Articles and Thought Questions:

• The Place of Reflection in PD (Edutopia)

  • • What is the value of personal reflection in professional learning?

    • What are practical and effective ways to build structured reflection into school-based professional learning?

• Fostering Reflection (ASCD)

  • • How can the four modes of thinking help us to engage in and plan for complex reflection?

• Twenty Ways to Give Effective Feedback (TeachThought)

  • • How can we pull from best for giving feedback to students to inform our choices when planning and leading adult learning?

• Seven Keys to Effective Feedback (ASCD)

  • • What is "true" feedback and how can it improve learning?

• Implementation Standard (Learning Forward)

  • • How does providing constructive feedback accelerate implementation and contribute to the self-efficacy of adult learners?

Virtual Reference Library Books:

• Chapter 2: Reflections on Self-Reflection and the Reflective Cycle. Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: Capacity-Building for Schoolwide Success. Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2017. pp 18-32.

• Chapter 9: Strategic Support, Feedback, and Coaching. Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: Capacity-Building for Schoolwide Success. Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2017. pp 123-139.

• Chapter 4: Providing Focused Feedback. Effective Supervision: Supporting the Art and Science of Teaching. Robert J. Marzano, Tony Frontier, and David Livingston. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2011. pp 55-66.

• Chapter 3: Feeding Professional Learning Forward Through Effective Feedback. Formative Classroom Walkthroughs: How Principals and Teachers Collaborate to Raise Student Achievement. Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2015. pp 36-48. (VRL)

• Chapter 4: Feedback, How Am I Doing? The Formative Assessment Action Plan: Practical Steps to More Successful Teaching and Learning. Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2011. pp 62-90.

• Chapter 8: Goal-Setting and Follow-Through. Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: Capacity-Building for Schoolwide Success. Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2017. pp 123-139.

• Chapter 4 : Giving Feedback to Increase Effectiveness. The Coach Approach to School Leadership: Leading Teachers to Higher Levels of Effectiveness. Jessica Johnson, Shira Leibowitz, and Kathy Perret. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2017. pp 81-106.

Websites:

• Implementation Standard, Learning Forward

Professional Learning Opportunities:

• Offerings will be updated as available