β Scribed by C. Rhodes
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Written for staff in schools and colleges, this book offers the challenge and support necessary to understand, analyze and adopt coaching, mentoring and peer-networking mechanisms as an essential part of the development of professional learning within an organisation. Drawing on the new national strategy for professional development, it emphasises the importance of learning with and from other colleagues, helping yourΒ organisation to become a professional learning community and supporting the drive to raise standards and attainment. Organised into nine distinct but interrelated chapters, this is an invaluable sourcebook of practical information for in-service training. It contains a range of stimulating activities which engage the reader and encourages reflection on: * the nature and importance of professional development in schools and colleges the potential benefits and difficulties associated with coaching, mentoring and peer-networking factors essential to the successful establishment and management of coaching and mentoring programmes team leadership and leadership coaching the role of the coach, mentor and networker with respect to the creation of professional learning communities. Β
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures and tables......Page 8
List of activities......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Effective professional development: the internal and external environment......Page 16
Coaching, mentoring and peer-networking: changing practice and raising standards......Page 37
Developing coaching, mentoring and peer-networking in your own organisation: needs analysis to best practices......Page 53
Adult learning and reflective practice: what is professional learning?......Page 65
The key role of the team leader: developing skills and managing the process......Page 77
Leadership coaching: developing the profession by collaboration......Page 87
Raising performance and embedding change: modelling the standards and assessing impact......Page 102
Overcoming barriers: leadership and management issues in coaching, mentoring and peer-networking......Page 116
Towards a professional learning community: a new strategy for professional : a new strategy for professional development......Page 128
References......Page 141
Index......Page 148
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