Sec. 6. Professional development defined
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Section 9101(34) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801(34) ) is amended to read as follows: The term professional development means a comprehensive system of professional learning to increase educator effectiveness in improving student learning and achievement means that— fosters collective responsibility for improved student performance; is comprised of professional learning that— is aligned with rigorous State student academic achievement standards as well as related local educational agency and school improvement goals; is conducted among educators at the school and facilitated by well-prepared school principals and school-based professional development coaches, mentors, master teachers, or other teacher leaders who have demonstrated success at getting results with the given student population; and primarily occurs several times per week, or the equivalent of several hours per week, among established teams of teachers, principals, and other instructional staff members where the teams of educators engage in a continuous cycle of improvement that— evaluates student, teacher, and school learning needs through a thorough review of data on teacher and student performance; defines a clear set of educator learning goals based on the rigorous analysis of the data; achieves the educator learning goals identified in subclause
(II)by implementing coherent, sustained, and evidence-based learning strategies, such as lesson study and the development of formative assessments, that improve instructional effectiveness and student achievement; provides job-embedded coaching or other forms of assistance to support the transfer of new knowledge and skills to the classroom; regularly assesses the effectiveness of the professional development in achieving identified learning goals, improving teaching, and assisting all students in meeting challenging State academic achievement standards; informs ongoing improvements in teaching and student learning; and may be supported by external assistance; and may be supported by activities such as courses, workshops, institutes, networks, and conferences that— address the learning goals and objectives established by educators at the school level; advance the ongoing school-based professional learning; and are provided for by for-profit and nonprofit entities outside the school such as universities, education service agencies, technical assistance providers, networks of content-area specialists, and other education organizations and associations. .
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