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Improve student outcomes with collective teacher efficacy.If educators’ realities are filtered through the belief that they can do very little to influence student achievement, then it is likely these beliefs will manifest in their practice. The solution? Collective efficacy (CE)—the belief that, through collective actions, educators can influence student outcomes and increase achievement. Educators with high efficacy show greater effort and persistence, willingness to try new teaching approaches, and attend more closely to struggling students’ needs. This book presents practical strategies and tools for increasing student achievement by sharing: Rationale and sources for establishing CE Conditions and leadership practices for CE to flourish Professional learning structures/protocols
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Donohoo, who works in curriculum and assessment policy in the Ontario Ministry of Education, Canada, examines the impact of collective beliefs that teachers have about the effects of their actions on student achievement. She details the research on collective teacher efficacy and provides practical strategies, tools, and an inquiry framework to connect theory and practice, to help measure the beliefs of staff, determine the degree to which enabling conditions are in place in schools, implement changes in leadership practice, monitor results, and determine next steps. She explains a rationale for collective teacher efficacy, sources that include it, enabling conditions and leadership practices to foster it, efficacy-enhancing professional learning structures and protocols, and a framework to organize leadership actions for strengthening the collective efficacy of school staff. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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