The Power of Protocols: An Educator's Guide to Better Practice

by Joseph P. McDonald, Nancy Mohr, Alan Dichter, Elizabeth C. McDonald

Overview

The use of protocols has quickly spread from conferences and workshops to everyday school and university settings. Now in its third edition, this perennial bestseller features substantial updates that take into account recent developments in the field of facilitative leadership. The authors have also added eleven totally new protocols, including the “Peer Review Protocol” and “Looking at Student Work with Equity in Mind.” This essential teaching and professional development tool includes:

• Step-by-step descriptions of how educators can use protocols to study together, work on problems of practice, teach well, and explore students’ work.
• Explanations of the particular purpose for each protocol, discussions of the value that educators have found in using them, and helpful tips for facilitators.
• A free supplement on the Teachers College Press website with “Abbreviated Protocols” that can be downloaded and customized to suit each facilitator’s needs.

“My practice is continuously strengthened by The Power of Protocols, so I greedily picked up this new edition to find out what's new. If you are new to the use of Protocols, this book will encourage you to use protocols purposefully. If you have been using protocols for a while, this book will enlarge your thinking about how protocols can help you with change management and issues of equity.”
—Bena Kallick, Co-Director for the Institute for Habits of Mind and Program Director for Eduplanet21

“Educators who use data wisely bring three habits of mind to their work: shared commitment to action, assessment, and adjustment; intentional collaboration; and a relentless focus on evidence. The protocols in this book provide the key to cultivating these habits. This is one of a handful of books that I keep right on my desk. There is so much wisdom within these pages, and the authors have made it eminently accessible to anyone willing to open to the power of protocols.”
—Kathryn Boudett, Director of the Data Wise Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807772669
Publisher:	Teachers College Press
Publication date:	08/19/2013
Series:	the series on school reform
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	290 KB

About the Author

Joseph P. McDonald is professor of Teaching and Learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. The late Nancy Mohr was director of the New York Center of the National School Reform Faculty. Alan Dichter is a consultant on school leadership and change, and formerly local instructional superintendent in New York City and director of leadership development in the Portland, Oregon, public schools. Elizabeth C. McDonald is a master teacher in the Department of Teaching and Learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School and a former elementary school principal.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Preface	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xix
Chapter 1	The Basic Ideas	1
	Educating Ourselves	2
	Exploring Student Work	3
	Protocol-Based Learning	4
	A New Workplace for Educators	7
	Facilitative Leadership	11
Chapter 2	Facilitating	15
	The Facilitator's Core Tasks	16
	The Facilitator's Moves	18
	Brief Protocols	21
	Longer Openers	24
	Fears and Hopes	24
	Protocol for Setting Norms	26
	Diversity Rounds	29
	Marvin's Model	32
Chapter 3	Tapping Outside Sources	34
	Final Word	34
	Learning from Speakers Protocol	38
	Panel Protocol	40
	Provocative Prompts	43
	Mars/Venus Protocol	46
	Rich Text Protocol	48
Chapter 4	Working on Problems of Practice	52
	Descriptive Consultancy	53
	Issaquah Coaching Protocol	56
	Constructivist Learning Groups Protocol	58
	Success Analysis Protocol	60
	Tuning Protocol	63
	Peeling the Onion	66
	Japanese Lesson Study	68
Chapter 5	Exploring Student Work	73
	What Comes Up	75
	Collaborative Assessment Conference	76
	New York Peer Review Protocol	80
	Minnesota Slice	84
	Shadow Protocol	91
	ESP Protocol	95
	Equity Protocol	97
	Conclusion: Jumping In	100
Appendix A	Suggested Uses for Protocols	103
Appendix B	Additional Resources	105
	References	107
	Index	111
	About the Authors	117

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This is one of a handful of books that I keep right on my desk.”
—Kathryn Boudett, Harvard Graduate School of Education

“My practice is continuously strengthened by The Power of Protocols. This book will enlarge your thinking about how protocols can help you with change management and issues of equity.”
—Bena Kallick, The Institute for Habits of Mind