Teacher Collaboration for Professional Learning: Facilitating Study, Research, and Inquiry Communities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780470461310)

Teacher Collaboration for Professional Learning contains the essential information, tools, and examples teachers and school leaders need to create, manage, and sustain successful collaborative groups. Designed to be a hands-on resource, this practical guide shows you how to:

• Advocate for collaborative teacher learning
• Develop and sustain collaborative research groups
• Organize and conduct productive research projects
• Address issues of ethics, leadership, and group dynamics
• Evaluate and sustain collaborative learning activities

Based on data from a major survey, Teacher Collaboration for Professional Learning features extensive case examples from model research communities collaborating within schools, across districts, in partnership with universities, and as online networks. The book also offers a wealth of reproducible templates as well as reflection questions and exercises?invaluable tools for organizing study groups.

Author: Cynthia A. Lassonde, Susan E. Israel
ISBN-10: 0470461314
ISBN-13: 9780470461310
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Language: English
Published: 12/09/2009
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.60d