How does classroom experience lend itself to improvement in teacher education and professional development? As a teacher educator, Kimberli Stoffel found she grew as a teacher educator when she went back to the classroom after over a decade in higher education. Many teachers told her that they were looking for professional development that was more meaningful than what their districts offered, and research indicates that this desire is common. Stoffel shares how her return to public education enabled her to better understand what kinds of professional learning teachers want and need.
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