Create a 21st-century professional development program!

Can online learning deliver high-caliber professional development (PD) with lower costs? This timely book shows you how, and the answer lies in combining well-designed online instruction with the energy of peer-to-peer collaboration. Sonja Hollins-Alexander writes from her own experience building a successful online professional development program for a large urban district. Readers will find:

• Research-based support for online PD and the learner-learner model
• A thorough planning guide and ten action steps for program development
• Best practices for managing staffing and resources
• Strategies for establishing virtual learning communities that thrive