PreK-12 Professional Learning Market 2016

• Methodology
• Executive Summary
• Market Size & Structure
  • Introduction
  • Defining What Professional Development/Learning Is
    • Table PreK-12 Spotlight: By the Numbers
  • The Customer for Professional Learning
    • Teachers and Administrators
      • Table Public School Instructional Staff by Function, Fall 2009-2013
    • Schools and Districts
    • The Role of the States
    • When the State Focus Targets a Particular Objective
    • Statewide PL Hubs and Other Learning Initiatives
    • eLearning for Educators Exemplifies Collaborative Approach
  • Size of the PreK-12 Professional Learning Market
    • Table Spending on PreK-12 Professional Development, 2014-2015 vs. 2015-2016
  • Funding Sources
    • Table Federal Funding Sources for PreK-12 Professional Development, FY2015 - FY 2017P
    • Foundations Lean in
      • Table Selected Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation Grants for Professional Learning
• Trends: Changing Policies & Delivery Practices
  • Introduction
  • Common Core and New State Standards
  • Every Student Succeeds Act
  • State Policies
  • Teacher-Led Professional Learning
    • Personalization
      • Table Important Professional Learning Attributes, According to Teachers
    • Collaboration
    • Teacher Leadership
    • Coaching, Mentoring and Observations
    • Microcredentialing: Measuring Competency
  • Content and Practice Areas
    • Technology
      • Table How Teachers Learn to Understand Common Core Assessment Data for Math and ELA
    • Standards, Assessment and Data
    • Practice, Pedagogy and Content Areas
  • Delivery Trends in Professional Development
    • In-Person Delivery
    • Online Delivery
• Competitive Landscape
  • Introduction
    • Table Provision of Professional Development, by Provider and Type of PD, 2014 (according to Local Education Agencies)
  • Higher Education Institutions
  • Non-Profits: Associations, Foundations, and Unions
  • Consultants
  • Content Providers
    • HMH Focus: Raising Student Achievement
    • Scholastic Focus: Literacy
    • Books and More at Corwin, Capstone, Cavendish and Curricki
    • The Critical Edge
  • Technology Platforms and Online Providers
    • Follett, Blackboard: Promoting Platforms & Broader Goals
  • States and Districts
• Case Studies
  • Introduction
  • District of Columbia: Investing in Distributed Leadership
    • Moving on to LEAP
  • New Hampshire: Online PD for All
    • Internally Developed
  • Bettendorf (IA) High School: Teaching Tech through Gamification
    • Game On
    • Continued Use
  • Idaho: Fostering Statewide Interest in STEM
    • Pairing Teachers and Industry
    • STEM Action Center
  • Florida: Rethinking Professional Learning
  • Washoe Co.: PD + Teacher Evaluations + Student Learning Objectives
• Conclusions & Outlook
  • Introduction
  • Flexibility Is Key
  • Barriers to Change
  • Funding Availability
  • Future Outlook
    • Table Projected Market for PreK-12 Professional Development, 2015-2016 to 2020-2021

PreK-12 Professional Learning Market 2016:

Traditional professional development, suggesting a top-down process often tied to compliance, is giving way to the now-often-preferred term professional learning, which captures a more teacher-led, ongoing, job-embedded, results-oriented process that is widely accepted as being more effective. PreK-12 Professional Learning Market 2106 from Simba Information delves into the estimated $5.3 billion market for professional learning that is collaborative, data-driven, intensive, individualized, and an ongoing process.