From Staff Room to Classroom

A Guide for Planning and Coaching Professional Development
Second Edition
Robin J. Fogarty - Robin Fogarty & Associates, Ltd.
Brian Mitchell Pete - Robin Fogarty & Associates, Ltd.
From Staff Room to Classroom
April 2017 | 200 pages | Corwin
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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

Contents

Acknowledgments

  • Publisher’s Acknowledgments

About the Authors

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

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

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

Contents

Acknowledgments

  • Publisher’s Acknowledgments

About the Authors

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

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

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From Staff Room to Classroom

A Guide for Planning and Coaching Professional Development


April 2017 | 200 pages | Corwin

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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

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"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

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