{"product_id":"transformational-professional-learning-making-a-difference-in-schools-9780367341725","title":"Transformational Professional Learning Making a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerging from an education world that sees professional learning as a tool to positively shape teaching practice in order to improve student learning, \u003ci\u003eTransformational Professional Learning\u003c\/i\u003e elucidates professional learning that is transformational for teachers, school leaders, and schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from the unique pracademic' perspective of an author who is herself a practising teacher, school leader, and researcher, this book articulates the why and the what of professional learning. It acts as a bridge between research and practice by weaving scholarly literature together with the lived experience of the author and with the voices of those working in schools. It covers topics from conferences, coaching, and collaboration, to teacher standards and leadership of professional learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book questions the ways in which professional learning is often wielded in educational settings and shows where teachers, school leaders, system leaders, and resea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccasionally, a book comes along that a field desperately needs. \u003ci\u003eTransformational Professional Learning\u003c\/i\u003e is such a book. It is clear, accessible and profoundly practical. Cutting through the vast literature on professional learning, it reminds us that the ultimate end game is making a difference to learners. Put simply, this book is a must read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Alma Harris, University of Bath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Netolicky’s \u003ci\u003eTransformational Professional Learning: Making a Difference in Schools \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read for anyone with an interest in developing authentic and impactful professional learning for themselves and for teachers and school leaders. As a pracademic, Netolicky expertly weaves together thoughtful and thorough analyses of existing international research literatures, her own original research findings, and her in-depth expertise from an extensive career as a teacher and school leader. Few books accomplish the complex and sophisticated task of genuinely bringing together new research insights \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e new practical applications; this book achieves this and more to create new possibilities for understanding and action. \u003ci\u003eTransformation professional learning\u003c\/i\u003e avoids one size fits all solutions, magic bullets, and artificial polarisations that characterise much educational debate to produce a book that places the complexity, identity, work, voices, and humanity of educators at the centre of professional learning to benefit their own development and the learning of the students they serve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssociate Professor Carol Campbell, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf we want to produce ambitious changes in student learning goals, we will need to reimagine and invigorate new forms for learning for the adults who are striving to produce these outcomes. In this compact and timely book, Deborah Netolicky deftly balances research summaries of effective professional learning with vivid stories from the field that illustrate these ideas at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Wellman, Co-Director, MiraVia LLC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive guidebook for getting the most from the many different kinds of professional development initiatives, Dr Deborah Netolicky begins by showing how to identify and engage better with customary professional learning that is mostly \u003ci\u003einformational\u003c\/i\u003e in nature. Netolicky then leads readers into \u003ci\u003etransformational\u003c\/i\u003e professional learning—that is, learning that both challenges and also supports professionals in examining and sometimes changing their beliefs, attitudes and values that govern behaviours and drive improvement to professional practice. Netolicky’s own rich and deep experiences, as a researching educational leader and as professional developer, make this wonderful compendium extraordinarily helpful, practical, and meaningful. \u003ci\u003eTransformational Professional Learning \u003c\/i\u003eis a treasure chest of ideas, practices, and strategies that are vitally important to helping schools to become better places of learning, growth, and development for adults as well as for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Ellie Drago-Severson, Teachers College, Columbia University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Netolicky’s comprehensive, research-informed book on teacher professional learning effectively bridges the research-practice divide to provide an essential resource for teachers and school leaders. Written in an accessible, conversational style, the book locates current thinking about teacher professional learning in Australian schools within broader national and international contexts, and highlights the complexity of this field in which there are no ‘silver bullets’. Scholarly and practical, Netolicky’s book argues for an expansive and generative understanding of teacher professional learning, shaped and tailored differently for teachers with many and varied learning needs working in radically different contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssociate Professor Nicole Mockler, University of Sydney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a valuable book because it is written from a new perspective. Deborah Netolicky’s position as a ‘pracademic’ allows her to address many of the tensions and recognise the opportunities inherent in teachers’ professional learning. The book extends an invitation to engage with dimensions of practice alongside the author’s analysis of her own and others’ research. The insights offered are essential for those working in complex spaces where children and young peoples’ learning is at the forefront, but in which professional learning is critical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Rachel Lofthouse, Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImproving what people do in schools is a key to better student learning. In this book Deborah Netolicky shares her experiences as teacher, leader and researcher and shows, using concrete examples, how to make the most out of professional learning for the benefit of all children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePasi Sahlberg, Gonski Institute for Education, UNSW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: About this book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1: Transformational professional learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2: Speakers, courses, and conferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3: Key life moments as professional learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4: Collaborative professional learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5: Mentoring and coaching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6: Self-directed professional learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7: The role of professional standards in professional learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8: Leadership for professional learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: What next in professional learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577303339351,"sku":"9780367341725","price":118.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367341725.jpg?v=1746094767","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transformational-professional-learning-making-a-difference-in-schools-9780367341725","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}