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Leading Professional Learning
Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers

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January 2015 | 80 pages | Corwin

Expert strategies for personalized, 21st Century professional learning!

Empower teachers to take ownership of their own professional learning. Recognized EdTech 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. To explore the other books in this series, visit the Corwin Connected Educators website.

Check out the Connected Educator Series matrix to find out which book is right for you.   

"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

 
Preface by Peter DeWitt
 
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

Sample Materials & Chapters

Preface

Introduction


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