E-grāmata: Elevate School-Based Professional Learning: (Implement school-based PD based on authors' research and real experiences with strategies that work)

"Professional learning is vital to educators' growth and ability to create classrooms that maximize student learning. Studies indicate, however, that traditional off-site professional learning is often less effective than it can be because of the lag between passive learning and active application of the concepts. In Elevate School-Based Professional Learning, authors Joellen Killion, William A. Sommers, and Ann Delehant present a new model for continuous professional learning as part of educators' onsite, everyday school experience. The authors explain how educators can collaboratively study and solve issues that arise directly from their own schools' unique contexts and circumstances. Professional learning and skill application thus occur in tandem, benefitting both educators and students. By presenting foundational and practical knowledge backed by supporting research, Elevate School-Based Professional Learning guides readers in implementing collaborative, teacher-generated professional learning as part of everyday work and increased student learning"--

Collaborative staff development in education is the vehicle to student success, and research shows that the closer professional learning is to daily practice, the more meaningful and impactful it will be. Written with deep respect for the work educators do in their classrooms each day, this practical resource illustrates the importance of school-based professional learning and offers guidance on how to implement it.

This book provides essential knowledge and tools so that teachers, teacher leaders, staff development coordinators, instructional coaches, principals, and district leaders can:

• Collaboratively study and solve issues unique to their schools
• Conduct professional learning and skill application in tandem
• Access collaborative learning tools and techniques for implementing, assessing, maintaining, growing, and reflecting on school-based professional learning
• Learn how to collect and analyze data to determine the focus of their school-based professional learning
• Understand how to reach learning goals by developing essential knowledge, attitudes, skills, aspirations, and behaviors
• Gain insight into the personal and systemwide benefits of school-based professional learning and how to meet and move beyond the challenges of implementing this model

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Discovering Why School-Based Professional Learning Works
Chapter 2: Sharing Responsibility for School-Based Professional Learning
Chapter 3: Analyzing Data to Design School-Based Learning
Chapter 4: Preparing to Design School-Based Professional Learning
Chapter 5: Planning School-Based Professional Learning
Chapter 6: Implementing and Supporting the Plan
Chapter 7: Monitoring and Measuring
Chapter 8: Reporting and Celebrating Success
Chapter 9: Reflecting on the Work
Chapter 10: Facing Challenges
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index