Survey Data on Teacher Professional Development

Reports from Project Tomorrow show national teacher data that teachers are taking care of their own professional learning using the internet. 

Survey data for 2017 showed that (all of which increased from 2010):

-    Watched videos or TED talks – 46%

-    Participated in webinars or online conferences – 34%

-    Used social networks to seek help from other teachers – 33%

-    Took online courses on their own – 23%

-    Used Twitter and social media to follow education experts and other teachers – 23%

(40% of teachers attended a face-to-face conference, down from 47% in 2010.)

Surveyed teachers’ wish list for professional learning:

-    Using technology to differentiate instruction;

-    Using technology tools for on-the-spot assessment of student learning;

-    Implementing blended learning.

Teachers said they were not very comfortable with:

-    Facilitating student collaboration using digital tools (78%)

-    Personalizing learning for each student (76%)

-    Creating project-based learning experiences for students (75%)

-    Using student data to inform instructional practice (70%)

61% of administrators said training teachers in how to use student data was imperative, but only 25% of teachers listed this as a priority.

Modified post from Kim Marshall Memo: Survey Data on Teacher Professional Development August 20, 2018. 

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“Teachers’ PD: What Teachers Need, What Districts Are Offering” from Project Tomorrow, August 2018, http://blog.tomorrow.org/2018/07/30/teachers-pd-what-teachers-need-what-districts-are-offering/;