Singapore’s system of teacher development is second to none.

In Shanghai, even the physical layout of schools is set up to encourage teachers to work together in professional collaboration.

In 2006, Ontario, Canada realized that in nearly a fifth of the elementary schools in the province, more than half of students scored below the provincial standard in math, reading and writing. In response, the province invested in a program called Ontario Focused Intervention Partnership.

All teachers in Estonia, Finland, Shanghai, and South Korea are trained to both action and quantitative research.