This book help fosters an understanding of adult development that enables education leaders to support professional learning—or build capacity—across schools and districts with this one-of-a-kind resource. Based on adult developmental theory and filled with practical, actionable advice as well as takeaways, readers learn to:

• Design and implement action plans based on a learning-oriented model of school leadership and capacity building: Teaming, Providing Leadership Roles, Collegial Inquiry, and Mentoring


• Build robust and effective professional learning initiatives that increases student achievement


• Help leaders bridge theory and practice with first-hand case study analyses