Gordon, L. (2017, June 06). Teachers’ training needs improvement so students benefit, new report says.

Researchers for the nonprofit institute researched the best methods to help teachers to improve their teaching methods and their students’ learning and test scores. In reviewing results of 35 previous studies, the new report urges that professional development, focus tightly on the academic subjects’ content, incorporate active learning, encourage collaboration, provide coaching, and be of sustained duration, etc.