ABSTRACT

An obvious characteristic of a successful school is that its students are learning at high levels. The more students learn, the better the school. Perhaps the best way to ensure that students are continuously learning and growing is to ensure that their teachers are also continuously learning and growing. There exists no greater variable impacting student learning than the quality of the classroom teacher. Schools get better when teachers get better. School leaders must embrace the responsibility of providing professional learning opportunities for all staff members designed to help them get better.