Implementation Streams: Measuring Coaching and Professional Learning
An implementation measurement project using platform activity, discourse, coach ratings, and professional learning data to understand how instructional change unfolds.
Overview
Implementation Streams focuses on how professional learning and coaching unfold over time. The project uses digital trace data, teacher discourse, coach ratings, and implementation artifacts to understand whether instructional change is taking hold and how support can be improved.
This project connects my earlier SCALE work with ongoing implementation research, including work related to Vanderbilt. It treats implementation not as a yes/no outcome but as a stream of participation, interpretation, adaptation, and instructional decision-making.
Why this matters
Many education initiatives fail not because the underlying practices are weak, but because implementation is poorly understood. Platform data and teacher discourse can help researchers and leaders see how educators engage with new practices, where support is needed, and how coaching can become more responsive.
Current work
- Analyzing teacher forum posts and professional learning interactions.
- Connecting discourse features to coach ratings and implementation indicators.
- Studying cognitive, affective, and social engagement in professional learning.
- Developing practical measures of implementation that can inform coaching and leadership.
Guiding questions
- What can stream data reveal about how teachers take up new literacy practices?
- How do cognitive and affective signals in teacher discourse relate to implementation quality?
- How can implementation data support coaches and school leaders without becoming surveillance?