Facilitating a professional book study

Coaches can plan study groups that respect teachers time. No previous study has explored teacher selfassessment as a mechanism for teacher change. Promoting a culture of professional development starting an online book club for teachers at your school can promote professional development and teamwork through introducing new ideas without impacting everyones alreadybusy schedule. Its back to school time and getitdone guy podcast listener amanda posted a question on my facebook page and via email.

Being a good facilitator book study guidelines 1 facilitate means to make easy. For electronic access to this publication, please contact. Book studies are a great way to level up your professional learning. Facilitating case discussions and engaging students. Facilitating study, research, and inquiry communities cynthia a. Teacher collaboration for professional learning contains the essential information, tools, and examples teachers and school leaders need to create, manage, and sustain successful collaborative groups. We offer corporate university programs, skillbuilding seminars, certificate programs, and targeted learning solutions. Program evaluation of three regional offices of a nonprofit organization. The teacher study group was viewed as an alternative form of professional development. John hattie, 2012 instructional coach the instructional coaches primary role is to work with educators to. Their understanding of the potential for study groups has expanded over time. Facilitating study, research, and inquiry communities book because this book offers you rich data and knowledge. Principles in practice is the first book of its kind to explain in depth and detail how to facilitate evaluation processes with stakeholders. In the authors work as coaches and with coaches, they have relied on teacher study groups as a main strategy for accomplishing this task.

As professional learning communities become more widespread, educators have learned that they cant simply form gradelevel or subjectarea teams and call it a day. Mar 27, 2020 teachers can facilitate learning by making the educational process easier for students. Sometimes the thought of doing a formal book study with your staff can. It is in these conversations, or teacher talk as regie routman 1991 calls it, that we find our own ideas clarified and enriched. Susan e israel combines information, tools, and examples designed to help teachers use collaborative groups, discussing building a professional learning community, ethical considerations, leadership strategies. Put 3 or 4 questions in an envelope and randomly pull them out for discussion. The data from the case provides considerable support for the mechanisms in fig. Dec 04, 2009 teacher collaboration for professional learning. Embrace the strategies in professional conversations and shift to. Send out an email to gauge employee interest in reading a book on their own time and then meeting at lunch once a week to discuss the book.

Guidelines for implementing effective coaching systems. Book study questions 161 l earning is inherently social. Facilitating a book study on the universal christ by richard rohr. Its like a team in business, only the purpose is a bit different, and you dont have a psychotic boss demanding impossible things in an unrealistic time framejust a psychotic professor, demanding you understand impossible things in an unrealistic time.

Create a chart with 2 or 3 starter questions and ask the group to generate. Professional development activities for teachers ata. To profoundly affect teacher practice and student learning, plcs need strong and knowledgeable leadership. Rather, facilitating learning involves teaching students to think critically and understand how the learning process works. Israel teacher collaboration for professional learning contains the essential information, tools, and examples teachers and school leaders need to create, manage, and sustain successful collaborative groups. Teacher book talks as a professional development tool each week, instant meeting presents an idea or activity that you might use to make staff meetings more interesting, teachercentered, educational, or fun. This article reports on an 18month study of teacher study group facilitation in a 25 district consortium. The teachers guide to professional book studies suls031. Praise for teacher collaboration for professional learning this volume covers everything teachers need to know to initiate collaborative research. Of course the details in this book hundred per cent guarantees there is no doubt in it you know. Facilitating a book study on the universal christ by richard. Facilitators guide to participatory decisionmaking by sam kaner, the skilled facilitator.

What is the books advice about something we can all do for five minutes each day to reduce. This may seem obvious, but it is the most important step, so it is worth stating. Select a number of questions, write each on an index card, and distribute. Determine if employees are interested in a book club. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. One way to engage staff in their own professional growth is to organize a book study group. You can also take as long as you want to complete it. Unfortunately, teachers encounter many professional. Facilitating teachers and teacher teams and facilitating tasks of authentic plcs. Your job is simply to make it easy for everyone to participate in the book study. Some notes from initial experiences mittleman, briggs and nunamaker group facilitation. Professional book studies kindergarten lesson plans.

Sometimes organization leaders and other employees may have a book in mind to suggest. Facilitating a book study on the universal christ by. Students need to learn how to go beyond the basic factswho. University of louisville professional development builds learning strategies that support your organizations longterm goals and foster employee growth. Facilitating a book study doesnt have to be complicated if you plan and. Use specific passages from the book as evidence for your ideas. Capturing professional growth of online instructors.

Kpublisher facilitating professional qualification. An opportunity for educators to engage in professional discourse around a specific topic of teaching and learning. Case stories of facilitating professional development. The book also offers a wealth of reproducible templates as well as reflection questions and exercisesinvaluable tools for organizing study groups. Professional development director, literacy coach, curriculum. How to run a successful study group quick and dirty tips. Teachers can facilitate learning by making the educational process easier for students.

