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.
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