The Power of Protocols

by McDonald, Joseph P.

• ISBN13: 9780807743614
• ISBN10: 0807743615
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

This important professional development tool describes nearly 30 protocols or "scripts" for conducting meetings, conversations, and other learning experiences among educators--in one, easy-to-use resource. For anyone working with collaborative groups of teachers on everything from school improvement to curriculum development this book features: -Protocols for working together on problems of practice, for studying together, for organizing many different kinds of meetings, and for looking together at student work.-A thorough text that describes each protocol, provides a rationale for using them, explains the particular purpose each protocol was designed for, discusses the value that educators have found in using them, and offers helpful tips for facilitators.-Valuable appendices that list relevant resources, such as websites, contact addresses, and training opportunities, and a table that lists all of the protocols with suggestions for cross-use.-A free supplement on the Teachers College Press website with "Abbreviated Protocols" that can be downloaded and custom

Author Biography

Joseph P. McDonald is Professor of Teaching and Learning at New York University's Steinhardt School of Education Nancy Mohr is an educational consultant who directs the National School Reform Faculty in New York City and works with the University of Washington's Center for Reinventing Education Alan Dichter is the Deputy Superintendent for School Reform and Leadership Development in the Queens High School District of New York City Elizabeth C. McDonald is an educational consultant and Project Director at New York University's Center for Research on Teaching and Learning

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
The Basic Ideas	p. 1
Educating Ourselves	p. 2
Exploring Student Work	p. 3
Protocol-Based Learning	p. 4
A New Workplace for Educators	p. 7
Facilitative Leadership	p. 11
Facilitating	p. 15
The Facilitator's Core Tasks	p. 16
The Facilitator's Moves	p. 18
Brief Protocols	p. 21
Longer Openers	p. 24
Fears and Hopes	p. 24
Protocol for Setting Norms	p. 26
Diversity Rounds	p. 29
Marvin's Model	p. 32
Tapping Outside Sources	p. 34
Final Word	p. 34
Learning from Speakers Protocol	p. 38
Panel Protocol	p. 40
Provocative Prompts	p. 43
Mars/Venus Protocol	p. 46
Rich Text Protocol	p. 48
Working on Problems of Practice	p. 52
Descriptive Consultancy	p. 53
Issaquah Coaching Protocol	p. 56
Constructivist Learning Groups Protocol	p. 58
Success Analysis Protocol	p. 60
Tuning Protocol	p. 63
Peeling the Onion	p. 66
Japanese Lesson Study	p. 68
Exploring Student Work	p. 73
What Comes Up	p. 75
Collaborative Assessment Conference	p. 76
New York Peer Review Protocol	p. 80
Minnesota Slice	p. 84
Shadow Protocol	p. 91
ESP Protocol	p. 95
Equity Protocol	p. 97
Conclusion: Jumping In	p. 100
Suggested Uses for Protocols	p. 103
Additional Resources	p. 105
References	p. 107
Index	p. 111
About the Authors	p. 117
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