Susan Loucks-Horsley – författare

Learn to produce dynamic programs with this practical guide!Finally, a step-by-step guide to maximize your efforts and create the kinds of learning experiences participants will rave about. Designed for first-time as well as veteran event planners, this practical hands-on guide is full of concrete strategies, tips, and suggestions for creating dynamic events. Highlights include: Nine principles of effective meeting designers Key issues in site and date selection Strategies for designing audience-centered programs Marketing for optimal participation Managing the conference for effectiveness Collecting data and evaluating results

Learn to produce dynamic programs with this practical guide!

Finally, a step-by-step guide to maximize your efforts and create the kinds of learning experiences participants will rave about. Designed for first-time as well as veteran event planners, this practical hands-on guide is full of concrete strategies, tips, and suggestions for creating dynamic events. Highlights include:

Nine principles of effective meeting designers Key issues in site and date selection Strategies for designing audience-centered programs Marketing for optimal participation Managing the conference for effectiveness Collecting data and evaluating results

 

 

Bridging the quality gulf between design and results

Demand for improved science and mathematics education for all students continues to grow. Programs that promise to support this education exist in thousands of communities across the country. The question is—how do we know if these programs reflect best practice and will achieve the results their designers intend and their funders expect?

The authors draw from current research and effective programs around the country to create an improvement philosophy—Profiling Program Quality—that helps programs measure and improve results. Profiling Program Quality reflects the best of what we know about professional development, instruction, and learning. 

Bridging the quality gulf between design and results

Demand for improved science and mathematics education for all students continues to grow. Programs that promise to support this education exist in thousands of communities across the country. The question is—how do we know if these programs reflect best practice and will achieve the results their designers intend and their funders expect?

The authors draw from current research and effective programs around the country to create an improvement philosophy—Profiling Program Quality—that helps programs measure and improve results. Profiling Program Quality reflects the best of what we know about professional development, instruction, and learning. 

"This third edition represents the gold standard of resources for those working in the field of professional development. My staff and I highly recommend this book as a primary resource for designing and continuously improving professional development programs for teachers of science and mathematics. Unlike other resources, this unique and important book provides current research, an updated strategic planning framework, and access to a portfolio of best practices for informing your work." —Sally Goetz Shuler, Executive Director National Science Resources Center"In the 21st century when STEM education has become vital for our students and our nation and the importance of quality professional development has increased at least tenfold, this seminal work should be required reading for every education leader. It is both practical and scholarly in guiding a school toward a culture of continuous learning and improvement."—Harold Pratt, President, Science Curriculum Inc. Former President, National Science Teachers AssociationThe classic guide for designing robust science and mathematics professional development programs!This expanded edition of one of the most widely cited resources in the field of professional learning for mathematics and science educators demonstrates how to design professional development for teachers that is directly linked to improving student learning. Presenting an updated professional development (PD) planning framework, the third edition of the bestseller reflects current research on PD design, underscores how beliefs and local factors can influence the PD design, illustrates a wide range of PD strategies, and emphasizes the importance of:Continuous program monitoring Combining strategies to address diverse needsBuilding cultures that sustain learningAn inspiring blend of theory and practical wisdom, Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics remains a highly regarded reference for improving professional practice and student achievement.

This expanded edition of one of the most widely cited resources in the field of professional learning for mathematics and science educators demonstrates how to design professional development for teachers that is directly linked to improving student learning. Presenting an updated professional development (PD) planning framework, the third edition of the bestseller reflects current research on PD design, underscores how beliefs and local factors can influence the PD design, illustrates a wide range of PD strategies, and emphasises the importance of:Continuous programme monitoringCombining strategies to address diverse needsBuilding cultures that sustain learningAn inspiring blend of theory and practical wisdom, Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics remains a highly regarded reference for improving professional practise and student achievement.