Robust evidence of the effectiveness of professional development for teachers is limited.
This study tested a pedagogy-based, collaborative PD approach for impact on the quality of …

Great strides have been made in enhancing the professional development opportunities for
teachers, but despite these strides, a discrepancy still exists between what is offered to …

Educators' language and literacy knowledge is considered important for informing
classroom practices and thereby supporting children's early language and literacy …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore effects of an intervention designed for
teachers' learning. This study investigates the effectiveness of a three-session professional …

Today's teachers experience high levels of stress and fatigue that can negatively affect their
well-being. Teacher burnout is not a new educational phenomenon, but it has been …

The current study investigated the effectiveness of large-scale, state-sponsored language
and literacy professional development (PD) intended to improve early childhood educators' …

Professional development (PD) is a potentially important mechanism for enhancing
classroom practices and children's learning. In this large-scale randomized controlled trial …

Until recently, existing research on teacher professional development (PD) has largely relied
on teacher perceptions and self-reports to evaluate effectiveness. Though more current …

Educators' content knowledge is considered a key determinant of classroom practices and
thus children's learning. In this study, we examine the nature of associations between early …

The role of domain‐specific content knowledge is discussed controversially for the early
childhood context. Therefore, this review aims at untangling the research on domain …