| Title: |
Lab Class: Professional Learning through Collaborative Inquiry and Student Observation |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Cranston, Lisa; Learning Forward |
| Source: |
Corwin. 2018. |
| Availability: |
Corwin, a SAGE Publications Company. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: order@sagepub.com; Web site: http://www.corwin.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
168 |
| Publication Date: |
2018 |
| Intended Audience: |
Administrators |
| Document Type: |
Book; Guides - Non-Classroom |
| Descriptors: |
Teacher Collaboration; Classroom Observation Techniques; Cooperative Planning; Inquiry; Faculty Development; Teacher Effectiveness |
| ISBN: |
978-1-5443-2795-2 |
| Abstract: |
Meaningful growth in teacher practice comes when we invest in teacher-led, inquiry-based collaborative models where teachers get to roll up their sleeves and study what's really going on in classrooms. "Lab Class" introduces an observation-based professional learning design that helps teachers collaboratively plan, investigate, and develop solutions to a specific problem of practice by observing a host teacher's classroom through the eyes of students. This book provides instructional leaders and team facilitators with observation protocols that encourage teachers to: (1) Plan collaborative inquiry projects by identifying a focus of the inquiry, combing the research literature, creating norms for observations, and identifying resources needed; (2) Observe and analyze student conversations, actions, and products to determine the impact of instructional decisions on students; and (3) Identify patterns from observations and determine next steps for professional learning. Close the knowing-doing gap by bringing professional learning out of workshops and back where it belongs--in the classroom! |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2018 |
| Access URL: |
https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/lab-class/book261842 |
| Accession Number: |
ED586497 |
| Database: |
ERIC |