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Improve teaching practice through powerful professional conversations!Move beyond isolated teaching, passive observations, ineffective workshops and be the leader who engages staff and affirms the value of reflective and informal professional discussions. Read Talk About Teaching! to build a culture of understanding, respect, and empathy that breeds meaningful conversation and a powerful team of teachers who understand how students learn, what motivates them, and how to implement that research in the classroom. The second edition of this powerful book includes: A new chapter guiding conversations to align with CCSS and other standards Outlines for specific conversation skills needed to initiate and succeed Mental maps, sample topics, and conversation activities
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Danielson, a former teacher and specialist in teacher effectiveness and teacher evaluation systems, offers a guide that explains the use of professional conversations to improve teacher learning, focusing on informal professional conversations that occur after principal observations of a lesson. She discusses various related themes: the role of power and leadership in schools; the ideas that shape professional conversations, such as what constitutes important learning, how students are motivated, and what intelligence is; conversation skills, topics, and activities; the procedure; and implementation issues like finding time, establishing trust, and maintaining confidentiality. This edition has a new chapter on guiding conversations to align with new state standards and sections on the implications of standards for student learning. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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