Designs for learning : a new architecture for professional development in schools / / Paul V. Bredeson ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe

• Autore: Bredeson Paul V.
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, Inc., , 2003; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.715
• Soggetto topico: Teachers - In-service training - United States; Continuing education - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): DuboweMichael
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Preface""; ""About the Author""; ""Part I - Redesigning Professional Learning for Educators""; ""Chapter 1 - Breaking the Box: New Designs for Professional Learning in Schools""; ""Introduction""; ""Thinking Outside and beyond the Box""; ""Utilitas, Firmitas, and Venustas: Essential Components of Architecture""; ""Function (Utilitas)""; ""Structure (Firmitas)""; ""Beauty (Venustas)""; ""Professional Development Design Themes""; ""Design Theme Oneâ€?Professional Development is about Learning"" ; ""Design Theme Twoâ€?Professional Development is Work""""Design Theme Threeâ€?Professional Expertise Is a Journey, Not a Credential""; ""Design Theme Fourâ€?Opportunities for Professional Learning That Informs Practice are Unbounded""; ""Design Theme Fiveâ€?Student Learning, Professional Development, and Organizational Mission are Intimately Related""; ""Design Theme Sixâ€?Professional Development is About People, Not Programs""; ""Why is it Important to Redesign Professional Development in Schools?""; ""Changing the Paradigm of Professional Development"" ; ""Chapter 2 - Building Beneath the Surface: Footings and Foundations in Professional Development""""Introduction""; ""Foundations for Professional Learning""; ""Site Selection""; ""Learning from Others: Models and Menus""; ""Laying the Footings: Deep, Wide, and Durable""; ""Deep Enough""; ""Wide Enough""; ""Durable Enough""; ""Laying Footings in Professional Development That are Deep, Wide, and Durable""; ""Personal Actions""; ""Creating Structures""; ""Creating a Learning Culture""; ""Developing Political Support""; ""Defining Professional Development""; ""Learning Opportunities"" ; ""Engagement""""Improved Practice""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 3 - Creating a Professional Learning Community""; ""Introduction""; ""Professional Learning Community: What is it?""; ""Professional: More Than a License""; ""Learning""; ""Community""; ""A Powerful Combination: Professional-Learning-Community""; ""Strategies for Building a Professional Learning Community""; ""Assessing Attributes of Professional Learning Community""; ""The Unlearning School Community""; ""Conclusion""; ""Part II - Creating Learning Spaces in and beyond Work"" ; ""Chapter 4 - Professional Development “asâ€? Work""""Introduction""; ""Expanding the Concept of Professional Development""; ""Rethinking Professional Development: New State Regulations""; ""Professional Development and Teacher Evaluation""; ""The Nature and Context of Professional Work in Schools""; ""Characteristics of Professional Work in Schools""; ""Toward a New Architecture for Professional Development: Three Major Shifts""; ""Conceptual Shifts""; ""Structural Shifts""; ""Cultural Shifts""; ""Implications for Educational Stakeholders""; ""Implications for Teachers"" ; ""Implications for Administrators""
• Sommario/riassunto: This insightful guide offers straightforward explanations of the past, present, and future of professional development programs.
• Titolo autorizzato: Designs for learning
• ISBN: 1-4833-6310-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819077603321
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