The Power of Professional Learning

Teacher professional development is often promoted as a panacea for improving schools but it rarely lives up to its promise. This book develops an approach to professional learning that has motivated teachers and resulted in impressive improvements in student learning, particularly for students who traditionally underachieve in school. As the underpinning research shows, the approach has proven successful in several countries with consistently positive outcomes.

Helen Timperley is Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

From Professional Development to Professional Learning
Finding Out about students
Building teacher knowledge
Checking New Opportunities for students
School leaders as Leaders of Learning
Bringing the Parts of the Cycle Together
System Support for Professional Learning
Keeping it all going