Professional Learning From Thought to Action (2 HRS)

This course consists of 29 video lectures and an expected completion time of 2 hours, which includes video time and individual work via provided activities and challenges. A certificate of completion will be provided after you have completed all lectures.

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About This Course

You are not all talk anymore! Let's take action!

In this course, we will explore how to build a professional learning plan that is more than simply an event on the calendar. Professional learning should be an opportunity to change and enhance practice! So let's do more than check a box, and gain insights into what drives change, discuss how to sustain it, and navigate how to lead it.

Did you hear that? That's your action plan at the starting line!

Within this course, you will:

  • Gain an understanding of how to create a professional learning environment that fosters growth.
  • Learn how to structure a systematic process of learning that aligns with core values and needs.
  • Gain an understanding of how to build a leadership team, develop a growth plan, and monitor progress.

Included in this course

  • 29 Video Lectures.
  • Adaptive vs. Technical Initiatives Worksheet (PDF)
  • Important vs. Urgent Matric (PDF)
  • SWOT Analysis Worksheet (PDF)
  • Idea Swarm Worksheet (PDF)
  • Official Certificate of Completion.
  • Digital Badge to show off your awesomeness.


Why Take This Course?

Here's what to expect.


Your Instructor


Dr. Dave Schmittou
Dr. Dave Schmittou

With more than 20 years in education, Dave has earned a reputation for being a disruptor of the status quo, an innovator, and a change agent. Having served as a classroom teacher, school-based administrator, central office director, and now professor of Educational Leadership, he often uses real-life stories and examples of his own life and career to describe why and how we need to confront “the way we have always done it.”

He has written multiple books, including “It’s Like Riding a Bike: How to make learning last a lifetime”, “Bold Humility”, and “Making Assessment Work for Educators Who Hate Data but Love Kids”. He speaks, consults, and partners with districts around the country and loves to keep learning and growing.


 

During this course, you will:

Gain an understanding of how to create a professional learning environment that fosters growth.

Learn how to structure a systematic process of learning that aligns with core values and needs.

Gain an understanding of how to build a leadership team, develop a growth plan, and monitor progress.

Included in this course:

29 Video Lectures.

Adaptive vs. Technical Initiatives Worksheet (PDF)

Important vs. Urgent Matric (PDF)

SWOT Analysis Worksheet (PDF)

Idea Swarm Worksheet (PDF) Official Certificate of Completion.

Digital Badge to show off your awesomeness.


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Course Curriculum



Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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