Talk about Teaching! : Leading Professional Conversations

by Charlotte Danielson

• ISBN13: 9781412941402
• ISBN10: 1412941407
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-12
• Publisher: Corwin Pr
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Summary

Written by a renowned educator, this breakthrough work helps leaders understand the value of professional conversations in promoting reflection, inquiry, support, and ongoing teacher development.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Preface

Why Professional Conversation?

The Imperative for Improvement in Teaching

The Nature of Teacher Learning

Promoting Professional Learning Through Conversation

Assumptions Underlying Professional Conversations

Summary

Power and Leadership in Schools

Overview

The Reality of Power

Reconciling Power and Leadership

Summary

The Big Ideas That Shape Professional Conversations

What Constitutes Important Learning?

What Causes Learning?

How Are Students Motivated?

The Merging of All These Ideas

Summary

The Topics for Conversations

Power, Leadership, and the "Big Ideas"

Clarity of Purpose

Rigorous Learning Tasks and Assignments

High Levels of Energy and Student Engagement

A Safe and Challenging Environment

Smooth Organization and Management

Implementation of School or District Initiatives

Summary

Conversation Skills

Setting the Tone for Conversation

Linguistic Skills

Paraphrasing

Summary

Informal Professional Conversations

Purpose

Settings for Professional Conversations

Coach: Non-Tenured Teacher and a Supervisor

Coach: Tenured Teacher and a Non-Supervisory Colleague

Coach: Tenured Teacher and a Supervisor

Procedure

Summary

Implementation Issues

Finding Time for Conversation

Communicating the Purpose

Establishing Trust

Forging Understanding and Consensus on the "Big Ideas"

Elaborating the "Topics for Conversation"

Summary

Conversation Activities for Implementation

Establishing the Foundation

Communicating the Purpose

Establishing the Contributors to Student Learning

The Principal's Role in Promoting Good Teaching

Establishing Trust

Identifying an Environment of Poor Levels of Trust

Creating and Enhancing a Trusting Environment

Creating an Action Plan for Trust

The Big Ideas

Reflecting on One's Own Recent Learning

Thinking About the Changing World

Ensuring Important Learning

How Do People Learn?

Summarizing Observations From Personal Experience

Reflecting on One's Own Learning

Worthwhile Learning Experiences

Reflecting on the Characteristics of Children's Learning

Human Motivation

Considering Adult Motivation

Considering Student Motivation

Topics for Conversation

Considering the Topics for Conversation

Summary

References

Index

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