Teachers in professional communities
Subtitle: improving teaching and learning
By: Ann Lieberman, Lynne Miller, editors.
Contributors: Lieberman, Ann.; Miller, Lynne, 1945-
Series: Series on school reform
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780807748893; 9780807748909
Subjects: Teachers -- Training of -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Contexts and commitment / Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller; title: Developing capacities / Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller; title: Balancing content and process; title: facing challenges / Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller; title: Meeting at the Cafe to do teacherly things : community and competence in a teacher preparation program / Christine Cziko; title: Learning from practice; title: learning in practice : using multi-media to support teacher development / Desiree Pointer-Mace; title: The new teacher center forums : developing a community of practice / Ellen Moir and Susan Hanson; title: Increasing elementary teachers' fundamental math content knowledge and developing a collaborative faculty / Matt Ellinger; title: Understanding science : the role of community in content learning / Mayumi Shinohara and Kirsten R. Daehler; title: Reflecting on the five organizing themes : context, capacity, content, commitment and challenge / Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller.