Description
Product ID: | 9781412955805 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | The Reflective Educator’s Guide to Professional Development |
Subtitle: | Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities |
Authors: | Author: Diane Yendol-Hoppey, Nancy Fichtman Dana |
Page Count: | 208 |
Subjects: | Industrial or vocational training, Industrial or vocational training |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Combining professional learning communities and action research, this step-by-step guide provides coaches, workshop leaders, and staff developers with strategies, activities, and tools to develop inquiry-oriented PLCs. "A tool box overflowing with ideas that will help every staff developer craft a school culture hospitable to adult and student learning." "The book speaks to many audiences, including instructional coaches, PLC leaders, action researchers and group leaders, and university professors working with action researchers and PLCs." "A terrific resource for connecting teacher networks and action research to create powerful professional development opportunities. This book is a joy to read." Powerful tools for facilitating teachers'' professional development and optimizing school improvement efforts! Professional learning communities (PLCs) and action research are popular and proven frameworks for professional development. While both can greatly improve teaching and learning, few resources have combined the two practices into one coherent approach. The Reflective Educator''s Guide to Professional Development provides educators with strategies, activities, and tools to develop inquiry-oriented PLCs. Nationally known school reform experts Nancy Fichtman Dana and Diane Yendol-Hoppey cover the ten essential elements of a healthy PLC, provide case studies of actual inquiry-based PLCs, and present lessons learned to help good coaches become great coaches. With this step-by-step guide, readers will be able to:
By combining two powerful training practices, coaches, workshop leaders, and staff developers can ensure continuous, robust school-based professional development. |
Imprint Name: | Corwin Press Inc |
Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2008-06-26 |