There has been increased attention to the importance of teachers and teacher quality in developing and sustaining successful education systems for some time now (Barber and Mourshed in How the world’s best performing school systems come out on top, McKinsey & Company, New York, 2007; Darling-Hammond et al. in Empowered educators: how high-performing systems shape teaching quality around the world, Jossey Bass, San Francisco, 2017). Germaine to the issue of teacher quality, however, is an acknowledgement of the value of supporting educator’s ongoing professional learning (PL). Drawing on findings from a large-scale case study of Ontario, Canada, this paper attempts to shed light on the question of how systems of PL can be developed and scaled? The research was conducted in several phases, including an extensive document analysis, followed by interviews with key respondents across the sector. The paper is framed within the notion of large-scale system change, with a focus on the importance of inter-professional relationships and joint work in establishing shared goals for educational improvement. As we noted in the larger study, a theory of action linked to knowledge of educational change and professional capacity building has informed the mindset, values, and strategies developed and implemented. This paper specifically illustrates Ontario’s whole-system’s focus on professional learning as part of this wider theory of action.

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通过专业学习改变教育体系：在安大略省大规模开展教育变革

一段时间以来，人们越来越关注教师和教师素质在发展和维持成功的教育系统中的重要性（Barber和Mourshed着，“世界上表现最好的学校系统如何出类拔萃”，麦肯锡公司，纽约，2007年； Darling-Hammond等人，《赋权的教育者：高性能系统如何影响全球教学质量》，乔西·巴斯（Jossey Bass），旧金山，2017年）。然而，对于教师质量问题的热心教育，是对支持教育者持续专业学习（PL）的价值的认可。借鉴加拿大安大略省大规模案例研究的结果，本文试图阐明如何开发和扩展PL系统的问题。这项研究分几个阶段进行，包括广泛的文档分析，然后是对整个行业主要受访者的采访。本文以大规模系统变革为框架，重点关注行业间关系和共同工作在建立共同目标以提高教育水平方面的重要性。正如我们在较大的研究中指出的那样，与教育变革和专业能力建设知识相关联的行动理论为制定和实施的思想观念，价值观和策略提供了信息。本文专门说明了安大略省整个系统对专业学习的关注，这是这种更广泛的行动理论的一部分。重点关注跨行业关系和共同工作对于建立共同目标以提高教育水平的重要性。正如我们在较大的研究中指出的那样，与教育变革和专业能力建设知识相关联的行动理论为制定和实施的思想观念，价值观和策略提供了信息。本文专门说明了安大略省整个系统对专业学习的关注，这是这种更广泛的行动理论的一部分。重点关注跨行业关系和共同工作对于建立共同目标以提高教育水平的重要性。正如我们在较大的研究中指出的那样，与教育变革和专业能力建设知识相关联的行动理论为制定和实施的思想观念，价值观和策略提供了信息。本文专门说明了安大略省整个系统对专业学习的关注，这是这种广泛的行动理论的一部分。