The PL Playbook

In this episode, I discuss the idea of setting professional learning resolutions. What will your 2023 PL Resolution be?  List of Professional Learning Grants for Educators: https://www.irex.org/project/fulbright-teachers-global-classrooms-program-fulbright-tgc https://science.osti.gov/wdts/einstein https://www.nctm.org/Grants/ https://www.fundforteachers.org/about-us.php https://knowlesteache...

In this episode, I chat with PA educator Ken Ehrmann about how to empower our teachers as learners. Ken is a secondary instructional coach in the Pennridge School District, former PA Teacher of the Year finalist, and co-host of the powerED Up Podcast. In addition, Ken offers keynotes and customized professional learning for school districts. Connect with Ken here: @KenEhrmann @powereduup https://w...

In this episode, I chat with instructional coach Stacy Ricciotti about how she facilitates brief bursts of professional learning via "Lunch Bunch" sessions with teachers. Tune in to hear all of the details! You can also check out this link for an upcoming Lunch Bunch session she's hosting: https://www.smore.com/ksauj-the-great-santa-debate?ref=email Interested in connecting with Stacy? Follow her...

What do gratitude and pie have to do with professional learning? Listen to this episode for a few fun ideas! Links to resources discussed in the episode: Pie Party PL Challenge Presenter Letter of Commendation

This week's episode is short, so if you have 10 minutes to spare, give it a listen to hear a few twists on conducting book studies with teachers. Below are a few resources related to this episode: EL Magazine: https://www.ascd.org/el?utm_source What You Do Matters Book Set: https://www.amazon.com/What-You-Do-Matters-Problem/dp/1946873144 What You Do Matters Book Study Questions: https://docs.googl...

In this episode, I talk with Laura Mandell, a secondary instructional coach working for the Ephrata Area School District in Pennsylvania. Take a listen to hear about how Laura and her coaching colleagues facilitate virtual book studies with teachers. This is one you won't want to miss!  Link to bookmarks referenced in the episode: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1o_xgHY9LBZLUdzoC_jtqmb...

We all know that book studies are a frequently-used vehicle for professional learning. In this episode, I chat with high school English teacher Nicholas A. Emmanuele about his journey facilitating book studies as a department head. I also encourage you to follow Nicholas on Twitter at @NAEmmanuele.

This episode is a follow up to the previous one in which I talked in depth about my district's trade time program. In this episode, I chat with educators Julie Henry and Emily Zimdahl-McManus about their experiences participating in and/or facilitating trade time. I hope you enjoy hearing about how the program has positively impacted their professional learning!

In this episode, I discuss Trade Time -- a professional learning program that provides teachers the opportunity to participate in PL experiences outside of contractual hours and then "trade" the time earned in place of the last PL day of the school year. Lots of great ideas are shared in this episode -- you won't want to miss it!  Below are a few documents connected to today's episode topic:...

In this episode, I briefly summarize best practices for professional learning, based on current literature and research. Below are links to the professional resources I referenced in the episode: Moving from Compliance to Agency: What Teachers Need to Make Professional Learning Work Effective Teacher Development Principles for High-Quality, Standards-Aligned Professional Learning Teachers Know Bes...

In this episode, I chat with my very first podcast guest -- Dr. Sommer Garman! Sommer is a current middle school principal, and also leads her district's professional learning committee. Take a listen to learn about how she facilitated a shift from professional development to professional learning within the district. Interested in being a guest on the show or have an idea you'd like to hear discu...

In this episode, I talk about the important distinction between the terms professional development and professional learning. Listen to find out why I prefer the latter!  Below are a few professional resources referenced in today's episode or related to the PD vs PL debate: https://learningforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/moving-from-compliance-to-agency.pdf https://ncte.org/statement/p...

Hello, edu-verse! Thanks for popping into the PL Playbook Podcast! In this intro episode, I share a little bit about myself and the inspiration for the podcast. All episodes will be directly related to the topic of professional learning. Interested in being a guest on the show or have an idea you'd like to hear discussed on an upcoming episode? Fill out this brief Google form: https://bit.ly/PLPla...