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Peine, Jodi – Corwin Press, 2007
Recognizing that student achievement is intrinsically linked to high-quality teaching, Jodi Peine offers an invaluable guide that helps educational leaders strengthen teachers' instructional practice with an individualized and robust professional development process. The author provides administrators and staff developers with step-by-step…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Data Analysis, Professional Development, Teacher Improvement
Sweeny, Barry W. – Corwin Press, 2007
While resources are abundant for helping the mentor and the new teacher, very little has been written to guide the leaders of teacher and mentor development. This book provides an effective, proven model for developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining an induction and mentoring program that results in highly qualified teachers. A…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Orientation, Teaching Methods, Program Evaluation
Brock, Barbara L.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Corwin Press, 2007
Beginning teachers are often filled with self-doubt and questions regarding school culture and principals' expectations. This book helps one answer teachers' questions and gain strategies to prevent the isolation that many new instructors experience. Updated to meet the challenges facing new teachers today, this revision of the bestseller helps…
Descriptors: School Culture, Principals, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction
Cox, James B. – Corwin Press, 2006
In this book, educational consultant James Cox offers a smarter way to look at data, putting test scores in context, not in isolation. Rather than focusing on last year's findings for school improvement, educators can learn how to evaluate the processes and practices that lead to those data by using a user-friendly, three-pronged framework for…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Scores, Educational Improvement
Dimmitt, Carey; Carey, John C.; Hatch, Trish – Corwin Press, 2007
This book talks about the enormous pressure school counselors are under to document effectiveness by using data and producing quantitative accountability reports--whether or not they've had the appropriate training. Highly respected by counselor educators and trainers it gives preservice and inservice school counselors the tools to knowledgeably…
Descriptors: Program Development, Decision Making, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change
Reiss, Karla – Corwin Press, 2006
In this resource, educational coach Karla Reiss helps superintendents, principals, and teachers understand the fundamentals of effective leadership coaching programs that result in long-lasting educational change. Using a balance of theory and practice, Reiss offers 11 core competencies adopted by the rapidly growing coaching profession including…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Leadership Effectiveness, Ethics, Educational Change
Dimmitt, Catherine L., Carey, John C.; Hatch, Patricia A. – Corwin Press, 2007
Today's school counselors are under increasing pressure to document their effectiveness by using data and producing quantitative accountability reports. This guide from recognized counselor educators and trainers gives preservice and inservice school counselors the tools to identify evidence-based practices in their field and to use data in…
Descriptors: Program Development, Decision Making, School Counselors, Needs Assessment
Barton, Elizabeth A. – Corwin Press, 2006
This book addresses the growing concern of bullying and violence by offering updated strategies for developing social skills, resolving conflicts, and intervening in bullying situations. Providing techniques for immediate implementation in both elementary and secondary classrooms, this resource includes: explanations of the relationships between…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Bullying, Student Behavior, Antisocial Behavior
Pierangelo, Roger; Giuliani, George A. – Corwin Press, 2007
Creating and evaluating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities is a major responsibility for teachers and school leaders, yet the process involves legal components not always understood by educators. In "Understanding, Developing, and Writing Effective IEPs," legal and special education experts Roger…
Descriptors: Related Services (Special Education), Guidelines, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology