MO EDU-SAIL Learning Packages Effective Teaching/Learning Practices | Page 11

Professional Development to Practice Why Use Effective Teaching/ Learning Practices? “Helping teachers create an instructional environment that effectively assists students to master their learning and do problem solving is important for early school successes and provides a basis for expanded school demands” (p. 528). For teachers and educators, creating an academic environment based on learning practices is crucial to students’ learning. Mercer & Mercer (1998)