{"product_id":"teachers-caught-in-the-action_9780807740996","title":"Teachers Caught in the Action","description":"\u003cp\u003e“We invite you to join our authors in this lively discussion of professional development. Our hope is that you will come away with fresh ideas, deeper understanding, and persuasive evidence to support your own work in helping teachers deepen their practice and enhance their professional learning.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Lieberman\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLynne Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their newest volume, Lieberman and Miller enlist a stellar group of contributors offer—once again—the best of what is known and practiced about professional development in schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is the purpose of staff development? What ends does it seek?\u003c\/i\u003e To answer these often overlooked questions, the editors turn to the distinguished \u003cb\u003eMaxine Greene\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCarl D. Glickman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDerrick P. Aldridge\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJudith Warren Little\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Cochran-Smith,\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSusan L. Lytle\u003c\/b\u003e. In opening chapters they remind us that it is essential to tie what we do in staff development to larger goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause what we do in staff development can best be understood in terms of \u003ci\u003eContexts, Strategies, and Structures\u003c\/i\u003e, the remainder of the book features distinguished educators who write from their own unique experiential and theoretical stances. \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Ancess\u003c\/b\u003e describes how teachers in New York City secondary schools increase their own learning while improving student outcomes • \u003cb\u003eMilbrey W. McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJoel Zarrow\u003c\/b\u003e demonstrate how teachers learn to use data to improve their practice and meet educational standards • \u003cb\u003eLynne Miller\u003c\/b\u003e presents a case study of a long-lived school–university partnership • \u003cb\u003eBeverly Falk\u003c\/b\u003e recounts stories of teachers working together to develop performance assessments, to understand their student’s learning, to re-think their curriculum, and much more • \u003cb\u003eLaura Stokes\u003c\/b\u003e analyzes a school that successfully uses inquiry groups. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are further contributions (including some from novice teachers) by \u003cb\u003eAnna Richert Ershler\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAnn Lieberman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDiane Wood\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSarah Warshauer Freedman\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eJoseph P. McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e. These powerful exemplars from practice provide a much-needed overview of what matters and what really works in professional development today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ann Lieberman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037279125606,"sku":"9780807740996","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807740996.jpg?v=1771505078","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/teachers-caught-in-the-action_9780807740996","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}