Mindset for Success: The Powerful Partnership of Problem-Based Learning and PLC at Work® (Create collaborative teams with a problem-based learning mindset.) - Softcover

Terry Goodin; Heather K. Dillard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1958590576 ISBN 13: 9781958590577

Publisher: Solution Tree Press, 2024

Synopsis

When educators believe they are capable of overcoming challenges and that their work matters, they make a lasting impact on students’ academic success. Using a problem-based learning (PBL) approach, the authors equip teachers with guided PBL scenarios to facilitate a shift in thinking so they feel mentally prepared to adopt a growth mindset and commit to the professional learning community (PLC) process.

This book will help K–12 school leaders, teacher leaders, trainers, and administrators:

• Apply the PBL method to the PLC process through the use of guided PBL scenarios
• Adopt a growth mindset with tips on making each thinking shift
• Utilize the “Think This, Do This” approach to ease the transition to a collaborative PLC
• Build collaboration, will, and skill with numerous tools and strategies
• Honor and trust their team members and the PLC process

Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: The Will and Skill
Chapter 1: Building a Powerful Partnership—PLC at Work and PBL
Chapter 2: Building Collaborative Will Power—Learning to Trust the PLC Process Using PBL
Chapter 3: Building Collaborative Skill Power—Problem-Based Learning
Part 2: PBL Training Modules
Chapter 4: Shifting From Teaching to Learning
Chapter 5: Shifting From Isolation to Collaboration
Chapter 6: Shifting From Intentions to Results
Reproducibles
Afterword
References and Resources
Index

About this title

About the Author

Terry Goodin, EdD, is a professor of education at Middle Tennessee State University. He has both K–12 and higher education teaching experience, as well as thirteen years of corporate experience in the world of marketing. Terry’s primary focus is in problem-based learning (PBL) in which he has authored and coauthoring book chapters, made local presentations, delivered papers and conference presentations, written articles, conducted workshops, and designed PBL events. Since the late 1990s, he has worked with universities at the state, regional, and national levels on the design and use of PBL in a variety of disciplines and has conducted training for schools, universities, and corporations. He played an integral part in the redesign of the teacher education program in his state, using PBL. He has developed PBL events for teachers and professors to use in their practice, and he regularly consults and advises colleagues on the use of PBL. His ongoing work is in the design of PBL curricula at all levels, assisting others in their teaching practice, and envisioning the future of PBL. He received his bachelor's in general studies from Western Kentucky University, his MEd from David Lipscomb University, and his EdD from Vanderbilt University.

Heather K. Dillard, EdD, is an associate professor of Education at Middle Tennessee State University. After working as a middle and high school social studies teacher for sixteen years, she has spent the last eleven years working with both undergraduate teacher candidates and graduate students in both master’s and doctoral programs at MTSU. She teaches the Schools as Professional Learning Communities class in the Assessment, Learning, and School Improvement doctoral program that was designed by PLC at Work architect Robert Eaker. She has authored and coauthored book chapters, research articles, and magazine articles primarily about PLC at Work. Heather regularly presents workshops on PLC concepts and consults with administrative teams at various schools to assist in their PLC development. She received her BS in Geoscience Education, MS in Curriculum and Instruction, and EdS in Curriculum and Technology from MTSU, and her EdD in Curriculum and Instruction from Tennessee State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1958590576
• ISBN 13: 9781958590577
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 152