Learning along the way : professional development by and for teachers / Diane Sweeney.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-116) and index.

You will see concrete examples of how your school can move away from a one-size-fits-all professional development model to create an authentic learning environment that meets the needs of individual teachers. The book features chapters focusing on: implementing an instructional coaching model establishing study groups among teachers using observation as a means to model effective instruction going deeper with discussion through the use of Critical Friends protocols examining various ways adults process new information encouraging teachers to take leadership roles focusing the principal's leadership around the professional development model.

Modeling and Observation -- Study Groups -- Understanding Through Observation -- Coaching Toward Implementation -- Guided Practice -- Processing New Information to Make It Your Own -- Staying Grounded in Student Work -- Independence -- Principal Leadership -- Teacher Leadership: Switching Roles -- Finding the Courage to Get There.