By illustrating sound evaluation practices with realistic examples, this book provides an essential guide to each aspect of analyzing staff development programmes in schools. The author pays special attention to the process of selecting an evaluation team, the responsibilities of the team and implementing the team's recommendations.
This book argues that if schools are to be successful learning places, the needs of teachers must be placed on a par with those of the students. The authors show how Total Quality Education schools address this problem, making learning an ongoing experience for both teachers and students.
Personal safety issues of concern to all teachers are highlighted in this book. It discusses how to analyze the school environment for security risks, what to do and what not to do to avoid becoming a victim of crime. And, if the worst occurs, how to learn to survive. The book shows how to make a difference by enhancing the quality of life and safety at school.
Using vivid examples, classroom strategies, teaching tips and feedback tools, this book demonstrates how to improve teaching skills. Weimer dissects the elements of good teaching - enthusiasm, organization, clarity, among others - and emphasizes that good teaching can come in a variety of guises.
This volume will help teachers and administrators design, organize and conduct evaluations of their school's reading and language arts programmes - without needing to use complicated statistical procedures or research techniques.
In the course of a day teachers must be prepared to resolve countless contradictions and make many decisions, necessitating excellent `people skills'. The authors use case studies to help teachers develop these skills and to stimulate teachers to make informed decisions that can have a lasting effect on their professional and personal effectiveness. This book gives teachers the information they need to better understand how schools work and how they can improve the way they function as teachers. The authors describe key variables and operational guidelines for decision making and how teachers can function as creative leaders.
Effective discipline is vital to effective teaching and learning. This book reports the views of teachers and pupils and describes different kinds of practice in schools. Drawing on a three-year research project, it describes the common features underlying different approaches, analyzes key influences on school policy and practice and suggests the benefits and costs of different approaches. This book is the companion volume to Effective Discipline in Primary Schools and Classrooms.
