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This book is based on the INTASC principles - the most widely recognized and used set of national standards for classroom educators in the U.S. "Specifically, it teaches candidates how to select powerful artifacts of their teaching and how to construct meaningful reflective statements in the context of powerful professional portfolios" -- Preface.
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"In Teachers as Learners, a collection of landmark essays, noted teacher educator and scholar Sharon Feiman-Nemser shines a light on teacher learning. More Arguing that serious and sustained teacher learning is a necessary condition for ambitious student learning, she examines closely how teachers acquire, generate, and use knowledge about teaching over the trajectory of their careers. Together, these essays bear witness to the evolution and development...
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For novice teacher, veteran teacher, or mid-career professional entering teaching for the first time, stepping into a classroom can be like diving into the deep end of a pool. In the words of Foreword writer William Ayers, "the plunge will be heart-stopping." For all those who take the plunge, Dominic Belmonte's wise and humorous book provides support. Dominic Belmonte blends theory with example, anecdote, and reflection to guide the teacher through...
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"How to Be a Great Online Teacher supplements and extends existing training by addressing the knowledge base and communication skills necessary for quality online teaching. Positive, warm, proactive instructor communication is crucial, yet most instructor training programs feature only the tools of online learning, not teaching and communication skills. Based on her experiences as a successful online educator, Lehmann includes examples of student/instructor...
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You will see concrete examples of how your school can move away from a one-size-fits-all professional development model to create an authentic learning environment that meets the needs of individual teachers. The book features chapters focusing on: implementing an instructional coaching model -- establishing study groups among teachers -- using observation as a means to model effective instruction -- going deeper with discussion through the use of...
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In Journals as Frameworks for Professional Learning Communities, Mary E. Dietz demonstrates five types of structured journals expressly tailored to the scope and purpose of professional learning communities (PLCs). Each of the journals in this guide follows a clearly defined four-step process--purpose, focus, process, and outcome--and provides a framework that promotes collaboration, continuous learning, and improved student achievement. --From publisher's...
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"As districts across the country struggle to find and retain qualified teachers, more and more schools are turning to mentoring as a solution. Data suggest that mentors not only guide and orient new teachers, but also help to keep them in the profession. But what makes mentoring successful? This book is a rare, behind-the-scenes view of mentoring that lays bare the actions of both partners and shows how mentoring actually works in an urban public...
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"This book represents the results of a 15-year longitudinal study based on in-depth case studies of the development of four teachers' pedagogical thinking. These studies illustrate how teachers' thinking - about children's behavior, development, learning, and teaching - develops over time, based on their personal and professional life experiences. It is an especially significant book because understanding how pedagogical thought develops over time...
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Mentoring expert Susan Villani offers a number of ways in which schools, teacher associations, institutions of higher education, educational collaboratives, and state departments of education can support teachers with the right mentoring program at the right time. Topics include: inducting new teachers; continuing program design; district-funded programs; peer assistance and review programs ; state-funded programs ; grant- and alternative-funded programs....
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"Based on rapid advances in what is known about how people learn and how to teach effectively, this book examines the core concepts and central pedagogies that should be at the heart of any teacher education program. Stemming from the results of a commission sponsored by the National Academy of Education, Preparing Teachers for a Changing World recommends the creation of an informed teacher education curriculum with the common elements that represent...
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Recognizing the responsibility institutions have to prepare teachers for today's diverse classrooms, Vavrus shows us how to incorporate transformative multicultural education into teacher education curriculum, pedagogy, and evaluation. Placing race, racism, antiracism, and democracy at the center of his analyses and recommendations, this volume provides.
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Featuring a group of expert contributors, this book details the complexities of not only preparing teachers for the classroom but also helping them to succeed in the profession itself. Addresses topics of vital importance to new and veteran teachers, this authoritative volume explains how to build a strong sense of self to help teachers weather the inevitable storms they will face in the field, such as state mandates, district directives, and parental...
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