Provide effective staff development that strengthens teaching effectiveness and boosts student achievement!
Designed to complement the second edition of Neal A. Glasgow and Cathy D. Hicks best-selling What Successful Teachers Do, this guide provides everything you need to work with teachers as they hone their instructional and classroom management skills based on research-based best practices. You will be able to guide participants in discussions about:
Developing a supportive and culturally sensitive learning environment
Organizing curricular goals, designing lessons, and delivering instruction
Integrating assessment with instruction to improve student performance
Selecting a variety of strategies to inspire student reading and writing
Using technology effectively to serve instructional goals
Developing positive family and community partnerships
Defining a professional identity and fostering collegial relationships
The chapter-by-chapter study guide follows the same format as the companion book and features:
Workshop activities
Discussion questions
Suggestions for practical applications
Prompts for journal writing
Chapter summaries
A sample workshop agenda
A workshop evaluation form
With the Facilitators Guide toWhat Successful Teachers Do, Second Edition, you can enhance teachers professional growth by helping them to incorporate tested strategies into their classroom practice, provide their students with the opportunity to learn in a safe and caring environment, and foster higher achievement outcomes.