Develop transformational professional development programs that build and sustain your school community In The PD Book, bestselling author Elena Aguilar and co-author Lori Cohen offer seven habits—and a wealth of practical tools—that help you transform professional development. In this book, you'll learn how to inspire adult learners, the importance of having clear purpose, and how to navigate power dynamics in a group. You'll also learn a new way to plan PD that allows you to attend to details and be a responsive facilitator. The dozens of tips and tricks, anecdotes and research, and tools and resources will enable you to create the optimal conditions for learning.
You'll also:
Craft effective outcomes for your adult students and design an agenda that aligns with adult learning principles Use storytelling as a tool for effective workshops and trainings Plan backwards from evaluations and outcomes to create powerful and lasting educational experiences
Ideal for educational leaders and administrators, professional development facilitators, coaches, and positional leaders in both K-12 and higher education, The PD Book is an incisive resource offering concrete strategies for educators at all levels.
By:
Elena Aguilar (Bright Morning Consulting),
Lori Cohen
Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9781119843351
ISBN 10: 1119843359
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 06 May 2022
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
About the Authors xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction1 A Couple Notes on Anonymity and Terminology 4 Pulling Back the Curtain 4 Defining Professional Development 7 Creating the Conditions for Learning 12 What If PD Could Be More Like a Party? 16 Who We Are and Who You Are 18 What Is in This Book? 20 Before You Go 23 1 Determine Purpose 25 Dismantling PD Apathy 26 Purpose: The Foundation for Transformational Learning 27 Create Purposeful Plans 32 Communicate: Make the Learning Matter 37 Putting It All Together 40 Assessing Impact 42 Before You Go 47 2 Engage Emotions 49 What You Need to Know about Emotions to Deliver Transformative PD 51 Grumpiness, Pet Peeves, and Triggers 59 Creating Psychological Safety 64 Mitigating Dominant Culture: Creating Safe-ish Spaces 75 Beyond Psychological Safety 80 Before You Go 83 3 Navigate Power 85 Sources of Power 88 Leveraging Power 99 The Impact of Power 102 Possibilities for Navigating Power 106 How to Dissolve Resistance 112 Start and End with Relationships 117 Before You Go 118 4 Anchor in Adult Learning 119 You Can’t Make People Learn 121 Adult Learning Theory 101 126 The Stages of Learning 133 Adult Learning in the Virtual PD World 138 You Can Create the Conditions for Learning 140 Before You Go 141 5 Design Intentionally 143 Tools for Intentional Design 146 A Process for Intentional Design 154 Shift the Dominant Culture in Design 171 Before You Go 175 6 Attend to Details 177 Details Matter to Learning 179 Long-Term Planning: Get Ready 182 Short-Term Planning: Finalize the Details 196 The Day Of: Go Time 200 Closing: Leave Things Better Than You Found Them 205 Before You Go 208 7 Facilitate Adaptively 209 Detours Happen 211 When Harm Happens 214 The Roots of Adaptive Facilitation: Know Yourself 217 Becoming an Adaptive Facilitator: Skill Sets to Refine 221 Addressing PD Detours 228 Reimagining What’s Possible 236 Before You Go 237 Conclusion239 Appendix A: The Core Emotions 243 Appendix B: Nonviolent Communication’s Universal Human Needs 247 Appendix C: What-Why-How Agenda Template 253 Appendix D: Structures for Virtual Learning 255 Appendix E: Checklist for Attending to the Details 257 Appendix F: Resources for Further Learning 261 Glossary 263 References 267 Index 269
ELENA AGUILAR is Founder and President of Bright Morning Consulting, an international education, coaching, and consulting firm that offers new learning practices to organizations that aspire to build resilient communities and a just and equitable world. She has twenty years’ experience as a classroom teacher and instructional and leadership coach. LORI COHEN has over twenty years' experience working in public and independent schools as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, administrator, and workshop facilitator. She designs practical and portable learning experiences and facilitates sessions with a strong infusion of humor and heart.
