Professional Collaboration with Purpose : Teacher Learning Towards Equitable and Excellent Schools

Datnow, Amanda; Park, Vicki

ISBN 10: 0815348789 / ISBN 13: 9780815348788

Published by Routledge, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Professional Collaboration with Purpose : Teacher Learning Towards Equitable and Excellent Schools
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815348789
• ISBN 13: 9780815348788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Building on both cutting-edge research and professional learning practice, Amanda Datnow and Vicki Park explore how professional collaboration can support deeper learning for students and teachers alike. While many schools and systems support teacher collaboration, they often fall short of their intended goals of improving teaching and learning. This book provides concrete guidance for creating the conditions for collaboration in which teachers are moved toward―rather than repelled―by joint work. The authors explore how collaborative settings can provide a space for working through the inevitable challenges that accompany the changing nature of teaching in the age of accountability and show the motivation, inspiration, and energy that teachers personally--and collectively--gain from collaborating to improve student learning. Ultimately, they show how teacher empowerment towards working together builds equitable and excellent learning environments.

About the Author

Amanda Datnow is Professor in the Department of Education Studies and Associate Dean of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego.

Vicki Park is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University.