The PD Book
7 Habits that Transform Professional Development

1. Auflage Mai 2022
304 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
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.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
* Pulling Back the Curtain
* Defining Professional Development
* What Is in This Book
* Who You Are and Who We Are
* What if PD Could Be More Like a Party?
Chapter 1: Determine Purpose
* Dismantling PD Apathy
* Purpose: The Foundation for Transformational Learning
* Create Purposeful Plans
* Communicate: Make the Learning Matter
* Putting It All Together
* Assessing Impact
Chapter 2: Engage Emotions
* What you Need to Know about Emotions to Deliver Transformative PD
* Grumpiness, Pet Peeves and Triggers
* Creating Psychological Safety
* Mitigating Dominant Culture: Creating Safe-ish Spaces
Chapter 3: Navigate Power
* Sources of Power
* Leveraging Power
* The Impact of Power
* Possibilities for Navigating Power
* How to Dissolve Resistance
* Start and End with Relationships
Chapter 4: Anchor in Adult Learning
* You Can't Make People Learn
* Adult Learning Theory 101
* Adult Learning in the Virtual World
* You Can Create The Conditions For Learning
Chapter 5: Design Intentionally
* Tools for Intentional Design
* A Process for Intentional Design
* Mitigate the Dominant Culture in Design
Chapter 6: Attend to the Details
* Details Matter to Learning
* Long-term Planning: Get Ready
* Short-term Planning: Finalize the Details
* The Day of: Go Time
* Post-Event: Leave Things Better than You Found Them
Chapter 7: Facilitate Adaptively
* Detours Happen
* When Harm Happens
* The Roots of Adaptive Facilitation: Know Yourself
* Becoming an Adaptive Facilitator: Skill Sets to Refine
* Addressing PD Detours
* Reimagining What's Possible
Conclusion
Appendix A: The Core Emotions
Appendix B: Nonviolent Communication Needs
Appendix C: What-Why-How Agenda Template
Appendix D: Structures for Virtual Learning
Appendix E: Checklist for Attending to Details
Appendix F: Resources for Further Learning
Glossary
References
Index
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.