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1 online resource (279 pages) |
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Print version record. |
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Cover; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Edith Rusch; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Teachers Helping Teachers: The Case for Peer Consultation; Introduction; How Teachers Learn to Teach; The First Source of Teacher Help: Principals as Instructional Supervisors; Teacher Empowerment and School Improvement Related to Principals' Supervision; The Second Source of Teacher Help: Lead Teachers and the Move Away From Top-Down Administrative Control; Formal Teacher Leadership; Informal (Emergent, Naturally Occurring) Teacher Leadership. |
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The Third Source of Teacher Help: Naturally Occurring Informal Peer ConsultationOur Study of Peer Consultation Among Teachers; A Portrait of Peer Consultation; A Call to Action; Summary; Questions to Consider; Suggested Reading for Further Learning; 2. Peer Consultation Skill #1: Building Healthy Relationships by Communicating, Caring, and Developing Trust; Communication as the Key; Four Types of Peer Consultation; Type #1: Peer Coaching With a Focus on Principles of Teaching or Teacher Effectiveness; Type #2: Peer Coaching With Focus on Models of Teaching. |
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Type #3: Peer Consultation With Focus on Fine Tuning, Reflective Practice, and InnovationType #4: Peer Consultation With Focus on Organizational Development and Change; Peer Consultants' Communication Styles; Peer Consultants' Caring Concern for Students and Teachers; Peer Consultants Building Trust; Summary; Activities for Teachers and Administrators; Suggested Reading for Further Learning; 3. Peer Consultation Skill #2: Using the Five Guiding Principles for Structuring Learning Experiences; Teachers' Knowledge Base; The Educational Productivity Research and the School Effects Research. |
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Strand #1: The Educational Productivity ResearchStrand #2: The School Effects Research; From Knowledge to the Development of a Professional Learning Community; Peer Consultants' Guiding Principles for Structuring Learning Experiences; Guiding Principle #1: Address Every Child's Needs; Guiding Principle #2: Individualize and Contextualize Learning; Guiding Principle #3: Engage Students in Cooperative Learning; Guiding Principle #4: Develop Interdisciplinary Approaches to Learning; Guiding Principle #5: Use Technology in Learning; Summary; Implications for Practice. |
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Suggested Reading for Further Learning4. Peer Consultation Skill #3: Planning and Organizing for Learning; Teachers' Professional Development; Metathemes of Planning; Defining and Achieving Goals; Maintaining High Expectations and Developing Critical Thinking Skills; Motivating Students With Lessons Involving Student Choice and Discovery; Planning Together; Getting Organized for Instruction; Elements of Lesson Planning; Teacher Tips; The Dark Side of Planning and Organizing for Learning; Summary; Reminders and Questions; Suggested Reading for Further Learning. |
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5. Peer Consultation Skill #4: Showing and Sharing. |
| Summary |
Boost teacher-to-teacher collaboration and learning as a means of informal, but powerful professional development!Most teachers have experienced some kind of formal mentoring or induction program. What these programs can miss is the meaningful daily interaction with peers that builds mutual trust and instructional collaboration. Based on a unique investigative study of nearly 300 teachers, this powerful new resource provides informative teacher perspectives of informal, naturally occurring, teacher-to-teacher professional development. The authors identify the following five teacher behaviors t. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-135) and index. |
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Teachers -- Professional relationships -- United States.
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Teaching -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
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Teacher-principal relationships -- United States.
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Communication in education.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Communication in education. (OCoLC)fst00870133
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Teacher-principal relationships. (OCoLC)fst01144234
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Teachers -- Professional relationships.
(OCoLC)fst01767821
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Teaching -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst01144625
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Blase, Joseph.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Blase, Jo. Teachers Bringing Out the Best in Teachers : A Guide to Peer Consultation for Administrators and Teachers. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, ©2014 9781629146690 |
| ISBN |
9781632201461 (electronic bk.) |
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1632201461 (electronic bk.) |
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