What have we learned? (preliminary findings)

• The Good:

  • Materials good, and relevant

  • Pedagogy helpful too

  • MLPs good, (limited so far) CRBs good

  • Professional relevant (e.g. National Board Certification)
  
  
  

• The Not-so-good:

  • Teachers time-pressed

  • High Stakes Testing

  • NCLB..."teaching to the test" strong pressures

  • 30+ kids per class

  • Short time period for classes

  • Less than ideal access to technology