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Improving teacher quality : a guide for education leaders / Sabrina Laine with Ellen Behrstock-Sherratt and Molly Lasagna.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2011.Description: x, 164 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780470585900
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 1025.3  .L143 2011
Summary: "Techniques for the difficult task of improving teacher quality No one stakeholder group can realize lasting change on their own; nor can any reform initiative focusing on just one type of strategy create the workplace conditions needed to truly build capacity within the education profession. Rather, stakeholders must focus on collaborating, reaching common understanding, and prioritizing for ultimate impact on the quality of teachers and teaching. This book discusses research and concrete examples of practice tied to teacher quality intended to improve eight key interrelated factors: Preparation; Recruitment; Hiring; Induction; Professional Development; Compensation and Incentives; Working Conditions; and Performance Management. Offers a framework and strategies for understanding the issues that make up the teacher quality question Written for educational leaders, superintendents, district administrators, teacher leaders, and principals, as well as policy-makers and other stakeholders Filled with illustrative examples teacher quality The author addresses the most important factor that affects student achievement-the quality of the teacher."--
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Graduate Studies Graduate Studies Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Graduate Studies Graduate Studies LB 1025.3 .L143 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) In transit from Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center to DLSU-D GRADUATE STUDIES since 04/14/2023 3AEA0000315623

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Techniques for the difficult task of improving teacher quality No one stakeholder group can realize lasting change on their own; nor can any reform initiative focusing on just one type of strategy create the workplace conditions needed to truly build capacity within the education profession. Rather, stakeholders must focus on collaborating, reaching common understanding, and prioritizing for ultimate impact on the quality of teachers and teaching. This book discusses research and concrete examples of practice tied to teacher quality intended to improve eight key interrelated factors: Preparation; Recruitment; Hiring; Induction; Professional Development; Compensation and Incentives; Working Conditions; and Performance Management. Offers a framework and strategies for understanding the issues that make up the teacher quality question Written for educational leaders, superintendents, district administrators, teacher leaders, and principals, as well as policy-makers and other stakeholders Filled with illustrative examples teacher quality The author addresses the most important factor that affects student achievement-the quality of the teacher."--

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