Models of Professional Development: A Celebration of Educators - Brossura

Joyce, Bruce; Calhoun, Emily

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1412978068 ISBN 13: 9781412978064

Casa editrice: Corwin Pr, 2010

Riassunto

An in-depth resource for designing and implementing effective professional development!

Identifying the major models of professional development, this comprehensive resource shows educational leaders how to design and implement professional development to meet the needs of any school. The authors analyze types and variations of models and provide concrete guidelines for implementing and evaluating a program. Based on the belief that all models can succeed if properly implemented, the book examines: 

• Models to support individuals
• Collaborative direct service models such as mentoring and coaching
• Collaborative and cooperative models
• Models designed to achieve curricular and instructional change

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Informazioni sugli autori

Bruce Joyce grew up in New Jersey, was educated at Brown University, and, after military service, taught in the schools of Delaware. He was a professor at the University of Delaware, the University of Chicago, and Teachers College, Columbia University, where he directed the laboratory school and the elementary teacher education program. His research, writing, and consultation are focused on models of teaching, professional development design and implementation, school renewal, and programs for K12 beginning readers and Grade 3-12 struggling readers. Primary topics of his speaking and consultation include Teaching Methods, Curriculum and Content, Staff Development, and 21^st Century School Renewal. He lives in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, and can be reached via e-mail at brucejoyce40@gmail.com. With Emily Calhoun, his most recent book is Models of Professional Development (2010). Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.

Emily Calhoun currently focusses on school improvement and professional development, where she combines practice and research. She specializes in the language arts, particularly the teaching of reading and writing in the elementary grades and literacy development K-12, including programs for struggling readers.

She writes and consults on action research, The Picture-Word Inductive Model of Teaching, and ways of incorporating digital technologies into K-12 learning environments through the development of hybrid courses.

She lives in Saint Simons Island, Georgia.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Corwin Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1412978068
• ISBN 13: 9781412978064
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 149
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile