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How Teachers Learn Best »

Authors: Edward P. Fiszer
ISBN-13: 9781578860708, ISBN-10: 1578860709
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: December 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Edward P. Fiszer

Book Synopsis

This book reveals whether or not teachers believe professional development components such as reflective dialogue and peer observation can positively impact their teaching. The literature emphasizes a laboratory-type setting where teachers recognize their environment as learning enriched rather than learning impoverished. It provides an excellent starting point for the shift in structure from one-shot, atheorectical, passive professional development sessions to sustained, proactive, theory-based activities that are part of a culture of ongoing professional development.

	Preface to Chapters 5, 6, and 7: Lessons from Teachers
	Introduction: Why Is Ongoing Professional Development Necessary? or Are You an Educational Lewis and Clark?
1	How Do Teachers Learn Best?	1
2	Traditional Professional Development	5
3	A Collaborative Culture	11
4	Emphasis on Teachers as Reflective Practitioners	15
5	Peer Observation	19
6	Reflective Dialogue	27
7	Feedback	33
8	How to Improve Teacher Learning Environments	39
9	Practical Recommendations to Improve Teacher Learning	49
	Epilogue	65
App. A	Contrasting the Old with the New	67
App. B	Notes Regarding Year-Round Calendars	69
	References	71
	Suggested Readings	73
	Index	77
	About the Author	79