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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bredeson, Paul V., author.

Contributor:

Dubowe, Michael, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--In-service training--United States.

Teachers.

Continuing education--United States.

Continuing education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, Inc., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This insightful guide offers straightforward explanations of the past, present, and future of professional development programs.

Contents:

""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 One�Professional Development is about Learning""

""Design Theme Two�Professional Development is Work""""Design Theme Three�Professional Expertise Is a Journey, Not a Credential""; ""Design Theme Four�Opportunities for Professional Learning That Informs Practice are Unbounded""; ""Design Theme Five�Student Learning, Professional Development, and Organizational Mission are Intimately Related""; ""Design Theme Six�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 “as� 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""

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781483363103

1483363104

OCLC:

923706051