Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: Building Capacity for Schoolwide Success

Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: Building Capacity for Schoolwide Success

<p>As a school administrator, instructional coach, or teacher-leader, you know that reflective teachers are effective teachers. But how can you help teachers become self-reflective practitioners whose thoughtful approach translates into real gains for student achievement?</p><p>In <em>Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice</em>—a companion volume to their teacher-oriented book <em>Teach, Reflect, Learn</em>—authors Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral draw on lessons learned from educators across grade levels, content areas, and district demographics to present a definitive guide to developing a culture of reflective practice in your school.</p><p>Hall and Simeral expand on ideas originally presented in <em>Building Teachers' Capacity for Success</em> to help you gain a clear understanding of your role and responsibilities—and those of your teachers—within each stage of the Continuum of Self-Reflection. Armed with the book's real-life examples and research-based tools, you'll learn how to determine the current location of all stakeholders on the continuum and how teacher-leadership activities, transformational feedback, and strategic coaching can move them forward.</p><p>The end result? A schoolwide culture that both values reflection and uses it to ensure that teachers—and their students—reach their fullest potential.</p>