Sawyer, Isabel,

Professional learning redefined : an evidence-based guide / edited by:Stukey, Marisa Ramirez, Isabel Sawyer, Marisa Ramirez Stukey ; foreword by Diane Sweeney. - Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, 2019. - xx, 130p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Learning in the teaching profession -- Learning within content -- Elements of learning -- Learning structures -- Lead learner -- Connecting the learning.

Maybe you’ve run out of fresh ideas to help teachers improve their instructional practice. Maybe you need some help to feel as though your PLCs, coaching and workshops are making an impact. You’ve picked up the right book!

Isabel Sawyer and Marisa Ramirez-Stukey have studied the research on effective professional learning from the past 25 years and distilled these findings into this practical guide for the numerous roles of educators charged with supporting teachers. Readers will learn to construct a multi-year implementation framework and also

Facilitative techniques that support powerful professional learning
Planning tools to shift instruction at the school and district level
Functional characteristics of a successful facilitator able to combine content and context of learning
Full of protocols, strategies, and case studies, this book dissects the key components of professional learning, like coherence, connections, and content, and examines each through an evidence-based lens.


English.

9781544336756 (pbk. : acidfree paper)


Teachers--In-service training--United States.
Teachers--Professional relationships--United States.
Professional learning communities--United States.

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