NIET Featured in EdWeek: What Over 1,400 Teachers Said About Professional Learning
In a new Education Week article, “Over 1,400 Teachers Surveyed on Professional Learning. Here’s What They Said,” NIET Chief Executive Officer Dr. Joshua H. Barnett examines what helps teachers put professional learning into practice.
The article highlights the importance of connecting professional learning to teachers’ evaluation feedback and reinforcing it through frequent, individualized support from teacher leaders.
Key Findings Highlighted in the Article:
- Professional learning is 30 times more likely to be applied when it is aligned with teachers' evaluation feedback
- Professional learning is four times more likely to be applied when it includes frequent individualized support from teacher leaders
The article also spotlights NIET partners Natchitoches Parish School Board and DeSoto Parish Schools in Louisiana and Cotulla Independent School District in Texas, illustrating how investing in teacher leadership, aligning professional learning with evaluation feedback, and providing ongoing classroom coaching can strengthen instruction.
For education leaders, the findings offer two practical questions as they consider the future of professional learning investments:
- Is professional learning connected to teachers' instructional needs identified through their evaluation?
- Are teachers receiving regular one-on-one classroom support from instructional coaches or teacher leaders that is reinforced by ongoing coaching?
Read the full EdWeek article here.