Breaking Through to Effective Teaching A Walk-Through Protocol Linking Student Learning and Professional Practice
, by Martinez-Miller, Patricia; Cervone, Laureen- ISBN: 9781578867363 | 1578867363
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/14/2007
Breaking Through to Effectice Teaching discusses the Walk-Through protocol, which provides both a process and a tool for inquiry-based professional development, community engagement, and ultimately, student self-direction. It starts with a school's commitment to build an inquiry model that assumes the capacity for extraordinary learning on the part of students, teachers, administrators, and families. This protocol can be employed narrowly-to guide teachers with a passion for biology, for example-or more broadly. Many of the improving schools chose the Walk-Through protocol as a framework for schoolwide professional development that led to exceptional growth in learning and student achievement. This process allows schools to create a community where all members approach learning as an inquiry and are proactive designers of their success. Book jacket.