Breaking Down Learning Barriers to Transform Professional Practice
Big ideas can sometimes get stuck on the way to becoming real change. Intentional Interruption reveals the secret to getting unstuck: interrupting the status quo of traditional activity-based professional development to help educators embrace permanent changes in thinking and behavior.
Enable True Learning in Your School
This professional development resource provides educators and administrators with practical strategies to move beyond surface-level training activities. The book focuses on building sustainable change through collaborative inquiry, instructional leadership, and understanding the psychological processes involved in adult learning.
Key Features and Strategies
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Collaborative Inquiry Framework: Build a focus on learning and formal and informal instructional leadership in schools
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Psychological Insights: Recognize the psychological processes involved in adult learning and overcome biases and barriers to change
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Practical Tools: Implement critical friend relationships, learning conversations, task sheets, and protocols
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Evidence-Based Approach: Grounded in applied cognitive science and developmental psychology research
Expert Authors
Steven Katz is the director of Aporia Consulting Ltd. and a faculty member in Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE, UT). He holds a PhD in human development and applied psychology with specialization in applied cognitive science. Steven has received the Governor General's Medal for excellence and has authored several books including Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World, Building and Connecting Learning Communities, and The Intelligent, Responsive Leader.
Lisa Ain Dack is a senior associate at Aporia Consulting Ltd. and an instructor in the Master of Teaching and Master of Child Study and Education programs at OISE, UT. She holds a PhD in developmental psychology and education and is the 2017 recipient of the OISE, UT award for excellence in Initial Teacher Education. Lisa facilitates Leader Learning Teams in various school districts and leads workshops on professional learning and data-driven decision making.
Product Details
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: October 2012
This resource is designed for educational leaders, instructional coaches, and professional learning communities seeking to transform professional practice through meaningful, lasting change.
