Less well known is recent research by Viviane Robinson which suggests that focusing on teacher development is the most effective way headteachers can improve learning outcomes in their schools.
In Northern California, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, an organization with more than 200 member companies, has created "A Laboratory for Learning," aimed at improving student math achievement by focusing on teacher development and instructional strategies supported by grants from member companies.
The campus remained focused on teacher training until the mid-1970s.
Her recent research focuses on: teacher professional development, instructional coaching, teacher evaluation, changes over time in teachers' mathematical knowledge and instructional quality in mathematics, and the teacher experiences and characteristics that lead to high-quality instruction and stronger student outcomes.
For a long time, China has only focused on teachers' professional training for compulsory education and tertiary education, while it has ignored the qualification and professional development for kindergarten teachers.
What's more, a portion of ESSA's Title II funding, which focuses on teacher leadership and professional development, could be allocated toward training teachers in culturally relevant practices.
Mr Hunt says he will focus on "teacher quality".
They are now focusing on teacher effectiveness.
I like the idea of focusing on teachers and teacher quality.
Rather than focusing on students who were branded as 'defective,' he focused on professional development for teachers.
"That incident hastened reform by five years," says, Freeman, who is now pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership at TC. Since then, she has implemented reforms focused on accountability, teacher quality, and development of the school's transitional bilingual program to increase the focus on learning English.
