Cameron L. Rains – författare
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Teachers cannot become great unless they are given the time, support, and tools to grow in their professional practice. Written for teachers, coaches, and educational leaders, this resource offers a paradigm-shifting approach to teacher development and evaluation. The authors share research-backed steps for improvement, outline the principles for successful observation, and offer extensive protocols designed to help readers fully implement the book''s recommendations.
Use this resource to support teacher growth and reliably evaluate educator performance
Recognize the failure of past teacher evaluation efforts and its relationship with stagnant teacher development.Understand why the professional growth of teachers is vital to the well-being of the educational system.Discover the beneficial influence of teacher self-reflection and self-rating on elements of effective instruction.Restructure systems of classroom observation and evaluation to improve their effectiveness and encourage teacher development.Contents:IntroductionPart I: Improving Teacher DevelopmentChapter 1: Understanding ExpertiseChapter 2: Reflecting on TeachingChapter 3: Coaching TeachingPart II: Improving Teacher EvaluationChapter 4: The Perils of Observing TeachingChapter 5: Principles for Successful Classroom ObservationsChapter 6: The New Paradigm for Teacher EvaluationAppendix A: Teacher Self-Rating Scales for the Forty-Three Elements of the NASOT ModelAppendix B: Design Area Observational ScalesAppendix C: Tracking Form for Teacher ReflectionAppendix D: Tracking Form for Design Areas, Observational Categories, and Elements
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With foreword by Robert J. Marzano
What kind of leader am I? What is my leadership style? How do I best tap into others'' skills? How do I build collaborative leadership teams? New and veteran leaders alike ask themselves these questions. Stronger Together will help you face your current reality and determine action steps for improvement. You will discover how to engender trust and empower teams, creating a collaborative culture and, ultimately, improving student achievement.
Build a healthy culture of collaborative leadership in education:
Understand your own leadership style so you can play to your strengths and improve weaknesses.Adapt your leadership style to a collaborative culture that values transparent communication.Learn how collaborative leaders build the right kinds of collaborative teams and create common goals.Use collaborative strategies to create a common vision statement and garner buy-in from team members using the elements of trust: integrity, empathy, and humility.Develop ongoing transparent communication among school leadership, team members, faculty, parents, and students.Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: What Kind of Leader Am I?Chapter 2: How Can I Earn Trust?Chapter 3: How Do I Build Teams of Collaborative Leaders?Chapter 4: How Can I Help Develop a Vision?Chapter 5: How Can I Support Collaborative Teams?Chapter 6: What, When, and How Should I Communicate?Concluding ThoughtsReferences and ResourcesIndex
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How do educators build High Reliability Schools (HRS) and boost academic achievement? By implementing interdependent systems of operation and performance assessment for student-centered learning. A critical commitment to becoming an HRS is the PLC at Work™ process of collaborative learning and teaching. This user-friendly teaching resource focuses on: (1) a safe and collaborative culture, (2) effective teaching in every classroom, (3) a guaranteed and viable curriculum, (4) standards-referenced reporting of student progress (standards-based grading), and (5) a competency-based system.
Marzano, Warrick, Rains, and DuFour will help you:
Increase school effectiveness through a focus on student-centered learning and the implementation of research-based leading indicators of operation.Monitor effective practices through the use of lagging indicators and quick data sources.Explore the three big ideas associated with the PLC at Work™ process to implement student-centered learning, collaborative teaching strategies, and data-driven instruction.Engage in periodic reflection on effective school leadership and instructional coaching practices.Understand how to balance and achieve school and district goals using data to improve students'' academic achievement and college- and career-readiness skills.Contents:ForewordIntroductionChapter 1: High Reliability Organizations and School LeadershipChapter 2: Safe and Collaborative CultureChapter 3: Effective Teaching in Every ClassroomChapter 4: Guaranteed and Viable CurriculumChapter 5: Standards-Referenced ReportingChapter 6: Competency-Based EducationChapter 7: District Leadership in High Reliability SchoolsAppendixReferences and ResourcesIndex