How Do Teachers Learn Beyond "Best Practices"? When teachers own their learning, connect across disciplines, and lead research, real professional growth follows.

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Title:	How Do Teachers Learn Beyond "Best Practices"? When teachers own their learning, connect across disciplines, and lead research, real professional growth follows.
Authors:	HE, YE¹
Source:	Educational Leadership. May2026, Vol. 83 Issue 8, p36-40. 5p.
Subject Terms:	Collaborative learning, Cooperative research, Teacher development, Autodidacticism, *Self-efficacy in teachers
Abstract:	The article focuses on moving teacher professional learning beyond standardized "best practices" by emphasizing personalized, collaborative, and research-engaged approaches that strengthen teachers' professional growth and agency. Topics include honoring teachers' individual practical theories to guide personalized learning and involving educators as active partners in research-practice partnerships to shape and improve educational practice.
Database:	Education Research Complete

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Abstract:	The article focuses on moving teacher professional learning beyond standardized "best practices" by emphasizing personalized, collaborative, and research-engaged approaches that strengthen teachers' professional growth and agency. Topics include honoring teachers' individual practical theories to guide personalized learning and involving educators as active partners in research-practice partnerships to shape and improve educational practice.
ISSN:	00131784