Teaching Teachers: Processes and Practices [Hardcover]

This book is a rich resource for all those who support the learning of teachers. These 'teachers of teachers' (ToTs) may find themselves:


Being responsible for staff development within the context of a school;
Running a one-off workshop or a longer in-service programme;
Teaching university-based elements of an initial teacher preparation (ITP) programme; or
Mentoring a trainee during the classroom based elements of their ITP or as part of an ongoing programme of inservice provision.
Based on many years of experience in the field as ToTs and researchers, the authors provide strategies which support the following processes and practices:


Designing and planning effective programmes to support teacher learning
Planning sessions or sequences of sessions on such programmes
Engaging in a one-to-one mentoring process
Assessing teachers and their learning
Managing your personal development as a ToTs

 useful for any teacher who has just adopted a mentoring role the book is also full of insightful reflective commnets, tasks and suggestions for even the most experienced trainer the concluding chapters provide more excellent ideas and input about assessingand evaluating teachers' progress i would highly recommend that anyone involved in training or mentoring read 'Teaching ateachers' IH Journal, Spring 2009 Norman Cain

Introduction
Section 1: Preparing yourself
1. What teachers need to learn
2. How teachers learn
3 Teachers learning from their own and others' experience
Section 2 Developing programmes that support teacher learning
4. Designing your programme
5. Planning
6. Preparation
7. Working 1 to 1
Section 3: Developing as a Teacher of Teachers
8. TOTs together
9. Working together to develop in-class teaching skills
10. Managing your development alone
Section 4: Assessment and evaluation

11. Assesing teachers and their teaclCˆ