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Supercharge your professional learning : 40 practical strategies that improve adult learning / Kasia M Derbiszewska, T. Nicole Tucker-Smith.

By: Derbiszewska, Kasia M [author.].
Contributor(s): Tucker-Smith, T. Nicole [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Wakefield : CAST, Inc., [2020]Publisher: ©2020Description: xvii, 107 pages : illustrations, tables ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781930583740 (paperback).Subject(s): Adult educationDDC classification: 378.198 | 374.13 DER Summary: "Learning specialists Derbiszewska and Tucker-Smith give educators and educational administrators concrete tips and strategies for improving the professional development of K-12 school personnel"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 378.198 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00197728
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 374.13 DER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 38888000937817
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Professional learning initiatives in schools come and go, and the constant cycling through programs can resemble fad diets--hype and hope followed by crash and burnout.

In this timely book, professional learning providers Kasia M. Derbiszewska and T. Nicole Tucker-Smith share concrete strategies that will help you design professional development sessions that are compelling, convincing, and sustainable using the framework of Universal Design for Learning.

Learn to recognize and reduce common barriers to effective PD. In each chapter, the authors clearly address the Purpose, Preparation, Implementation, and Benefits to Learning for each aspect of professional learning, as well as UDL Tidbits that help ensure the health and longevity of the initiative.

If you are ready to take the leap toward creating healthy and sustainable professional learning, jump into the chapter that is most relevant to your needs. Get ready to consider the whole adult learner and apply practical strategies for cultivating and maintaining healthy, vibrant professional development that has a track record of success.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Learning specialists Derbiszewska and Tucker-Smith give educators and educational administrators concrete tips and strategies for improving the professional development of K-12 school personnel"-- Provided by publisher.