Courageous Capacity: Designing Systems and Developing Skills With Adult Learners (Strategies for supporting adult learners in PLC teams)

Authors Regina Stephens Owens, Crystal Johnson Cross, and Harriet D. Moore offer a powerful framework for sustaining learning and designing a transformational learning culture for adult learners. By focusing on building capacity, developing culture, continuously learning, and sustaining community, they empower systems to develop adult learners’ skills and achieve transformational learning and results in every part of the organization.

K–12 district and school leaders and instructional coaches can use this book to:

• Cultivate professional environments that encourage continued learning and active inquiry
• Align mindsets and actions to achieve a common vision and responsive engagement
• Collect, analyze, and act on data to ensure efficacy of practice in achieving goals
• Sustain performance and commitment to ongoing progress and efficacy
• Create a strong community of belonging where everyone has a role, feels valued, and makes a significant contribution

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Exploring Triple-Loop Learning
Chapter 2: Designing Culture
Chapter 3: Developing Systems and Processes
Chapter 4: Using Data to Determine the Impact
Chapter 5: Sustaining the Learning Community and Continuous Improvement
References and Resources
Index