Group items tagged

Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents.Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience.

Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents.Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience.

Education 2.0 - Free Private Microblogging in the Classroom

The 2011 Instructional Coaching Conference will include the following Pre-Conference sessions: Cost: $150 (For registrations postmarked after October 3, add $25 late fee) Location: Oread Hotel - Hancock Room Cost: $75 (For registrations postmarked after October 3, add $25 late fee) Location: Oread Hotel - Gathering Room 1 Description: Do you want transform school culture and increase the individual performance of staff and students?

When classes resumed in the Ames Community School District on Thursday, the scene was not one of desks in tidy rows. Instead of presiding over the front of their classes, teachers were found mingling with students at various workstations. Some teachers were, in fact, huddled in groups talking to each other.

The research is very specific: Well trained, proficient and effective teachers produce student learning.

This comprehensive guide encompasses a multilayered model that provides a rich experience for both coach and trainee. How to Coach Teachers Who Don't Think Like You covers the process and content of coaching and describes a unique approach that encourages teachers to write and reflect upon their practices. Coaches can use literacy strategies to train across content areas and learn how to individualize their approach to honor teachers' distinctive learning styles. The author presents samples of teacher writing and student work generated from coaching and offers narratives from practicing coaches across the country in school-based, district, and independent settings to illustrate the real world of coaching.

"Evocative Coaching takes a refreshing tack when it comes to excellence in education: trust and assist teachers to develop fresh, new ideas for inspiring student learning. That method fosters genuine motivation and honors what teachers, and all people, need most to be creative and successful. Conversations can change the world and this book can change the conversation."

* What new teachers want in their induction programs is "experienced colleagues who will take their daily dilemmas seriously, watch them teach and provide feedback, help them teach and provide feedback, help them develop instructional strategies, model skilled teaching, and share insights about students' work" (Johnson & Kardos 2002).