Teachers Voices on PD and Coaching

This research study aims to explore how elementary teachers describe high-quality professional development and mathematics coaching. This study intends to identify what teachers consider to be the key characteristics of high-quality professional development and examine how the key characteristics of mathematics coaching identified by the teachers align with the characteristics of high-quality professional development described by the literature. Finally, the study seeks to assess the extent of how teachers perceive math coaching as high-quality professional development. This study is important because it can provide insights into the perceptions and experiences of elementary teachers regarding high-quality professional development and mathematics coaching, and it can help inform the design and implementation of effective professional development programs for elementary teachers.