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PL Stories: Design and Structure

Professional Learning Stories demonstrating how California schools and districts ensure their professional learning systems exemplify high quality design and structure.
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Quality professional learning reflects evidence-based approaches, recognizing that focused, sustained learning enables educators to acquire, implement, and assess improved practices. Learn more about the Design and Structure Quality Professional Learning Standard (QPLS) (PDF). Learn how the following schools and districts ensure their professional learning systems exemplify high quality design and structure:

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Last Reviewed: Friday, October 11, 2024
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