The Conditions for Learning Checklist: Ep 283

About this episode

Elena Aguilar discusses how to redesign professional development sessions to prioritize emotional safety and connection, providing a checklist for meaningful learning.

If you’ve ever designed a PD session that had great content—but still didn’t land—this episode is for you. Elena shares a story of how she redesigned a session to prioritize emotional safety and connection—and offers a powerful checklist with examples to help you prepare your own sessions for meaningful learning. Keep learning: Transform your design and facilitation at The PD WorkshopFive Conditions for Transformational Learning Starter ToolAttend The Art of Virtual PD to create connect...

People in this episode

Host: Elena Aguilar

Topics covered

• professional development
• emotional safety
• session design
• meaningful learning
• facilitation

Keywords

• professional development
• emotional safety
• learning checklist
• session design
• facilitation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The PD Workshop, The Art of Virtual PD

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