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ERIC Number: EJ1408277
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-2476-194X
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Regional Agencies are a Hub for Teacher Learning
Nicole N. Waskie-Laura
Learning Professional, v44 n5 p60-64 2023
Districts may have limited internal capacity to provide teachers with sustained, systemic professional learning that is relevant to every teacher due to a lack of funding, inadequate staffing, insufficient time, and competing demands. Educational service agencies, which work at the regional level to support multiple districts, can address those constraints and provide cooperative, consolidated services with access to specialized knowledge that may be lacking in a single school. In a recent case study, the author explored the role of educational service agencies as professional learning providers, highlighting a community for special education teachers facilitated by an educational service agency in which members from 10 different districts gathered in a combination of virtual and in-person meetings over the course of a school year. As participating teachers reflected on how their involvement influenced their practice, they noted the value of collaboration, networking, and access to expertise.
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