faculty conversations, design effective professional learning and planning meetings, or track the impact of teacher collaboration over time.
THE TOOLS
HARNESSING TEACHER KNOWLEDGE
HARNESSING TEACHER KNOWLEDGE FACILITATOR GUIDE
> includes suggestions for designing a productive Harnessing Teacher Knowledge work session, a sample agenda, and additional ideas for using the tool
DESIGNING HIGH-IMPACT MEETINGS
> includes tips for success, practices to avoid, how to structure effective professional learning groups, and three sample meeting agendas for looking at student work, teacher work, and student data
TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO GET UP AND RUNNING QUICKLY
GETTING STARTED WITH PROTOCOLS
HOW DO YOU KNOW ITS WORKING
RESOURCES