{"product_id":"collaborative-peer-coaching-that-improves-instruction-the-2-2-performance-appraisal-model-paperback","title":"Collaborative Peer Coaching That Improves Instruction: The 2 + 2 Performance Appraisal Model - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDwight W. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlyce C. LeBlanc\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book should be required reading for all teachers and administrators seriously seeking ways to engage teachers in their own professional development and learning.\"\u003cbr\u003eRudolph F. Crew, Former Chancellor\u003cbr\u003eNew York City Schools\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book is an action-oriented game plan to improve teachers′ performance-designed, initiated, and implemented by teachers. It tackles one of education′s toughest issues-teacher isolation.\"\u003cbr\u003eAnne Bryant, Executive Director\u003cbr\u003eNational School Boards Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The authors present a wonderfully simple idea for turning a school into a learning community. It is a powerful, growth-oriented strategy for creating instructional focus in a school.\"\u003cbr\u003eRoy D. Nichols, Jr., Superintendent of Schools\u003cbr\u003eTroup County (GA) Board of Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDramatically enhance teaching and learning by reviving teacher collaboration!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehind a simple equation, 2 + 2, lies a rich yet realistic approach to enhancing teaching and learning. As \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollaborative Peer Coaching That Improves Instruction \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003edemonstrates, the current method of job appraisal consists of sporadic classroom visits from school administrators that frequently serve to reinforce teacher isolation rather than promote professional development. In contrast, the 2 + 2 method, a practice where teachers visit each other′s classrooms long enough to provide two compliments and two suggestions for improvement, has not only been proven to enhance teaching skills and student learning, but has also increased job satisfaction by reviving productive teacher collaboration. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the presentation of detailed case studies that illustrate the authors′ actual experience implementing the program at an inner city school, this work chronicles how the 2 + 2 method: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cli\u003eRestores\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe vital connections \u003c\/i\u003ebetween teachers and students, teachers and administrators, and teachers and teachers \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEncourages\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eteaching and learning\u003c\/i\u003e to develop beyond what standardized tests reveal \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eProvides\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ea low-cost, easy-to-implement program\u003c\/i\u003e that is realistic, given teachers′ time constraints and limited school budgets \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTransforms\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eschools\u003c\/i\u003e into cultures of collaborative teaching and learning \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 2 + 2 program is much more than a simple equation; it is a powerful tool that can revolutionize a school′s approach to teaching and learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDwight W. Allen, Ed.D., is the Eminent Professor of Educational Reform at Old Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia. He received his A.B. (with Distinction) in history, with honors in Humanities, from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He continued at Stanford and completed both his M.A. and his Ed.D. in Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDwight is also heavily involved in global concerns and for more than 10 years served as the International Technical Advisor for the United Nations Development Program in China as well as a consultant to the Department of Defense Dependent Schools in Germany. He also serves or has served as a consultant for schools and universities in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, India, South Africa, Israel, Uganda, Malawi and Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe is the co-author (with his son, Douglas B. Allen, Ph.D.) of a companion volume to \u003ci\u003eMaking the 2 + 2 Performance Appraisal Connection\u003c\/i\u003e that is being developed based upon the application of the 2 +2 model in the corporate sector. He is also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eAMERICAN EDUCATION: The 100 Billion Dollar Challenge, \u003c\/i\u003e (with Bill Cosby, Ph.D.) which was \"ePublished\" by Time Warner in 2000, and was named one of six non-fiction finalists in the International eBook Awards. In 2002, Dwight was named University Teacher of the Year by the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia 1n 2001, and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has honored him by establishing the Dwight W. Allen professorship of Educational Policy and Reform, also in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDwight is known as a leading proponent of reformed educational systems for the future, and has written literally scores of influential papers and magazine articles on all aspects of the topic. He is an in-demand speaker and has delivered hundreds of lectures on national and international platforms. He has been the recipient of numerous grants for studies of educational systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlyce C. LeBlanc, Ph.D., is the Curriculum Specialist for the School of Education at Capella University. In addition to teaching, she has developed numerous instructor-led graduate courses for web-based online delivery in the School of Education. Alyce has a particular interest in teacher preparation programs and currently has a lead role in the development of a new teacher leadership masters program at Capella University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlyce initially studied music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, and later at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik where she graduated with distinction in Piano Performance. She was a prizewinner in several international piano competitions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe furthered her studies at the University of Southern California, where she earned an M.S. in Systems Management, later completing her Ph.D. in Urban Services\/Education at Old Dominion University. She has subsequently taught at Oberlin College, Old Dominion University, and National-Louis University in Germany. She has been active in teacher preparation programs, school reform issues, and has been a consultant to teachers and education leaders in the Czech Republic and China, as well as in the US. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and was recently presented the Harold Abel Outstanding Faculty Award at Capella University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10.02 x 7.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382004486381,"sku":"9781412906098","price":61.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/C0IJ4YTSyx9781412906098.webp?v=1785689398","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/collaborative-peer-coaching-that-improves-instruction-the-2-2-performance-appraisal-model-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}