Building on both cutting-edge research and professional learning
practice, Amanda Datnow and Vicki Park explore how professional
collaboration can support deeper learning for students and teachers
alike. While many schools and systems support teacher collaboration,
they often fall short of their intended goals of improving teaching and
learning. This book provides concrete guidance for creating the
conditions for collaboration in which teachers are moved toward--rather
than repelled--by joint work. The authors explore how collaborative
settings can provide a space for working through the inevitable
challenges that accompany the changing nature of teaching in the age of
accountability and show the motivation, inspiration, and energy that
teachers personally--and collectively--gain from collaborating to
improve student learning. Ultimately, they show how teacher empowerment
towards working together builds equitable and excellent learning
environments.