18 SRA FLEX LITERACY ™ IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
1 Content-Specific Learning
Professional learning deepens practitioners’ knowledge of strategies for the
specific content they teach to improve student learning.
2 Active Engagement
Teachers participate in their own professional growth through reading and
responding, developing learning tools, and collaborating with peers.
3 Teaching Models
Videos of authentic classroom practices provide teachers an explicit, engaging
mode of learning.
4 Collaborative Learning
Online collaboration empowers teachers to share research, instructional ideas, and
modeling tasks.
5 Practical Application
Activities incrementally introduce change into practice and allow teachers to
practice new strategies and embrace change.
Five Principles of Effective
Teacher Professional Development
Professional Development
The best educators are those who constantly strive to improve themselves and their practices.
To ensure teacher and student success, McGraw-Hill Education offers online courses and in-
person training for our programs. This gives our teachers a deep knowledge of effective
implementation strategies and instructional practices.