Professional Development : What Works
Sally J. Zepeda
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Larchmont : : Taylor and Francis, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (352 p.)
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| Utgave | 2nd ed.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; What's New; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Free Downloads; Foreword; Introduction; Why Does Professional Development Matter?; Who is Responsible for Professional Development?; Organization of This Book ; 1: Getting Ready to Champion Professional Development; Bringing Out the Best in Teachers; Build a Culture to Support Professional Learning; Supportive Cultures Increase Efficacy; Feasibility; Important Goals; Supportive and Insistent Supervisors; Supportive Peers; Professional Development Supports Teacher Voice. - Formative EvaluationSummative Evaluation; Differences Between Formative and Summative Evaluation; General Guidelines for Evaluating Professional Development; Overview of Program Evaluation Models Appropriate to Assess Professional Development; Kirkpatrick; Guskey; Killion; Getting Down to Brass Tacks; Selecting a Focus; Establishing an Evaluation Agreement; Collecting Data; Organizing and Analyzing the Data; Reporting Results to Stakeholders; Identify the Audience; Choose an Appropriate Method for Reporting; Follow Up to Ensure Evaluation Is Translated into a Plan of Action. - Implications for PrincipalsConclusion; Suggested Readings; 3: Focusing on Adult Learning: Releasing the Conditions for Professional Growth ; The Principles of Adult Learning; The Differences Between How Children and Adults Learn; The Social Aspects of Adult Learning; Teacher as Learner; Time to Reflect on the Vision for What Learning Can Become for Adults; Setting the Tempo for Professional Development and the Adult Learner; Effective Professional Development Does Not "Fix" Teachers; Professional Development and Highly Qualified Teachers; Research About Professional Development and Teachers. - Prior Experience and Adult Learning. - Professional Development Is Based on DataTeachers Are Central to Leadership and Decision Making; Supporting Student and Teacher Learning; Student Learning is a Primary Focus of Professional Development; Connecting to the Research Base on Professional Development and Student Learning; Lessons Learned from the Research on Professional Development; What Does Research Tell Us About Effective Professional Development?; Linking Professionalism and Teacher Quality to Professional Development; What is a Professional?; Professionalism and Professions; Static Approach; Process Approach. - Socioeconomic ApproachProfessionalism and Teaching; Professionalism and Decision Making; Standards; Learning Forward-The Standard-Bearer for Professional Development; Suggested Readings; 2: Evaluating and Assessing Professional Development; You Can Do It!; What is Evaluation? ; Myths About Evaluation; Program Evaluation and Change; Characteristics of Change; Change and the Evaluation of Professional Development; Types of Change; Difficulties Inherent in Change; Resistance to Change; Understanding Personal Concerns; Formative and Summative Approaches Needed to Evaluate Professional Development. - This top-selling book will serve as the compass and road map to your school's professional development journey. A comprehensive and authoritative resource you will go to again and again, this book helps guide principals, directors of professional development, school/district committees, and other leaders in creating an effective professional development program that moves ideas from knowledge to action. Topics include: Learning Communities, Job-Embedded Learning, Coaching, Teacher Study Groups, Critical Friends, Lesson Study, Portfolios, And more! Additionally, this book features helpful cas
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| ISBN | 1596671939. - 9781138129856. - 9781596671935
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