Intentional Interruption: Breaking Down Learning Barriers to Transform Professional Practice

Intentional Interruption: Breaking Down Learning Barriers to Transform Professional Practice

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<p><strong><em>We interrupt this program to bring meaningful change to professional learning!</em></strong></p> <p>Big ideas can sometimes get stuck on the way to becoming real change. The authors explain the secret to getting unstuck: interrupting the status quo of traditional activity-based professional development to help educators embrace permanent changes in thinking and behavior. You can enable true learning by:</p> <ul> <li>Building a focus on learning, collaborative inquiry, and formal and informal instructional leadership in schools </li> <li>Recognizing the psychological processes involved in adult learning, and overcoming the psychological biases and barriers to change  </li> <li>Using tools and strategies such as critical friend relationships, learning conversations, task sheets, and protocols</li> </ul>