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From Staff Room to Classroom
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From Staff Room to Classroom
A Guide for Planning and Coaching Professional Development

Second Edition


April 2017 | 200 pages | Corwin

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


 
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

"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
Key features
    • Identifies key roles and stages for  professional development
    • Aligns with the needs of adult learners
    • Key resource for site-based, job-embedded professional learning
    • This edition addresses contemporary developments such as technology/blended learning, differentiation PD by  generational status,  and Standards for Professional Learning

Sample Materials & Chapters

Introduction

Chapter 3


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