Honoring Diverse Teaching Styles: A Guide for Supervisors - Softcover

Pajak, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871207761 ISBN 13: 9780871207760

Verlag: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

In this era of increasing teacher accountability, helping novice and veteran teachers succeed in the classroom has never been more urgent or more challenging. Honoring Diverse Teaching Styles is essential reading for anyone who wants to help teachers meet today's performance standards while also respecting the unique gifts each teacher brings to the classroom.

This concise guide describes a system for fostering effective teacher development, and includes:

* Descriptions and examples of the four basic styles of teaching
* Tips for matching your communication style with the teacher's preferred style
* Tools for effectively observing classroom practice
* Ideas for helping teachers build on their strengths while exploring different ways of teaching.

Using this guide, principals and mentors can help teachers broaden their instructional repertoire and develop a stronger professional identity. These teachers will become more confident in their decision making and take greater command of the classroom, leading to increased student learning.

Educators who are new to supervising teachers will find this a highly readable guide to the wide range of strategies available, while experienced supervisors will discover new ways to strengthen their own practice and rethink their observational methods. All readers of this guide will gain the satisfaction of helping teachers develop the kind of expertise that truly fosters student achievement.

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Discusses a system for fostering effective teacher development designed to assist principals and mentors in helping teachers build on their strengths and explore other ways of teaching.

Reseña del editor

For your school or district to meet student achievement targets, you have to ensure all teachers are at the peak of their practice. Here's a guide that helps you bring out the best in every faculty member-new and experienced. Learn an approach that integrates the four most critical variables in the supervision process: * The type of teachers you're dealing with. * The experiences they've had. * The ways they perceive classroom realities. * The communication styles that engage and motivate them to succeed. Know what to do at each stage of working with a teacher. And discover communication tools and tips you need to help all teachers build on their strengths, explore other ways of teaching, and meet demanding performance standards without sacrificing their unique gifts.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0871207761
• ISBN 13: 9780871207760
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 118
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