Elevate School-Based Professional 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 tandemAccess collaborative learning tools and techniques for implementing, assessing, maintaining, growing, and reflecting on school-based professional learningLearn how to collect and analyze data to determine the focus of their school-based professional learningUnderstand how to reach learning goals by developing essential knowledge, attitudes, skills, aspirations, and behaviorsGain 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 WorksChapter 2: Sharing Responsibility for School-Based Professional LearningChapter 3: Analyzing Data to Design School-Based LearningChapter 4: Preparing to Design School-Based Professional LearningChapter 5: Planning School-Based Professional LearningChapter 6: Implementing and Supporting the PlanChapter 7: Monitoring and MeasuringChapter 8: Reporting and Celebrating SuccessChapter 9: Reflecting on the WorkChapter 10: Facing ChallengesEpilogueReferences and ResourcesIndex