About Us

Professionalism in Practice

A few years ago, a small group of Minneapolis teachers created Professionalism in Practice, a teacher-driven professional journal centering discussions of theory, research, and practice around the people who bring all three together in the classroom every day. Our first issue was published in spring of 2005, and the second issue followed a year later.

The first Professionalism in Practice conference: “Practice Made Public” grew out of our efforts to encourage wider collaboration among Minneapolis teachers. The conference was a joint project of the Patrick Henry Professional Practice School, the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development, the Minneapolis Public Schools, and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers. More than 120 educators attended. A second conference followed in 2008, along with the third issue of the journal, featuring teacher research presented at the conference.

In 2010, the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers has taken the lead to convene the Professionalism in Practice conference. With this year's conference, we are expanding the dialogue about the most effective ways to support student learning by showcasing Minneapolis educators’ work that is grounded in research and supported by evidence from their own schools.

We invite you to be inspired and energized by this ground-breaking, teacher-driven event, and encourage you to continue the conversations about student and teacher learning by reading and contributing to the Professionalism in Practice journal.