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30 Reflective Staff Development Exercises for Educators
Second Edition
- Stephen S. Kaagan - Michigan State University, USA
Other Titles in:
Collaboration & Team Building | Teacher Leadership | Training Strategies & Resources
Collaboration & Team Building | Teacher Leadership | Training Strategies & Resources
August 2013 | 120 pages | Corwin
In this invaluable and unique resource, leadership and organizational development expert Stephen S. Kaagan presents a unique guide for educators who enjoy challenging themselves and who hunger for new ideas and a fresh perspective of staff development. It promotes individual and collective learning of all participants as they undertake formal staff development while enhancing the success and performance of the entire educational system.In this Second Edition of Stephen Kaagan's bestselling work, the author adapts his excercises to the classroom. Since the exercises are experiential, by definition they intensify student's emotional connections with course content. Collaborative by design, the exercises, when adapted, can also promote mutual accountability for classroom learning. With students positioned as learning resources for each other, the teacher is better able to mediate learning as well as direct it.
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Author's Preface to the Second Edition
Part I. The Power of Reflective Exercises for Staff Development
Part II. 30 Reflective Exercises
Exercises Arranged by Topic and Purpose
Part III. Using Appropriate Exercises
Bibliography
Index
"A timely and insightful resource for educators to enhance student learning and to engage themselves in reflective practice."
National Association of Secondary School Principals
"A dynamic and easy-to-use workbook that employs the powerful tool of reflection to help enhance the effectiveness of staff development. By following the sequence of exercises, educators will be able to enrich the working and learning relationships with school colleagues that are necessary for successful professional development and school improvement."
National Association of Elementary School Principals