The Power of Teacher Networks - Couverture souple

Meyers, Ellen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1412967171 ISBN 13 : 9781412967174

Editeur : Corwin, 2009

Synopsis

Develop a teacher network or grow an existing one to support new teachers, reduce teacher isolation, increase retention rates, enhance professional practice, and nurture teacher leaders.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ellen Meyers is a founder and senior vice president of Teachers Network and director of the Teachers Network Leadership Institute (TNLI). Ellen has had a long distinguished career in education, with an extensive list of accomplishments, including editor-in-chief of the by teachers, for teachers series of handbooks, including the New Teachers Handbook and How to Use the Internet in the Classroom published by Teachers Network; co-editor of Taking Action with Teacher Research (Heinemann, 2003); producer of the television series Successful Teaching Practices in Action; innovator of the award-winning web site, teachersnetwork.org; and developer of Teachers Network′s online courses. Her passion is bridging the gap between schoolhouses and statehouses by empowering teachers to provide a voice in education policymaking. Ellen has a Masters in Education from Cambridge College, and was recently awarded a certificate in English Language Teaching from Long Island University. For five years, she was adjunct professor at New York University′s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and has been an instructor of English at Long Island University.

Peter A. Paul is vice president of Teachers Network and also serves as national coordinator of the Teachers Network Leadership Institute (TNLI). Additionally, he directs Teachers Network′s New Teacher Resource Program that helps support thousands of new teachers each year across the U.S. Peter has a Concentration in Educational Policy from Teachers College, Columbia University, where he was inducted as a permanent member into its chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (International Honor Society in Education) and has also received numerous other recognitions, such as citations in Who′s Who in the World, Who′s Who in Asia--First Edition, and Outstanding People of the 20th Century (Cambridge, England). As a licensed elementary and middle school teacher, he has taught at all levels and in mixed environments--including urban, rural, and suburban classrooms--throughout the U.S. and Japan. The son of two teachers and education professors, Peter is the founding president of NCA Schools International--a Northern Japan-based chain of English-language schools. Prior to returning to the U.S. in 1997, Peter did extensive public speaking and educational consulting abroad.

David E. Kirkland is assistant professor of English Education at New York University′s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in the Department of Teaching and Learning. His research focuses on urban youth popular culture; language and literacy; teacher research; and urban teacher education. For five years, Dr. Kirkland taught secondary reading and English language arts in Detroit and Lansing, Michigan. He received his Masters in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Urban Education from Michigan State. His professional memberships include American Educational Research Association (AERA), Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), National Association for the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) Detroit Branch, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and Michigan Council of Teachers of English (MCTE)-NCTE Affiliate Organization.

Nancy Fichtman Dana is currently a professor of education and the director of the Center for School Improvement at the University of Florida. Under her direction, the Center promotes and supports practitioner inquiry (action research) as a core mechanism for school improvement in schools throughout the state. She began her career in education as an elementary school teacher in Hannibal Central Schools, New York, and has worked closely with teachers and administrators on action research, building professional learning communities, and school-university collaborations in Florida and Pennsylvania since 1990. She has authored numerous articles in professional journals focused on teacher inquiry, as well as a best-selling book (with Diane Yendol-Hoppey) on the action research process from Corwin Press (The Reflective Educator′s Guide to Classroom Research).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412967171
• ISBN 13: 9781412967174
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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