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Breakthrough

By Perry Como

A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development

Breakthrough

If you’re an educational administrator or trainer you probably already know about the new multi-media program called Breakthrough.  It hit the school systems this spring and just “calls” to staff developers with a bevy of “bells and whistles” a trainer in any field would love to own. 

This incredible program has a 42-minute DVD with a stop-and-search navigation menu which will let you control the content. Along with a companion book, there is also a facilitator’s guide connecting core content to the DVD with segment prompts, workshop outlines, extended activities, key points, and discussion questions. But it doesn’t stop there!  So you can easily reproduce any of these forms the publishers, Corwin Press, have included a CD-ROM with the facilitator’s guide, outlines, handouts, agendas, an evaluation form, and a “ton” of other digitized materials.  These folks even thought about the packaging!  For easy shelving and transporting it has handsome full color sleeve that wraps around a molded vinyl case, with a place for everything (this would save me hours of looking for a missing piece)

I’m sure with an all-in-one package like this, there are those of you who are ready to order without going any further, but hold on…I’ve saved the best for last.  This packet is rich with content!  Utilizing the Triple P Breakthrough Model: Personalization, Precision and Professional Learning; the program gives educators all the keys needed for an instructional approach that will raise and sustain on-going school-wide achievement.  Lead author, Michael Fullan is Professor Emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, a best selling author in leadership and change and well known as an international authority on educational reform.

Here is what you can expect when you apply the Triple P Breakthrough Model:
• Smart application of data-driven instruction to reach all learners
• Contextual learning opportunities related to teachers’ specific situations
• Commitment to excellence in classroom instruction based on a clear moral purpose
• Breakthrough leadership that generates future leaders and communicates across school, district, and state levels

If you are a staff developer and need materials for administrators to create the instructional systems that will improve performance of both students and teachers you should take a good look at this comprehensive package. It will make your job easier AND it may fit quite well into your American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grant application. There is more information and a list of everything included and how to order this valuable training program at http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Breakthrough_DVD_SET-pid454.html .