The Power of Professional Learning Networks: Traversing the present; transforming the future

The age of professional learning networks has arrived, driven by digital communication and the pandemic. This book provides insight into the current state of the art and the transformative difference they can make to educational futures, covering topics such as digital opportunities, teacher identity, practitioner ownership, professionalization, and school leadership.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2022
Publisher: John Catt Educational Ltd

The age of professional learning networks has arrived, driven by the rise and proliferation of digital communication and the circumstances enforced during the pandemic experience. This book provides a stimulating insight into the current state of the art of professional learning networks and the transformative difference they are poised to make to our educational future. Drawing on a wealth of expertise, each chapter is written by leading thinkers and doers in the field, covering a range of topics and emerging areas. These include the professional learning vistas opened up through digital opportunities, how these networks have helped to enhance teachers' identity and sense of well-being, the new sense of practitioner ownership and partnership at the heart of PLNs, new openings for professionalization, how PLNs have become vehicles for radically different forms of professional development and learning, and what this all means for school leadership.

The age of professional learning networks has arrived, driven by the rise and proliferation of digital communication and the circumstances enforced during the pandemic experience. This book provides a stimulating insight into the current state of the art of professional learning networks and the transformative difference they are poised to make to our educational future. Drawing on a wealth of expertise, each chapter is written by leading thinkers and doers in the field, covering a range of topics and emerging areas. These include the professional learning vistas opened up through digital opportunities, how these networks have helped to enhance teachers' identity and sense of well-being, the new sense of practitioner ownership and partnership at the heart of PLNs, new openings for professionalization, how PLNs have become vehicles for radically different forms of professional development and learning, and what this all means for school leadership.

Weight: 350g
Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915261274