Tools for Quality Practice: 
A Resource Guide for Professional Learning

Background: 

The Kansas Learning First Alliance has assembled this resource in keeping with the goal  to make Kansas first in the nation in teaching and learning, this resource guide.  It is a synthesis of the key findings from KLFA research furnished along with a library of other resources that might prove helpful as we continue our march toward school improvement. 

Get the Guide:  The resource guide has been arranged in the following sections—

• Executive Summary – this section provides some background about this project and an overview of the content included in this resource guide.
• Improving Teaching and Learning in All Kansas Schools – this section highlights key research findings about systemic change, school improvement, and restructuring.
• Professional Development – a section that introduces “best practice” in professional development that is linked to improved student learning.
• Improving Student Achievement in Reading – a section highlighting resources to positively impact student achievement in reading.
• Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics – a section highlighting resources to positively impact student achievement in mathematics.
• Partnerships for Improvement – Building on the strong link between community and parental involvement, this section provides “helps” to create strong community and parent connections.
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB) – This portion of the resource is a detailed description of how NCLB has been implemented in Kansas and its connection to the Kansas Quality Performance Accreditation process.
• Collection of References – this final section provides a complete list of all references cited within each of the individual sections of this resource guide.

Click any of the references above to access the section of the Tools described or click below to download the entire document.  All documents are formatted as PDFs.

Download the entire Tools for Quality Practice.

Download the References Section.