Everyone Teaches and Everyone Learns
The Professional Development School Way
By (author) Lourdes Z. Mitchel
Publication date:
26 September 2013Length of book:
188 pagesPublisher
R&L EducationISBN-13: 9781610489058
The literature on preparing and sustaining quality teachers has suggested that to be successful, teacher preparation and development require a mutual collaboration and a synergy of effort among partners, most typically a school district and a university teacher preparation program. One response has been to draw universities and school districts together in true partnership through Professional Development Schools ( PDSs). Together, the partners are responsible for creating environments in schools and in university classrooms that can transform into clinical sites dedicated to best practices and professional growth for all.
This book is designed to offer practical applications on how partners can work together to implement the mission and goals of the PDS by providing ways that PDS partners can engage in a much deeper and more profound experience that results in a synergistic relationship. Joint involvement in application of practice takes each partner to a level far greater than traditional teacher education and professional development practices while creating a cooperative community of practice centered on teacher and student learning.
This book is designed to offer practical applications on how partners can work together to implement the mission and goals of the PDS by providing ways that PDS partners can engage in a much deeper and more profound experience that results in a synergistic relationship. Joint involvement in application of practice takes each partner to a level far greater than traditional teacher education and professional development practices while creating a cooperative community of practice centered on teacher and student learning.
The literature on preparing and sustaining quality teachers has suggested that to be successful, teacher preparation and development require mutual collaboration between partners; often a school district and a university teacher-preparation program. The partners must create environments in schools and in university classrooms that can be used as a clinical sites dedicated to best practices. This book draws on scholarly research as well as the author's own professional experience to give educators a process for designing and sustaining a Professional Development School partnership.