Elevate School-Based Professional Learning: (Implement School-Based Pd Based on Authors' Research and Real Experiences with Strategies That Work) - Joellen Killion

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n nCollaborative 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.n nThis book provides essential knowledge and tools so that teachers, teacher leaders, staff development coordinators, instructional coaches, principals, and district leaders can: n- Collaboratively study and solve issues unique to their schools n- Conduct professional learning and skill application in tandem n- Access collaborative learning tools and techniques for implementing, assessing, maintaining, growing, and reflecting on school-based professional learning n- Learn how to collect and analyze data to determine the focus of their school-based professional learning n- Understand how to reach learning goals by developing essential knowledge, attitudes, skills, aspirations, and behaviors n- 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 nContents: nIntroduction nChapter 1: Discovering Why School-Based Professional Learning Works nChapter 2: Sharing Responsibility for School-Based Professional Learning nChapter 3: Analyzing Data to Design School-Based Learning nChapter 4: Preparing to Design School-Based Professional Learning nChapter 5: Planning School-Based Professional Learning nChapter 6: Implementing and Supporting the Plan nChapter 7: Monitoring and Measuring nChapter 8: Reporting and Celebrating Success nChapter 9: Reflecting on the Work nChapter 10: Facing Challenges nEpilogue nReferences and Resources nInd