Overview

This book will be available in December.

Overcome budget cuts, lack of leadership, top-down mandates, and other obstacles to professional development by using this book’s take-charge approach. Joseph H. Semadeni guides you through a systemic method to professional development that

• Motivates teachers to continuously learn and apply best practices.
  
• Makes adult learning activities as convenient as possible.
  
• Eliminates the costs of expensive outside consultants and off-site meetings.
  
• Rewards teachers financially for the mastery of best practices.
  
• Ensures someone with expertise within the school is always available to provide additional training and support.

Learn how to combine three key elements—time, a motivational system, and teacher leadership—to generate a high-energy schoolwide improvement effort focused on

• Using professional learning communities to foster positive interpersonal relationships among staff members.
  
• Increasing academic rigor through the use of formative assessment, goal setting, and consistent student interventions.
  
• Making learning more relevant to students by improving classroom curriculum and instruction.

(ASCD book, 2009) 6" x 9", approximately 172 pages.