The power of doing a book study is in the collegial conversations that are part. They offer actionable ideas to help with managing interactive writing. Even if your members are used to being part of group discussions and are good at listening to each other, it can still be a good idea to have somebody lead the meeting, in part to make sure that everyones voices get heard but also to come prepared with thoughts on what topics would be good to discuss, so if the conversation starts to run dry in one. Roles and responsibilities coaches empower people by facilitating selfdirected learning, personal growth, and improved performance. Tips create a relaxed atmosphere for the people who come. Teacher collaboration for professional learning wiley. You can work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week there is no problem with pushing on to complete another weeks study. These final two chapters sort of bring it all together. Each member or a team of 23 takes a card and answers the question. May, 20 this presentation was created to explain the benefits of book study as a method of professional development in the field of education.

This does not mean watering down the curriculum or lowering standards. That will make the group comfortable, enjoyable and helpful for everyoneincluding yourself. Eric ed530302 facilitating teacher study groups, literacy. It is a good idea to plan on finishing the book a little earlier than you might otherwise so that you have time to think about it and prepare before your book club meets. Education a facilitating teacher teams and authentic plcs. They may choose to study curriculum materials, with the goal of making informed choices e. At some schools, every teacher is asked to read the same book and discuss it in groups. Facilitating a book study doesnt have to be complicated if you plan and organize. Although literacy coaching means many different things, all coaching initiatives have one common commitment. Take notes or mark passages that strike youpassages you find significant, funny, or insightful. Principles of teaching, learning and assessment will be explored in depth and applied to the clinical setting. Pmp exam facilitated study university of louisville.

We have reached the end of this professional book study. Use these books to start book clubs, lead a professional learning community, and connect with educators via twitter and facebook. Oct 09, 2012 how do i run a successful study group. This presentation was created to explain the benefits of book study as a method of professional development in the field of education. Case study video an effective followup to the introduction of a 5step process for case analysis, and 20 techniques for teaching with case studies, is viewing the videotape, teaching and learning with case studies. This module aims to provide professional development for health professionals working in practice settings who support the learning and assessment of students within the workplace. Its like a team in business, only the purpose is a bit different, and you dont have a psychotic boss demanding impossible things in an unrealistic time framejust a psychotic. Professional development book study linkedin slideshare. Perhaps an employee recently read a book theyd recommend. Designed to be a handson resource, this practical guide shows you how to. In part 1, i discuss the human side of facilitating plcsthat is, facilitating the people in themand provide the skill set necessary to do it effectively. If youve ever dreamed of starting a book club, but worried you didnt have the right space to do it in, weve got some great news for you. They may choose to study student achievement data, with the goal of designing differentiated instruction e. Five collaborative professional learning activities naesp.

Popular facilitation books meet your next favorite book. Thanks to its partnership with publisher eye on education, educationworld is pleased to reprint the blog post why should i start or join a book study group. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher. Researching the dynamics of teacher learning article in studying teacher education 31 may 2007 with 22 reads how we measure reads. Using the authors own stories of his experiences as an evaluation facilitator, the book illustrates the five evaluation facilitation principles that are the organizing framework for addressing how to. Learning analysts reflections on studying a faculty development program case study research in practice client representative case study method. Facilitating case discussions and engaging students sudzina, 2004. Whats in this book facilitating teacher teams and authentic plcs is divided into two parts. Zepeda this post answers frequently asked questions about schoolbased book study groups. Reading a book can help men and women out of this uncertainty information particularly this teacher collaboration for professional learning. The first thing a teacher must do is check to make sure that all the technology is working. Her skill at managing young and adolescent learners is daily put to.

Brief descriptionpurpose teachers in many schools are gathering in groups large and small to read, discuss, reflect on, and learn from books that open their eyes to inspiration and new. Advocate for collaborative teacher learning develop and sustain collaborative research groups organize and. Book study groups are an effective form of professional development that educators at all levels can use to facilitate their professional growth. Litcourse 3 has a good discussion of close reading.

Professional development director, literacy coach, curriculum specialist, and mentor teacher. The human side of leading people, protocols, and practices. Facilitating selfstudy of professional development. Teacher book talks as a professional development tool. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Facilitating inservice teacher training for professional. A good way to engage people in their own professional growth is to organize a book. If you are a facilitator or a member of a book club or study group, many. At other schools, teachers may choose from several books and join colleagues who. Choose one question at a time and toss it out to the group. A research and applications journal number 2, winter 2000 6 best practices in facilitating virtual meetings.

Examples might include a discussion format, suggesting a big idea from a chapter or group of chapters, and synthesizing. If you are considering facilitating a group it will be helpful for everyone in the group to have a copy of the companion guide. Have study group members volunteer to facilitate a discussion. Though sometimes we feel isolated as teachers, most of us know the benefits of taking time to engage with colleagues. Last summer 2018, we lead book clubs around the world on make it stick. Facilitating students with the use of technology in an online course begins before the course starts.

Guidelines for implementing effective coaching systems revised. First, the webbased selfassessment affected barrys internal selfassessment by modifying his definition of. Facilitating learning in practice is a free course which lasts about 8 weeks, with approximately 3 hours study time each week. Select a book, article, or other resource that has broad appeal to the group. Selfassessment as an enabling factor in professional growth. This is a literary analysis technique called close reading. Facilitating inservice teacher training for professional development kenan dikilitas and ismail hakki erten, editors. For example, if a study group meets twice a month for a total of 4 hours, the group could dedicate 1 hour per meeting to discussion of professional literature. Ideas for reaching people and getting them to come.