Description
The tips and tricks you need to know to make transfer happen!
We know that the most expensive in-service is the one that teachers do not apply in the classroom. From Staff Room to Classroom offers district-level leaders, staff developers, and instructional coaches sure-fire tools and strategies for delivering professional learning that answers the question, "How can I use this in my classroom?" This resource provides comprehensive, indispensable guidance on:
- Effectively reaching and teaching adult learners by understanding their motivations, dispositions, and preferences
- The six levels of transfer and seven bridging strategies for supporting teachers as they apply content learned in PD to their classrooms and student interactions
- Updating professional learning to include technological developments and blended solutions
- Differentiating PD cross-generationally to promote reflective processing
Instill effective professional development with this guide to raise the rigor of instruction in the classroom and change the culture of your building.
"In From Staff Room to Classroom, Fogarty and Pete take us into their world of improving schools through professional development. The authors are very experienced and thoroughly grounded, high-level practitioners in their specialty."
—Bruce Joyce, Author of Realizing the Promise of 21st-Century Education
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
A Look at the Book
A Peek at the Chapter Highlights
An Invitation
1. A Guide to the Change Process
The Change Process
Tools to Use
2. A Guide to the Adult Learner
The Adult Learner
A Look at the Generations of Learners in the Staff Room
Tools to Use
3. A Guide to Site-Based Professional Development
Evolution of Professional Development
Tools to Use
4. A Guide to the Role of Designing Professional Learning
Designing Role
Three Essential Elements
Tools to Use
5. A Guide to the Role of Presenting Professional Learning Experiences
The Presenting Role
Tools to Use
6. A Guide to the Role of Facilitating Professional Learning
The Facilitating Role
Tools to Use
7. A Guide to the Role of Coaching Professional Learning
The Coaching Role
Tools to Use
8. A Guide to the Anatomy of a Workshop
The Training Model That Works
Steps to Peer Coaching Models
A Classic Example of Expert Coaching
Tools to Use
References
Index
