Power of Protocols: An Educator's Guide to Better Practice / Edition 3

by Joseph P. McDonald

Overview

This important professional development tool describes nearly 30 protocols or "scripts" for conducting meetings, conversations, and other learning experiences among educators -- in one, easy-to-use resource. For anyone working with collaborative groups of teachers on everything from school improvement to curriculum development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900807754596
Publisher:	Teachers College Press
Publication date:	09/22/2013
Series:	the series on school reform
Edition description:	3
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

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