Expert strategies for personalized, 21st Century professional learning!
Empower teachers to take ownership of their own professional learning. Recognized Ed Tech leaders Murray and Zoul guide you step-by-step through the process. Confidently learn to build a values-driven school culture, personalized professional roadmaps, and a collaboration-minded staff. You’ll find concrete examples, leadership profiles, and a wealth of resources to help administrators and teachers:
- Take ownership of their professional growth
- Design meaningful learning opportunities
- Collaborate and learn using technology, blogs, and social media
- Model and support professional learning for others
Transform teacher learning and see your student achievement soar!
The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning.
‘Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers masterfully connects how and why professional learning for teachers can be transformed. It′s an accessible, practical resource that every educator should have in their toolkit.’
—Cindy Johanson, Executive Director
Edutopia, George Lucas Educational Foundation
‘This is a brief, but powerful, book about making professional learning for teachers more meaningful and personal. Murray and Zoul have identified several important ways to improve how we support our teachers′ learning so that they are better equipped to support their students. The book offers practical tips that schools and districts can take and use immediately.’
—Todd Whitaker, Professor of Department of Educational Leadership
Indiana State University
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Preface by Peter De Witt
Introduction
1. A New Vision for Professional Learning
Who Owns the Learning?
Teachers as Learners and Leaders
Tool Spotlight: Google Forms for Soliciting Teacher Feedback
Leadership Profile: Michelle Nebel
2. Lead Learners Model the Way
The Leadership Gap
Time: Stop Spending; Start Investing
Tool Spotlight: Today′s Meet
Blogging to Lead, Blogging to Learn
Tool Spotlight: Edublogs, Blogger, WordPress
Leadership Profile: Jimmy Casas
3. Personalizing Learning Plans in Action
Empower Staff to Design Their Own Learning
Designing the Personalized Roadmap
Expanding Boundaries
Tool Spotlight: Tweetdeck
Tool Spotlight: The Official Chat List
Leadership Profile: Laura Fleming
4. Developing the 21st Century Professional Learning Mindset
Professional Learning is Collaborative
Job-Embedded Professional Learning and the Role of Coaching
Professional Learning Communities
Professional Learning is Engaging
Professional Learning is Relevant and On Demand
Tool Spotlight: Voxer
Leadership Profile: Tom Whitford
5. Shifting the Focus Forward
Common Core Shifts Require Shifts in Professional Learning
From Sage on the Stage to Guide on the Side to Meddler in the Middle
A Call to Action
References
Over de auteur
Dr. Jeffrey Zoul is a lifelong teacher, learner, and leader, currently serving as Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning with Deerfield Public Schools District 109 in Deerfield, Illinois. Prior to working in this capacity, Jeff served as a district administrator in Rock Island, Illinois, and a school improvement specialist with Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), the nation’s largest and oldest non-profit school improvement network. Jeff also served as a principal with Forsyth County Schools in Cumming, Georgia, and with North Shore School District 112 in Highland Park, Illinois. Before serving as an administrator, Dr. Zoul was a classroom teacher for 18 years in the State of Georgia, teaching elementary school, middle school, and high school English.Dr. Zoul is also the author of several books, including Improving Your School One Week at a Time: Building the Foundation for Professional Teaching and Learning and The 4 CORE Factors for School Success, co-authored with Dr. Todd Whitaker. Jeff has also served as an adjunct professor at North Georgia College and State University, teaching graduate level courses in research and assessment.Dr. Zoul earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master of Science degree in education from Troy University. In addition, Zoul earned an Education Specialist’s degree from The University of Southern Mississippi and a doctoral degree from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Please follow and contact Jeff via Twitter: @Jeff_Zoul
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