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02510aam a2200373 a 4500 001 6142C54E7C5D11E0AEB2F4966AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110512010052 008 100917s2011 caua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010040025 020 $a 0470585900 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780470585900 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)660530927 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d UKM $d YDXCP $d CDX $d BWX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a LB1025.3 $b .L35 2011 100 1 $a Laine, Sabrina W. M. 245 1 $a Improving teacher quality : $b a guide for education leaders / $c Sabrina Laine with Ellen Behrstock-Sherratt and Molly Lasagna. 260 $a San Francisco : $b Jossey-Bass, $c c2011. 300 $a x, 164 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a "Techniques for the difficult task of improving teacher quality No one stakeholder group can realize lasting change on their own; nor can any reform initiative focusing on just one type of strategy create the workplace conditions needed to truly build capacity within the education profession. Rather, stakeholders must focus on collaborating, reaching common understanding, and prioritizing for ultimate impact on the quality of teachers and teaching. This book discusses research and concrete examples of practice tied to teacher quality intended to improve eight key interrelated factors: Preparation; Recruitment; Hiring; Induction; Professional Development; Compensation and Incentives; Working Conditions; and Performance Management. Offers a framework and strategies for understanding the issues that make up the teacher quality question Written for educational leaders, superintendents, district administrators, teacher leaders, and principals, as well as policy-makers and other stakeholders Filled with illustrative examples teacher quality The author addresses the most important factor that affects student achievement-the quality of the teacher."-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Teacher effectiveness. 650 0 $a Teachers $x Rating of. 650 0 $a Performance standards. 650 7 $a EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General $2 bisacsh 700 1 $a Behrstock-Sherratt, Ellen. 700 1 $a Lasagna, Molly. 941 $a 3 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825082058.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20120127010603.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20110512012730.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6142C54E7C5D11E0AEB2F4966AFF544E 994 $a Z0 $b IODInitiate Another SILO Locator Search