The Reflective Educator’s Guide to Professional Development: Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities

The Reflective Educator’s Guide to Professional Development: Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities
ISBN-10
1452239258
ISBN-13
9781452239255
Category
Education
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2008-05-01
Publisher
Corwin Press
Authors
Nancy Fichtman Dana, Diane Yendol-Hoppey

Description

Powerful tools for facilitating teachers' professional development and optimizing school improvement efforts! Combining professional learning communities (PLCs) 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. The authors present essential elements of a healthy PLC, case studies of inquiry-based PLCs, and lessons learned for improving coaching practices. Sample projects and reflection prompts will help readers: Organize, assess, and maintain high-functioning, inquiry-oriented PLCs Facilitate the development of study questions Enable PLC members to develop, analyze, and share research results Lead successful renewal and reform efforts

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