The Reflective Educator's Guide to Classroom Research: Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn Through Practitioner Inquiry: 0 - Brossura

Nancy Fichtman Dana; Diane Yendol-Hoppey

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ISBN 10: 1412966574 ISBN 13: 9781412966573

Casa editrice: Corwin Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Transform your teaching practice with this powerful approach to professional growth!

This updated bestseller gives prospective and practicing teachers everything they need to engage in the vital process of teacher inquiry. Featuring helpful exercises and step-by-step instructions, this how-to guide takes teachers through each stage of the process: formulating a research question, collaborating with others, collecting and analyzing data, writing and presenting classroom research, and assessing project quality. This revised edition includes:

• An updated section about professional learning communities 
• The latest methods of collecting data, from digital photos to blogging
• Added examples from middle and high school settings

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Recensione:

"Like all illuminating teacher inquiry, this book asks relevant and intriguing questions, the very questions teacher researchers ask most often. The authors offer a step-by-step guide to answering those questions, deeply grounded in the work of elementary, middle, and high school teacher researchers." (JoBeth Allen, Professor of Language and Literacy Education 2008-02-14)

"Whether you are a preservice, beginning, or veteran teacher or teacher educator, this is the perfect resource for deepening your understanding of teacher inquiry." (Kevin J. Berry, Professional Development Community Site Coordinator, University of Florida 2008-03-04)

"Makes classroom-based research understandable and doable as an integral part of teaching. From finding a wondering to developing a research plan to data analysis and sharing findings, the authors support teacher researchers at all levels of experience." (Gail V. Ritchie, Coleader 2008-04-28)

L'autore:

Diane Yendol-Hoppey is the Director of the Benedum Collaborative and a Professor of Education at West Virginia University. The Benedum Collaborative is one of the oldest school/university partnerships in the nation. Diane spent the first thirteen years of her career in education teaching in Pennsylvania and Maryland. In her work at Penn State, the University of Florida, and West Virginia University, Diane focuses on job-embedded teacher professional development and the cultivation of teacher leadership. Her research explores how powerful vehicles for teacher professional development including teacher inquiry, professional learning communities, and coaching/mentoring can support school improvement. She has authored numerous studies which have appeared in such journals as Teachers College Record and Journal of Teacher Education. She is coauthor (with Nancy Fichtman Dana) of three books, The Reflective Educator's Guide to Classroom Research: Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn through Practitioner Inquiry, The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Development: Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities and The Reflective Educator's Guide to Mentoring: Strengthening Practice through Knowledge, Story, and Metaphor, all from Corwin Press.

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• Editore: Corwin Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412966574
• ISBN 13: 9781412966573
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 216