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Talking Shop

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Description for Talking Shop Paperback. A set of stories about how something as simple as ordinary talk among teachers can become a powerful medium for teacher learning and professional development. It draws on the work of eight groups of teachers in the US and Israel who met in conversation over a period of four to five years. Editor(s): Clark, Christopher M. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNMT; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.

What do teachers learn from talking to one another about their practice? This set of exciting stories focuses on this important question and presents a case for how the ordinary talk among teachers is a potent medium for teacher learning and professional development. Drawing from the work of eight groups of teachers in the United States and Israel who have met in conversation for the past 4 to 5 years, the contributors present rich descriptions of the complexities, obstacles, contradictions, and possibilities that can accompany teacher conversation. Their research findings culminate in a practical model that helps guide educators in ... Read more

  • Is teacher-centered, inexpensive, and sustainable
  • Provides frameworks to guide teacher conversations and authentic examples of professional development in action
  • Offers excellent opportunities for faculty and doctoral students to do low-cost, publishable research on learning to teach
  • Is flexible in that participants can choose how to focus the deliberations of their group, how to set ground rules, and what patterns of meetings to follow
  • Is easy to orchestrate
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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807740309
SKU
V9780807740309
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Christopher M. . Ed(S): Clark
Christopher M. Clark is Director of the School of Education and professor of education at the University of Delaware.

Reviews for Talking Shop
This is a wonderfully helpful book for educators who want to develop highly collaborative and creative learning environments for themselves, their colleagues, and their students. - Mary Field Belenky, Coauthor of Women's Ways of Knowing and A Tradition That Has No Name ""These authors are convinced that conversation groups can constitute a low-cost, sustainable, satisfying, and significant form of teacher ... Read more

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