What does the research say about successful teacher PD?

What makes teacher professional development actually work? In this featured segment from Education Upgrade, Dr. Derek Riddle walks through the research on effective teacher professional learning, including six design features that shaped the field for decades: format, duration, collective participation, content, active learning, and coherence. But the research doesn't end there. We discuss evidence that challenged the traditional consensus, examples of professional development that worked and failed, and an important factor that can disappear from the design process: the teacher. What motivates teachers? What intellectually engages them? What do they find meaningful? And how much voice should teachers have in determining what they need to learn? From Episode 12: Why Teacher Professional Development Fails, and What Works Instead | Dr. Derek Riddle #EducationUpgrade #TeacherPD #ProfessionalDevelopment #EducationResearch #Teachers