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

Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities

By: Sonja Hollins-Alexander

Paperback | 16 May 2013

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Powerful collaborative learning-anytime, anyplace!

Online learning seems like a perfect solution for cost-conscious districts and busy teachers, but can these programs also deliver high-caliber professional learning? Using one district's success story as a model, this timely book shows you how to combine well-designed online instruction with the energy of peer-to-peer collaboration. At the heart of this book is a model that supports powerful professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for every student.

Sonja Hollins-Alexander writes from her own experience building a successful online professional development (PD) program for a large urban district. Readers will find

  • Research-based support for online PD and the author's original Learner-Learner model
  • A thorough planning guide and ten action steps for program development
  • Best practices for managing staffing and resources
  • Strategies for establishing a true community of learners online

Discover how to create a sustainable online PD program that promotes collaboration and growth!

"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."
-Catherine Huber, Principal
Northwood Elementary, West Seneca, NY

Industry Reviews
"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

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