Oran Tkatchov's career has included such roles as a middle school teacher, high school teacher and charter school director. He has spent the last 15 years directing, presenting and providing professional development in the areas of special education, leadership and organizational improvement for various agencies and businesses. Mary Tkatchov has devoted almost two decades to the education field as a former high school teacher and adult educator, and she is currently working in assessment development for Teachers College at Western Governors University. She presents at national conferences and writes articles about education and assessment in higher education.
Dedication Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Why Proactive
Professional Learning is Necessary in Every Profession Chapter 2. Learning
Theory in Professional Learning Chapter 3. Types of Professional Learning:
Choices, Choices, Choices Chapter 4. Proactive Professional Learning Trait
#1: Targeted Chapter 5. Proactive Professional Learning Trait #2:
Data-Driven Chapter 6. Proactive Professional Learning Trait #3:
Job-Embedded Chapter 7. Proactive Professional Learning Trait #4: Continual
Chapter 8. Conferences and Workshops as Professional Learning Chapter 9.
Observation as Professional Learning Chapter 10. Book Study as Professional
Learning Chapter 11. Action Learning as Professional Learning Chapter 12.
Individually Guided Learning as Professional Learning Chapter 13. Mentoring
as Professional Learning Chapter 14. The Proactive Professional Learning
Plan: Putting All the Parts Together Chapter 15. Change and Resistance in
Professional Learning Bibliography
