Teacher Centered Professional Development 1st edition by Gabriel Diaz Maggioli 1416602798 9781416602798

Teacher-Centered Professional Development is a hands-on guide to collaborative skill building for educators. It introduces the Teacher’s Choice Framework, a model that empowers teachers by helping them choose and initiate professional growth activities according to their schedules, strengths, and needs.

The book describes a wide variety of professional development strategies, including mentoring, journal writing, peer-to-peer coaching, and seminars. For each strategy, the author provides:

* A brief history of the research base

* A step-by-step guide to implementing the strategy

* Sample handouts and assessment forms

* Examples from the field of the strategy in practice

With this book, teachers at all levels can quickly learn how to set up development teams, conduct action research, and engage in other activities to further their skills. In addition, the Teacher’s Choice Framework helps educators prioritize their needs and choose the strategies that best suit those needs. Teacher-Centered Professional Development offers both a perfect introduction to staff development options and a commonsense method for choosing among them.