Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: Building Capacity for Schoolwide Success

by Pete Hall, Alisa Simeral

As a school administrator, instructional coach, or teacher leader, you know that reflective teachers are effective teachers. But how can you help teachers become self-reflective practitioners whose thoughtful approach translates into real gains for student achievement?

In Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice—a companion volume to their teacher-oriented book Teach, Reflect, Learn—authors Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral draw on lessons learned from educators across grade levels, content areas, and district demographics to present a definitive guide to developing a culture of reflective practice in your school.

Hall and Simeral expand on ideas originally presented in Building Teachers’ Capacity for Success to help you gain a clear understanding of your role and responsibilities—and those of your teachers—within each stage of the Continuum of Self-Reflection. Armed with the book’s real-life examples and research-based tools, you’ll learn how to determine the current location of all stakeholders on the continuum and how teacher-leadership activities, transformational feedback, and strategic coaching can move them forward.

The end result? A schoolwide culture that both values reflection and uses it to ensure that teachers—and their students—reach their fullest potential.

Genres: Education, Professional Development, Leadership

410 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 29, 2017

Reviews

[Fafani Weinzierl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book for administrators and instructional coaches. I don’t necessarily supervise coaches or engage in exactly the type of work outlined in this book; however, I still found it valuable and learned some tools that I can apply to my work.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am starting a book club immediately

This book is a must-read for schools trying to figure how to support their teachers and divide up responsibilities among various support roles!

[Lesley Doane · Rating 3 out of 5]

An informative read about building capacity in buildings, the role of an instructional coach, and fostering effective PLC's.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an excellent read for principals and instructional coaches. Building reflective practices is the key building capacity to improving learning for all!