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3 produkter
Building Effective Learning Communities
Strategies for Leadership, Learning, & Collaboration
Häftad, Engelska, 2005, 0-3 år
576 kr
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Establish collaborative learning communities that foster high academic standards! Today′s school leaders face a difficult reality: the pressure to meet national standards often eclipses the pursuit of additional academic goals. This groundbreaking text seeks to remedy this conflict by enabling practicing and prospective school leaders to build collaborative, constructive environments that not only help schools achieve national standards, but also help the school community realize high academic standards. Sullivan and Glanz put forth a conceptual framework centered on modeling reflective practice. This framework and the authors′ suggested strategies and techniques provide school leaders with: Approaches that can be employed at all educational levels Materials that educate leaders about themselves Tactics for building a reflective learning community Suggestions for promoting individual and group developmentDiscover the techniques that foster collaborative learning communities in which all members of the school community advance high academic standards.
329 kr
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701 kr
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Secrets to supervising for instructional improvement!With continual emphasis on student outcomes and state and national standards, supervision of instruction is an indispensable function that inspires good teaching and promotes student learning. More than ever, effective supervision is vital to instructional improvement and this new edition of Supervision That Improves Teaching and Learning pinpoints the strategies and techniques that matter most. Susan Sullivan and Jeffrey Glanz approach supervision as a process for empowering teachers with "super-vision" to see and reflect upon their teaching in a non-judgmental way for improved instructional delivery. Fully updated and revised, this best-selling book featuresNew observation tools centered on diversity and differentiated instruction Pairing tools for the same focus—one to observe the teacher and a second for the studentsNew case studies on alternative approaches to supervision such as learning walks, lesson study, and book groups A new chapter on creating transformational change More on technology topics such as blogs, wikis, online and hybrid coursesScenarios highlighting English Language Learners and exceptional studentsSummary sheets and observation charts for use in the classroomReflective microlabs to reinforce material and conceptsFeaturing 42 qualitative and quantitative observation tools, Supervision That Improves Teaching and Learning encourages hands-on development of essential supervision skills. "Sullivan and Glanz articulate a philosophy of supervision that puts student learning at the center, and puts the focus on talking about teaching (not teachers) in a deep and pragmatic way."—Jeremy Kahan, Assistant PrincipalIda Crown Jewish High School Academy, Chicago, IL"This book will certainly prove to be useful as a guide for instructional leaders in both their on-going professional development as well as their daily practice tomorrow. It is not often that we have a book that is well grounded in the theory of instructional leadership while also being practical in its possible applications."—Zach Kelehear, Associate Dean for Academic AffairsCollege of Education, University of South Carolina