Opening Doors to Equity de Tonya W. Singer

Opening Doors to Equity: A Practical Guide to Observation-Based Professional Learning

Tonya W. Singer

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 feb 2015

The transformative professional learning model that advances equity in your school! How do we make educational equity a reality, lesson by lesson? Author Tonya Singer shows how team observation and learning can strength

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"This exceptionally valuable book provides a clear process I can use to engage with my colleagues around learning. I appreciated the ideas and practical information that will ensure that my professional learning group focuses on student learning as evidenced in real lessons. The tools that Tonya Singer provides are useful and relevant, not to mention tried and true.To ramp up professional learning, this is the tool that will start your engine."

"Tonya Ward Singer skillfully provides educators with a powerful professional learning model that is based on the most recent work and relevant research in the field. This book is a practical guide for making the complexities of teaching diverse learners more visible—to others and to our selves—and for fostering rich professional conversations that are focused on improving the teaching of all students. "
“Opening Doors to Equity is truly a facilitator’s dream. I could take it and use it well with teachers to engage in professional learning. The process is definitely tried and true – it speaks well of the author’s experiences in real schools with real educators. On the basis of the amount of yellow highlighting I did in each chapter, I would say this is an incredibly powerful book.”

“The writing, the depth, the flow, examples are all exciting and well done. Very appropriate for teachers. I recommend the book because of the detailed information, clear step-by-step process.”
"This book is a must read for principals, instructional coaches, teacher leaders and others charged with the task of providing meaningful professional development for teachers. As a how-to guide, the practical suggestions within this book provide a relevant framework for implementing classroom-based inquiry. The online videos are icing on the cake!"
"The author is able to look at the challenges of learning for students and teachers in a way that is engaging so that everyone can feel accepted and encouraged. This book looks at literacy issues openly and realistically. All points of view can be valued if the suggestions are implemented as recommended. Learning for all is not only the goal but also can be the reality."

"The author of has compiled a cornucopia of best practice and top research under one roof in the learning community. The text directs and explains a culture where teachers assist each other in collaboration assisting students in growth and readiness for an ever changing world."
"With all the changes taking place in education, this process of teachers working collaboratively together can both improve our instructional practice and open doors for us to support each other in ways we have not in the past. Both the improvement and support are vital in education at this time."
"Tonya Ward Singer’s, Opening Doors to Equity – A Practical Guide to Observation-Based Professional Learning is a rich text for administrators and teacher leaders concerned with supporting the growth of others. It combines practical ideas to build a strong learning culture with ideas to take full advantage of ‘open doors’ to move a compelling equity agenda forward. "
“Opening Doors to Equity is extremely practical, clear, and easy to understand and implement. Most importantly, the practice supports sustainable professional learning of any content area or strategy, especially relevant now as we are transitioning to Common Core State Standards and in need of examining the effectiveness of the many new practices we are implementing.”

“I recommend this book without hesitation. . . Gone are the days for teachers to be working ‘behind closed doors’ . . . Go forth and TEACH like the world works–– collaboratively with teams!”

“Tonya Singer has compiled a cornucopia of best practice and top research under one roof in the learning community. The text directs and explains a culture where teachers assist each other in collaboration assisting students in growth and readiness for an ever changing world.”
Our teachers’ experience engaging in this book with Tonya Ward Singer was transformational. Effective scaffolding and engagement strategies for Academic English Learners have now become a consistent part of their routine for our experienced teachers.

"I'm rarely impressed with books that claim to be "practical guides" because most use that title without sufficient understanding of the nuts-and-bolts details of implementation that are required to justify such a label. Your book is a delightful exception. Congratulations on outlining a wonderful resource for educators."

Cuprins

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1 A Call to Action
Reaching Every Child in 21st-Century Schools
A Rationale for Observing Together
Professional Learning for Equity
Beyond the Elephant
Chapter 2 Observation Inquiry
Observation Inquiry Overview
Collaborative Inquiry in Classrooms Together
Multiple Cycles to Plan-Teach-Observe-Reflect-Plan
Protocols to Foster Deep Collaboration
Getting Started
Chapter 3 Opening Doors: Building Buy-In and Trust
Inspire Action
Honor Fears
Establish Safety
Foster a Growth Mindset
Address Individual Needs
Chapter 4 Asking Questions That Matter
Identifying a Problem to Solve
Aligning With Local Initiatives
Writing a Problem of Practice
Asking Questions to Drive Inquiry
Facilitation Challenges and Solutions
Chapter 5 Planning for Inquiry
Goals for Student Learning
Assessment and Success Criteria
Planning Instruction
Facilitation Tips for Efficient, Effective Team Planning
Chapter 6 Observing Together
Focusing the Observation: The Prelesson Meeting
Taking Notes in a Lesson
Formative Evidence Examples
Using Video
Chapter 7 Describing and Analyzing What We Observed
Step 1: Describe Without Judgment
Step 2: Organize Data
Step 3: Make Generalizations
Teach and Practice the Protocol
Chapter 8 From Observation to Action
Step 4: Link Cause and Effect
Step 5: Apply Learning to Plan
Step 6: Set Individual and Team Goals
Chapter 9 Deepening Learning Across Multiple Lessons
Building From Lesson to Lesson
Kindergarten: Advancing Collaborative Conversations About Texts
Second Grade: Deepening Insights About Language
Middle School: Elevating Thinking Across the Content Areas
Strategies for Facilitating Deep Learning
Chapter 10 Evaluating and Expanding Our Impact
What Have Students Learned?
What Have Teachers Learned?
How Do We Expand Learning Beyond the Team?
How Do We Sustain Continuous Learning?
Appendices
Appendix A Launching Observation Inquiry
Appendix B Easy Protocol Reference
References
Index

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The transformative professional learning model that advances equity in your school!
How do we make educational equity a reality, lesson by lesson? Author Tonya Singer shows how team observation and learning can strengthen schools and support educational achievement by all students. Including video clips of actual teams, this book helps to:

Implement best practices for observation-based professional learning
Work as a team to create a culture of deep collaboration that closes opportunity gaps among students
Use observation-based data to better reach culturally and linguistically diverse learners
Develop and implement strategies that build students’ skills for future success

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