
30 Reflective Staff Development Exercises for Educators
eBook | 13 August 2013 | Edition Number 2
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"A timely and insightful resource to help educators enhance student learning and to engage themselves in reflective practice."
—Gerald N. Tirozzi, Executive Director
National Association of Secondary School Principals
"A dynamic and easy-to-use workbook that employs the powerful tool of reflection to help enhance the effectiveness of staff development. Through a sequence of exercises, educators can enrich the working and learning relationships with school colleagues that lead to successful professional development and school improvement."
—Gail Connelly, Executive Director
National Association of Elementary School Principals
Promote individual and collective learning with powerful reflective exercises for staff development!
With the new edition of this best-selling book, leadership and organizational development specialist Stephen S. Kaagan provides a highly focused and practical resource that helps educators improve their professional practices for the benefit of students. 30 Reflective Staff Development Exercises for Educators, Second Edition demonstrates how educators can use the power of reflection to stimulate new ideas, consider creative perspectives, and promote improved teaching and learning.
The author provides innovative ways of enriching regular events such as staff meetings, school improvement team sessions, site-based management meetings, and curriculum planning sessions. The second edition presents 30 engaging, reflective exercises and features:
- A fresh, reader-friendly introduction to the power of reflective exercises for professional growth
- New questions for individual and group reflection that focus on classroom instruction
- A new section on asking thoughtful debriefing questions to help participants engage in deeper learning and understanding
- A revised section showing facilitators how to use the exercises effectively with participants
As a tool for professional improvement, this revised edition is ideal for teachers, counselors, administrators, and staff developers.
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About the Author
Author's Preface to the Second Edition
Part I. The Power of Reflective Exercises for Staff Development
Guiding Principles
Making the Exception to Current Practice the Rule
Committing to Organizational Learning Concepts
The Special Contributions of Senge et al.
A Personal Approach to Teaching and Consulting
Important Caveats
Part II. 30 Reflective Exercises
Exercises Arranged by Topic and Purpose
Mental Markers: Expanding the Boundaries
1. Animal Attributes
2. Ancestors
3. Pushpins
4. Suprise Me
5. E-xplore Assets
6. Instant History
7. Bringing the Outside In
8. Best, Worst
9. What to Keep, What Not
10. Leadership Metaphors
Making Mutual Meaning: Reflecting Together
11. Dashing Dual Interview
12. E-xplore Perspectives
13. Snapshots
14. Rotating Pencils
15. Listening for Assumptions
16. Fruits of Silence
17. See
18. Patchwork Perspectives
19. Stakes
20. Vision Sketch
Maintaining Momentum: Moving Forward
21. Begin, Begin, Begin
22. Modest Expectations
23. Informed Purpose
24. Beginning at the End
25. Context Map
26. The "View From Downtown"
27. E-xplore by Association
28. Unheard Voices
29. Blame Game
30. Standing Offer
Part III. Using Appropriate Exercises
Vignette 1: Slowing Down to Speed Up
Vignette 2: Deepening the Discourse
Vignette 3: Finding Common Ground
Vignette 4: Diminishing Divisiveness
Concluding Comments
Bibliography
Index
ISBN: 9781452295862
ISBN-10: 1452295867
Published: 13th August 2013
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 120
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Edition Number: 2
























