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Learning Resources: Round-ups

  • Education Week: Is Spending on Professional Development Keeping Pace?

    Arielle Boguslav, RPPL Senior Research Associate, spoke with EdWeek about trends in PL spending over time and across districts, providing an updated national picture.

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  • Two Decades of Data Reveal Steady but Uneven Investment in Teacher Professional Learning

    RPPL’s latest paper, written by 10 professional learning organizations, identifies opportunities for innovation in measurement.

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  • Curriculum HQ: Let’s Speak The Same Language About Quality Professional Learning

    RPPL Leaders Stacey Alicea and Camea Davis spoke with Jocelyn Pickford at Waypoint Educators to explore how our recent report Defining CBPL can be used to help teams align their professional learning offerings.

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  • Education Week: Can AI Effectively Coach Teachers?

    Stacey Alicea, RPPL Executive Director, spoke with EdWeek about helping districts understand the need for clear policies when it comes to the use of AI in coaching and other professional development.

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  • No Such Thing Podcast: Setting the Course For Research on AI in Professional Learning

    Brendon Krall and Krista Morales from RPPL were interviewed on the No Such Thing podcast to discuss the role of AI in shaping the future of professional learning. They share their perspectives on education research, new developments in professional learning, and efforts to support educators and improve student outcomes.

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  • RPPL Awards Nine Research Grants to Advance Equitable Math Instruction

    Last updated share: Nine projects are funded to improve high-quality instructional material in math to serve students who are Black, Latine, Indigenous, AAPI, Multilingual Learners, students with disabilities, and students …

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  • New Report Details Why Measuring Impact of Teacher Professional Learning is Key to Advancing Equitable Student Outcomes

    RPPL’s latest paper, written by 10 professional learning organizations, identifies opportunities for innovation in measurement.

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  • Instruction Partners: How to Strengthen Teacher Learning: A Q&A with Researchers

    Instruction Partners, a RPPL member, interviewed RPPL Senior Researchers, Heather C. Hill and John P. Papay, to discuss emerging evidence on how effective PL features can inform school and system leadership decisions and how identity-affirming classrooms may benefit children.

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  • Psychology Today: When Teachers Learn Better, Students Do Better

    Psychology Today, the largest publishing enterprise exclusively dedicated to human behavior, recently published a blog post on RPPL’s work to help advance teacher professional learning and the importance of helping teachers learn better so that students can do better.

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  • TeachThought: Improving Teacher Learning

    TeachThought, a podcast focused on professional learning and teacher training, interviewed RPPL Executive Director Stacey Alicea and Senior Researcher Heather Hill about RPPL’s “Building Better PL” brief, the organization’s goals, and what lies ahead in 2023.

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