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Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Yendol-Hoppey, Diane - The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Development. Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities.  - 9781412955805 - V9781412955805
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The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Development. Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities.

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Description for The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Development. Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities. Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 432.

"A tool box overflowing with ideas that will help every staff developer craft a school culture hospitable to adult and student learning."
—Roland S. Barth, Author, Lessons Learned

"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."
—Gail Ritchie, Coleader, Teacher Researcher Network
Fairfax County Public Schools, VA

"A terrific resource for connecting teacher networks and action research to create powerful professional development opportunities. This book is a joy to read."
—Ellen Meyers, Senior Vice President
Teachers Network

Powerful tools for facilitating teachers′ professional development and optimizing ... Read more

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:

  • Organize, assess, and maintain high-functioning, inquiry-oriented PLCs
  • Facilitate the development of study questions
  • Establish the trust and collective commitment necessary for successful action research
  • Enable PLC members to develop, analyze, and share research results
  • Lead successful renewal and reform efforts

By combining two powerful training practices, coaches, workshop leaders, and staff developers can ensure continuous, robust school-based professional development.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412955805
SKU
V9781412955805
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Yendol-Hoppey, Diane
Nancy Fichtman Dana is currently professor of education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida, Gainesville. She began her career in education as an elementary school teacher in Hannibal Central Schools, New York. Since earning her PhD from Florida State University in 1991, she has been a passionate advocate for teacher inquiry and has worked ... Read more

Reviews for The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Development. Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities.
"The reader gets to be a fly on the wall, listening as the coaches facilitate and problem solve with their groups. The authors are truly passionate about providing the reader with tools, protocols, and vocabulary to aid coaches in their role as facilitator of teacher professional learning communities."
Bill Osman, Supervisor of Professional Development and Mentoring "Offers a new ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Development. Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities.


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