Designing and implementing effective professional learning / / John Murray

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821363303321
• Autore: Murray John (Educational consultant)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2014]; �2014
• ISBN: 1-4833-3118-0; 1-4833-3122-9; 1-4833-3121-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiii, 226 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 371.102
• Soggetti: Teachers - In-service training; Teachers - Professional relationships; Professional learning communities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING-FRONT COVER""; ""DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING""; ""CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF FIGURES""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""CHAPTER 1: THE NEED FOR CHANGE""; ""CHAPTER 2: EFFECTIVE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ""; ""CHAPTER 3: CONTEXT: BUILDING AN ATMOSPHERE TO SUPPORT TEACHER LEARNING ""; ""CHAPTER 4: CONTENT: SPECIFYING THE GOALS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES ""; ""CHAPTER 5: PROCESS: SELECTING SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES ""; ""CHAPTER 6: LESSON STUDY ""; ""CHAPTER 7: CRITICAL FRIENDS """"CHAPTER 8: SCHOOL ROUNDS ""; ""CHAPTER 9: ACTION RESEARCH ""; ""CHAPTER 10: MENTORING ""; ""CHAPTER 11: PEER COACHING ""; ""CHAPTER 12: ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ""; ""CHAPTER 13: PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORKS ""; ""CHAPTER 14: THE CHALLENGES OF INTRODUCING NEW FORMS OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ""; ""CHAPTER 15: A CALL TO ACTION ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""
• Sommario/riassunto: Commitment to high-quality professional learning is a common aspect ; of educational systems of the the world's highest-achieving nations. Despite evidence that effective professional learning can be a powerful lever for school improvement, much of the professional development (PD) that is conducted in the United States has had limited impact on teacher practice. In these pages, John Murray identifies research-based characteristics of effective teacher professional learning, detailing eight strategies for planning and executing professional development programs and evaluating their results.