Teacher-Centered Professional Development

by Gabriel Díaz-Maggioli

Díaz-Maggioli (National Teacher's Training College) introduces a model that empowers teachers in this hands-on guide to collaborative skill building for teacher educators. He describes a variety of professional development strategies, including mentoring, journal writing, peer-to-peer coaching, and seminars. For each strategy, he provides a brief history of the research base, a step-by-step guide to implementing the strategy, sample handouts and assessment forms, and examples of the strategy in practice. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

181 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004