{"product_id":"9781452276663","title":"Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003ePowerful 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CORWIN PRESS INC.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43415192502317,"sku":"9781452276663","price":74.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/1298\/2317\/files\/9781452276663.jpg?v=1782637080","url":"https:\/\/lioncrest.com.au\/products\/9781452276663","provider":"Woodslane Education","version":"1.0","type":"link"}