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Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities Sonja Hollins-Alexander

Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities By Sonja Hollins-Alexander

Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities by Sonja Hollins-Alexander


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A hands-on guide to school leaders who wish to enact high-powered, system-wide professional learning experiences leading to enhanced collaboration.

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Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities Summary

Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities by Sonja Hollins-Alexander

Grounded in the district's Learner - Learner Model, participants in Virtual Learning Communities co-construct knowledge, refine their thinking, and expand their boundaries of learning opportunities across the boundaries of physical proximity, leading to higher levels of teaching effectiveness and new structures of learning. This book provides a hands-on guide to school leaders who wish to enact such high-powered, system-wide professional learning experiences leading to enhanced collaboration across geographical boundaries and higher levels of student achievement.

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"This book provides district and school leaders with a practical guide to shifting professional learning from more traditional "sit and get" models to technology-enhanced models that foster collaboration and co-creation. Leaders charged with the work of transforming professional learning will benefit from this practical text." -- Catherine Huber, Principal
"As educators, we need to rethink our designs of teaching and learning in order to prepare our students for a more advanced technological future. Using a virtual PLC model for professional development directly aligns districts with the type of learning students should be involved in. I envision Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities as a pioneer, forging the way for virtual PLC's all over the world." -- Jennifer W. Ramamoorthi, Building Assistant

About Sonja Hollins-Alexander

Dr. Sonja Hollins-Alexander has been in the field of education for 24 years with 18 of those being in educational leadership at the school, district and higher education levels. During this time, she has served as a school social worker, teacher, assistant principal, principal, coordinator, assistant director and director of professional learning, and chief of staff in two Metro Atlanta, GA school districts. She has served on numerous United Way non-profit boards in the community and most recently served as the affiliate board president for Learning Forward, GA. She currently serves on the National Affiliate Leadership Council for Learning Forward. Through her professional journey she has had experiences in Strategic Planning, Organizational Improvement, Policy Development, Stakeholder Communication and Engagement, Grant Writing, Instructional Design, Curriculum Development and Implementation, Facilitation of Adult Learning, Leadership Coaching, Conference Facilitation and Design, and served as a Quality Assurance Team Member for AdvancED. She is fully engaged in the development and use of Online Collaborative/Instructional Software. She is the author of Online Professional Development through Virtual Learning Communities, Corwin Press (2013). As the Director of Professional Learning for Corwin, Sonja is committed to partner engagement and the design and implementation of professional learning services that impact teaching and learning.

Table of Contents

Preface: The Evolution of a Design Acknowledgments About the Author About the Contributors 1. The Learner-Learner Model 2. Getting It Started: A Planning Guide 3. 10 Action Steps to an Online Virtual Learning Community 4. The Process: Transitioning a Face-to-Face Professional Learning Community to an Online Virtual Learning Community 5. Getting It Done: What Structures Support the Implementation of a Virtual Learning Community? 6. Building Capacity and Sustainability: School-Based Virtual Learning Cohorts 7. Pitfalls Don't Hold You Back 8. Summary: My Reflections References Index

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CIN1452276668G
9781452276663
1452276668
Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities by Sonja Hollins-Alexander
Used - Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
2013-07-16
120
N/A
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