The Education Week Spotlight on Effective Professional Development: Teacher Voice, Collaboration, and Sustainable Change is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors.
This Spotlight examines how successful professional development is increasingly driven by teacher leadership, collaboration, and intentional district design. It highlights compelling examples of teacher-led math professional learning, redesigned approaches to supporting English learners, and collaborative professional learning communities in science - all of which give educators a stronger voice in shaping their own professional growth. Drawing on research that links teacher satisfaction and collaboration to higher student achievement, it shows how thoughtfully designed, teacher-centered professional development can strengthen instructional practice and improve student outcomes.