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By Learning Forward
April 2019
Vol. 40 No. 2
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IMPACT Effective Professional Development for Teachers to Foster Students’ Academic Language Proficiency Across the Curriculum: A Systematic Review AERA Open, February 8, 2019 This review summarizes features of professional learning that aim to prepare teachers to improve students’ academic language proficiency when teaching subject areas. The 38 studies reviewed suggest that all of the profiled interventions were effective to some extent. The programs share many characteristics considered important in successful teacher professional learning across different subject areas. This review supports the idea that professional learning helps change teachers’ thinking and practice and benefits students, if certain features are taken into consideration in its design and implementation. https://bit.ly/2SKHqjA TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHERS The Instructional Leadership Corps: Entrusting Professional Learning in the Hands of the Profession

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