Ravelijn

dr. C.L. Poortman (Cindy)

Associate Professor
BMS-LDT-ELAN
Ravelijn 5446
c.l.poortman@utwente.nl
+31534896675
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Dr. Cindy Poortman is an Associate ProfessorĀ at the University of Twente in the Netherlands.

Her research focuses on teachersā€™ and school leadersā€™ continuing professional development in communities and networks from primary to higher (engineering) education, with data use, leadership, sustainability and student agency as main themes. She is also the director of the PRO-U professional development for teachers platform at the UT. Cindy has co-founded the international network Professional Learning Networks within ICSEI (International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement). She teaches in the teacher education program and as a guest lecturer for education programs and conferences. Publications include a book about the data team procedure (translated in Swedish 2016 and English ā€“ 2017); special issues about data use; journal papers about teacher professional development in networks and professional learning communities and book chapters. In 2018, the book she edited with Chris Brown about Networks for Learning was published (Routledge) and since 2018 they are the series editors of the Professional Learning Networks book series (Emerald). In 2023 their book The Guide to Successful Professional Learning Networks and the OECD chapter The role of learning conversations to improve outcomes for students were published. In 2025 her guideline for Professional Learning Communities was published.

Expertise

  • Psychology

    • Teachers
    • Sustainability
    • Data-Based Decision Making
    • Assessment

  • Social Sciences

    • Schools
    • Intervention
    • Learning

  • Computer Science

    • Teams

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Publications

2025

The effect of teacher data use professional development interventions on student achievement: A meta-analysis and qualitative comparative analysis (2025)Studies in educational evaluation, 87. Article 101528. Spiele, S., Janssen, J. J. H. M., Schildkamp, K. & Poortman, C. L.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2025.101528Leadership for Student Participation in Data-Use Professional Learning Communities (2025)Education Sciences, 15(5). Article 548. Forfang, H., Poortman, C. L., Jenssen, M. M. & Schildkamp, K.https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15050548Case Study Thirteen - The CBL Continuum: A Tool for CBL Implementation (2025)In A Practical Guide to Understanding and Implementing Challenge-Based Learning (pp. 266-279). Palgrave Macmillan. Imanbayeva, A., de Graaf, R. S. & Poortman, C. L.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67011-4Professional development for promoting a sense of community in blended learning (2025)Professional development in education (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Pei, L., Poortman, C., Schildkamp, K. & Benes, N.https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2024.2446576

2024

Leadership in teacher design teams for professional development: research synthesis and applications for coaches (2024)Irish Educational Studies, 43(4), 751-771. Binkhorst, F., Poortman, C., McKenney, S. & van Joolingen, W.https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2022.2148264Assessment for learning: developing the required teacher competencies (2024)European journal of teacher education, 47(4), 711-729. Wolterinck, C., Poortman, C., Schildkamp, K. & Visscher, A.https://doi.org/10.1080/02619768.2022.2124912The sustainability of educational innovations (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Tappel, A. P. M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036561174Key stakeholder voices: Investigating student perceptions of teachersā€™ use of assessment for learning (2024)Educational assessment, evaluation and accountability, 36, 257-275. Wolterinck-Broekhuis, C. H. D., Poortman, C. L., Schildkamp, K. & Visscher, A. J.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11092-024-09428-7Teachersā€™ and studentsā€™ perceptions of a sense of community in blended education (2024)Education and information technologies, 29(2), 2117-2155. Pei, L., Poortman, C., Schildkamp, K. & Benes, N.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-11853-y

2023

Distinguishing aspects of sustainability (2023)Journal of educational change, 24, 805-835. Tappel, A. P. M., Poortman, C. L., Schildkamp, K. & Visscher, A. J.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-022-09465-3

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Courses academic year 2025/2026

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Courses academic year 2024/2025

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