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Evolving Learner
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Evolving Learner
Shifting From Professional Development to Professional Learning From Kids, Peers, and the World

Foreword by Thomas C. Murray, A Joint Publication with Learning Forward



August 2020 | 192 pages | Corwin

Learn from Kids, Peers, and the World to Transform Professional Learning

What can kids teach us about educational practices? It turns out, plenty. PD is evolving into professional learning (PL), where personalized experiences focus on goals and outcomes, rather than seat time. In Evolving Learner, successful PL is framed through three critical sources: learning from kids, from peers, and from the world. Woven throughout the book are tangible connections to cycles of inquiry where a harmonious balance is the ultimate goal when students are engaged in inquiry for deeper learning and teachers are engaged in a parallel process to improve their practice.

  • The authors’ unique framework shifts away from factory model “PD” and transforms it into experiences tailored to kids’ and adult learners’ specific needs. Clear strategies for accomplishing PL are presented through 
  • A framework where both students and teachers are active agents of learning  
  • Cycles of inquiry to empower students to become the owners of learning  
  • Techniques to make thinking visible for teachers and students 
  • Cutting edge coverage of applying technology to professional learning including the use of social media, gamification, and digital badges 

The time is right to reclaim ownership of your professional learning: Evolving Learner is an essential guide for embarking on this journey.

 

 
Foreword by Thomas C. Murray
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
Introduction
 
CHAPTER 1. LEARNING FROM KIDS
Honor the Learner: Kids

 
Leveraging the Most Abundant Resource in Our Schools

 
What Are They Thinking? Making Thinking Transparent to Tailor Instruction and Promote Teacher Inquiry

 
Ownership of Learning for All: Shifting From Students Who Consume Content to Learners Who Create Content

 
Looking Ahead

 
Resources

 
 
CHAPTER 2. LEARNING FROM PEERS
Honor the Learner: Peers

 
Workshops That Work: Renovating the One-Size-Fits-All Model

 
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

 
Coaching Principles and Practices

 
Practices in Action: Feeling Connected, Seen, and Heard

 
Social-Emotional Learning

 
Parents/Families as Peers

 
Tips: Listen, Be Flexible, Care

 
Resources

 
 
CHAPTER 3. LEARNING FROM THE WORLD
Honor the Learner: World

 
Becoming an Edu-Explorer

 
Developing Your Tribe

 
Social Media

 
Tips: Filter, Edit, Focus, Balance

 
Lurk No More

 
Resources

 
 
In Closing
 
References and Further Reading
 
Index

"Evolving Learner meets the needs of three important groups, teachers, coaches, teacher leaders and down in the trenches classroom teachers. This book is timely and encompasses all facets of sharing, developing and letting teachers know there is not one single answer to questions about professional development."

Cheryl Steele Oakes Med
Wells Ogunquit CSD
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