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    As trainings grow shorter, follow-up plays a bigger role

    By Robert J. Garmston
    October 2003
    Vol. 24, No. 4
    Recently my job in Laos was to deliver a two-day training, then help plan follow-through. This had been a 14-hour seminar in what normally would have taken 24 hours over several months. Professional development activities are more and more often condensed into less preferable time frames in geographically isolated settings such as rural North America and in international schools. When training is abbreviated, follow-up — and planning follow-up — is even more important. On concluding the training, I met with the Vientiane International School’s professional development committee. Our purpose was to begin designing follow-up. The first requirements for this Friday evening meeting were an agenda and knowledge of implementation outcomes. IMPLEMENTATION OUTCOMES Programs that develop teachers’ skills have two important outcomes: having teachers develop unconscious

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    Robert J. Garmston

    Robert J. Garmston is co-founder of the Institute for Intelligent Behavior and a professor emeritus at California State University, Sacramento’s School of Education. You can contact him at 337 Guadalupe Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-3560, (916) 933-2727, fax (916) 933-2756, e-mail: FABob@aol.com.

    References

    Leonard, G. (1991). Mastery: The keys to success and long-term fulfillment. New York: A Dutton Book.

    Marzano, R.J. (2003). What works in schools: Translating research into action. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.


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    Robert J. Garmston (fabobg@gmail.com) is an emeritus professor of education administration at California State University, Sacramento, and co-developer of Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools.


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