ERIC Number: ED558475
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 203
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Comprehensive Professional Learning System: A Workbook for States and Districts
Killion, Joellen
Learning Forward
This workbook guides a team in reviewing, revising, or replacing an existing professional learning system. The process outlined and the tools included support the team in conducting all aspects of its work, usually done over several months, with continuous progress monitoring and input from research, experts, and constituents. The workbook is designed to be used by leaders in education agencies, including state departments or ministries of education, local school systems, and other governing agencies or organizations that provide professional learning. The following Tools are included in this workbook: (1) Launch the Work; (2) Collect and Examine Data and Research; (3) Establish Vision, Assumptions, Purpose, Definition, and Goals; (4) Design System Operations; (5) Revise or Develop Policies; (6) Plan Short- and Long-term Professional Learning; (7) Provide Professional Learning for Full Implementation; and (8) Conduct Ongoing Assessment and Evaluation.
Descriptors: Workbooks, State Departments of Education, Professional Development, School Districts, Data Collection, Educational Policy, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Specialists, Educational Change, Faculty Development, Educational Improvement, Governance, Standards, Educational Finance, Excellence in Education, Goal Orientation, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Learning Forward. 504 South Locust Street, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 513-523-6029; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: office@learningforward.org; Web site: http://www.learningforward.org
Publication Type: Tests/Questionnaires; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: Sandler Foundation; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; MetLife Foundation
Authoring Institution: Learning Forward
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