Best practice for spreading innovation: Let the practitioners do it

Alabama Best Practices Center (ABPC) was formed to help educators spread innovation and scale up successful teaching and learning practices. ABPC is the professional development arm of A+ Education Partnership, a statewide business/community/education nonprofit founded in 1991 to advocate for excellent public schools. Since 1999, ABPC has developed three robust professional learning networks across the state (serving school teams, key leaders, and superintendents) to promote research-based best practices and local innovation that can accelerate student achievement and lead to success in college and careers.