Table 1

Activities and characteristics of potentially effective PD

Activities and characteristicsLiterature references
With groups of teachersAnalyzing excerpts of classroom videoGibbons and Cobb (2017) 
Engaging in the discipline content with other teachers
Examining student work
Engaging in lesson study: collaboratively planning, teaching, observing and critiquing lessonsGibbons and Cobb (2017) 
With individual teachersCo-teaching: working collaboratively with coaches to co-construct and co-teach lessonsGibbons and Cobb (2017) 
Modeling: observing the IC and engaging in discussions about goals, tasks, strategies, and student learning
CharacteristicsPersonalized learning content: considering teachers' needs; providing support through lesson planning, observation, feedback and reflection, problem-solvingOttenbreit-Leftwich et al. (2020) 
Authentic and hands-on: teachers see experts demonstrate teaching with technology, and teachers experience hands-on activities, create their technology-enhanced course, receive feedback from experts and peersLiao et al. (2021) 
Sustained: providing teachers with sufficient time to learn and reflect on strategies that improve their practiceBakhshaei et al. (2018) 
Collective participation: teachers share ideas and work together as a learning communityOttenbreit-Leftwich et al. (2020) 
Active learning: opportunities to engage teachers in designing or trying out teaching strategiesDesimone and Pak (2017) 
Coherence: activities are consistent with the school/district goals and curriculum, and teacher/student needs

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