Impact on Student Learning: The Contribution of a Professional Development Collaboration

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North, Cheryl et al; Impact on Student Learning: The Contribution of a Professional Development Collaboration; New Challenges to Education: Lessons from Around the World; BCES Conference Books, 2021, Volume 19; https://bces-conference.org/onewebmedia/2021%20157-166%20C%20North%20K%20Feldman%20M%20Stites%20E%20Schaffer.pdf

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Schools of education are often criticized for not effectively preparing teacher candidates and teacher education research has been criticized for lack of rigor in examining the impact on student learning. Teacher preparation accrediting agencies have responded with requirements for programs to demonstrate the effectiveness of their graduates based on their students’ achievement. This has proved challenging for programs that lack access to student achievement data. To examine teacher effectiveness, one mid-size state university devised a strategy using publicly available state data. This case study presents an analysis of the mathematics performance of students as it relates to a Professional Development School program for cooperation between Laurel Woods Elementary School and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). With almost 50% of the school’s 1st through 3rd grade teachers being UMBC graduates, this analysis of 3rd grade achievement data provides insight into the impact of teacher education graduates on their students’ achievement. The study compares Laurel Woods’ overall and subgroup data with that of the state. The results indicate that teacher education programs and Professional Development School partnerships can contribute positively to the success of schools where a high proportion of teachers are from one teacher education program