Consultant Workshop Topics: Study Groups
Below is a listing of workshop topics related to professional development study groups and the consultants available to present a workshop at your school or in your district. Click on the consultant name to learn more about their consulting experiences, publications, and professional experiences.
Developing & Maintaining Professional Study Groups: Structures & Strategies
Consultant: Susi Long
Audiences: Teachers, Administrators, Literacy Coaches
In this workshop, Susi will share stories from her work with literacy coaches and classroom teachers who have developed and maintained regular professional study groups in their schools. Structures and strategies will be explored in support of study groups as places for teachers and administrators to discuss professional literature, plan for experimentation with new ideas, share classroom stories and artifacts, and receive feedback from one another. Susi builds from the words of one of her favorite teachers, Donna Jarvis, who said, “The day I want to stop learning, I hope someone tells me it’s time to call it a career.” Click here to view photographs of teachers and literacy coaches involved in their work with Susi through the South Carolina Reading Initiative (SCRI).
Creating a Vital Professional Learning Community
Consultant: Kathy Egawa
Job-embedded professional learning is the key to a school community where teachers are active and engaged learners. What are the key conditions to create and sustain such a community? What are the evidences of success, and the challenges? What are the roles of principals, literacy coaches, and teacher leaders?
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NCTE Professional Development Consultants Listed by Topics
Teacher Study Groups: Building Community through Dialogue and Reflection
Literature Study Groups: Support for Community Building in Democratic Classrooms - Kathryn F. Whitmore
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