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The Learning Loop - Allison Rodman
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Learning Lifts: Episode 059 – Favorite Tools for Growing and Sharing
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison shares some of her favorite tools for webinars, collaboration, virtual courses, and finding the next book to read. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 058 – Favorite Tools for Connecting
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison shares some of her favorite tools for making, deepening, and sustaining connections in her professional learning network. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 057 – Favorite Tools for Centering
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison shares some of her favorite tools for centering and recovering amid the daily whirlwind. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 056 – Making Learning a Habit
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode, Allison outlines ways educators can make learning a habit through engagement in professional learning events, reading, and connecting with colleagues. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 055 – Closing Tabs
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison encourages individuals to close tabs (in their web browser and their brain) to enable them to focus on the projects and people at hand. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 054 – Committing to a Joyful Yes
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison reminds educators to operate with thoughtfulness and intention when selecting what takes up space on their calendars and task lists. Choose what brings you joy! Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 053 – Auld Lang Syne
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison encourages educators to let go of old practices as they set new goals and establish new habits for the upcoming year. Forget the “old ways” and focus on the things and people that are best supporting your current goals. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Podcast - Personalized Professional Learning (Dr. Justin Baeder Principal Center Radio)
Allison Rodman's interview with Principal Center Radio's Dr. Justin Baeder, discussing her ASCD book "Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice" (June 2019). This is the blueprint to support individuals and organizations with designing and facilitating professional learning that is personalized, purposeful, and paradigm-shifting.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 052 – Reflecting through Movement
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison offers suggestions on ways we can reflect while also getting our bodies in motion. At times our most inspiring ideas come to us through movement rather than stillness. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Podcast - Believing in Students So They Believe in Themselves (Whole Child Podcast)
Ask educators why they went into teaching, and the majority will respond that they wanted to make a difference in the lives of young people. How are you (and your teams) working to ensure that each child in your school and community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged? In this episode of the Whole Child Podcast, our guests will share what led them to teaching, what inspires them, and how they make a difference in their students' lives and learning.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 051 – Reflecting through Stillness
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode, Allison openly shares her own challenges with making space for reflection as well as how we can integrate it into our daily routine through writing, conversation, and breathing. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 050 – Looking Ahead
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison reflects on two years of Learning Lifts (50 episodes!) and shares her hopes for professional learning and building adult social emotional capacity looking ahead. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Podcast - My Professional Learning (Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud)
Professional Learning should be personalized. Allie Rodman, author and founder of The Learning Loop, identifies ways that teachers can maximize the value of their ongoing learning in the post pandemic setting. How do you tap into, direct, and personalize your learning opportunities?
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Learning Lifts: Episode 049 – Recognizing Our Mentors and Coaches
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison recognizes we don’t make it to the finish line alone. She shouts out her own “coaches” from this past year and asks others to share theirs as well so we can celebrate them together. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 048 – Celebrating Our Connections
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison encourages viewers to look back on the connections they strengthened or made this past year, celebrate them, and let others know how grateful they are for them. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 047 – Celebrating Our Growth
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode, Allison interviews fellow ASCD author Monica Burns about ways we can celebrate our students’ and staff members’ growth even if we are popping confetti in virtual or hybrid spaces or navigating our way through sites with limited participant capacity. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 046 – Extend the Learning Loop
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison coaches facilitators on how they can extend the learning loop beyond their synchronous engagements together and keep the connection and collaboration happening. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 045 – Socially Construct New Approaches
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison coaches facilitators on ways they can support learners in socially constructing new approaches together rather than just delivering content. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 044 – Launch the Learning
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison coaches facilitators about how to launch professional learning experiences to include an inclusion activity, clear goals and norms, and opportunities for learners to explore and refine practices together. Facilitators are encourage to draw learners in and leave logistics out. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 043 – Ushering Learners to Growth
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison coaches facilitators on how they can usher learners into professional learning experiences by creating an alternate world and seizing threshold moments. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 042 – Prime the Experience
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison coaches facilitators on how they can prime learners to connect and fully engage in professional learning experiences before they even begin. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 041 – Planting Promising Practices
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison reminds us to capture the promising practices from this year that we want to continue integrating into our work with students and staff members. Don’t lose what’s been gained. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 040 – Springing into Possibility
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison encourages viewers to focus on what’s “possible” not just what’s “probable” as we prepare to end this year and look ahead to next. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 039 – Decluttering Our Practices
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison outlines how viewers can take stock of the apps, programs, and practice they are currently using and evaluate which ones are the most effective. She reminds viewers of the importance that we “stop doing” as much as we “start doing” to avoid overwhelm. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 038 – Decluttering Our Spaces
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison speaks with teacher coach Tammy Musiowsky-Borneman about how cluttered spaces affect our productivity and flow and ways we can begin some professional spring cleaning. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 037 – Building and Expanding Learner Networks
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison challenges viewers to expand their networks and connect with others for new perspectives, ideas, and approaches. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 036 – Strengthening Learner Connections
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison challenges viewers to make authentic connections with colleagues – the type that help build a sense of belonging – not just meet about the work. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Learning Lifts: Episode 035 – Modeling Continuous Learning
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison discusses how we can model social emotional learning for one another and our students by making space for recovery time – not just a quick recharge. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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Podcast - Professional Learning: Let’s Not Go Back to Normal (Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud)
Allison Rodman’s interview with Steve Barkley of PLS 3rd Learning on his “Ponders Out Loud” podcast discusses ways school leaders and instructional coaches should be building learner voice, co-creation, social construction, and self-discovery into their professional learning designs. What are we learning as leaders in this time of virtual and hybrid facilitation that should we carry forward? How do we avoid simply going "back to normal"? (Recorded February 2021 / Aired March 2021)
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Learning Lifts: Episode 034 – Empowering Learners by Stepping Forward
Allison Rodman, professional learning designer and facilitator and founder of The Learning Loop, shares reflections and ideas from the field as she works with districts, schools, and other learning organizations personalizing professional learning. In this episode Allison suggests ways that facilitators can step forward to advocate for the resources, time, and connections their learners need to be successful.. Viewers can learn more about The Learning Loop and Allison’s work here: http://www.thelearningloop.com.
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