In addition to coordinating the standard evaluation of LT schools, the Research & Evaluation team at Pearson Learning Teams continues to design and conduct multiple research studies - qualitative evaluations for the specialized implementations, discourse analyses, and survey or focus group evaluations - in order to evaluate Learning Teams implementations over time and inform our understanding of collaborative learning and development.
Past and ongoing research studies examine factors associated with implementation and outcomes including the following:
Over 175 Learning Teams schools currently undergo comprehensive program evaluation throughout the year designed to strengthen implementation and achieve results
Effective collaborative learning communities can lead to improved teacher discourse, instructional leadership, and teacher retention
“As an administrator, to be able to participate in authentic, research-based, teacher-generated professional development—you can’t ask for something better!”