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Informationen zum Autor Steven Katz is the director of Aporia Consulting Ltd. and a faculty member in the Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE, UT), where he teaches in the Child Study and Education graduate program. He is the recipient of the OISE, UT- wide award for teaching excellence. Steven has a PhD in human development and applied psychology, with specialization in applied cognitive science. His areas of expertise include cognition and learning, teacher education, networked learning communities, leading professional learning, and evidence-informed decision making for school improvement. He has received the Governor General's Medal for excellence in his field and has been involved in research and evaluation, professional development, and consulting with a host of educational organizations around the world. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World, Building and Connecting Learning Communities, Intentional Interruption, and The Intelligent, Responsive Leader. Klappentext We interrupt this program to bring meaningful change to professional learning!Big ideas can sometimes get stuck on the way to becoming real change. The authors explain the secret to getting unstuck: interrupting the s Zusammenfassung This book outlines what it means to intentionally interrupt the status quo of professional learning in order to enable real new learning that takes the form of permanent changes in thinking and practice! that looks at what it takes to move professional learning from activity-based to deep conceptual change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. From Activity to Learning 2. The (Very) Hard Work of Learning 3. The Problem With Professional Learning 4. How Do Focus, Collaborative Inquiry, and Instructional Leadership Enable Learning? 5. The Barriers: How Our Minds Get in the Way 6. Intentional Interruption References Index ...
