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Margaret Searle and Marilyn Swartz
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Packed with strategies, tips, and activities you can quickly put into practice, this book shows how to build productive teams and intentionally create an environment of professional engagement in your school.
Authors Margaret Searle and Marilyn Swartz organize the work into four key steps:
With the guidance in this book, you’ll soon see the benefits that come from highly effective teams of teachers who powerfully focus on student results.
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Product No: SF115045
ISBN-13: 978-1-4166-2066-2
Availability: May 2015
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MARGARET SEARLE is the founder of Searle Enterprises, a consultant group working in the areas of collaboration, problem-solving, and innovative teaching techniques. Searle has been a teacher, Title I director, principal, K–12 supervisor, and adjunct professor for Ashland University. She served as president of the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators and was as an education advisor to President George H. W. Bush. Read more
MARILYN SWARTZ has experience teaching at multiple grade levels in both special education and general education. She served as a curriculum director for many years and as a consultant for a Special Education Regional Resource Center. Swartz trains mentors for the entry year program for the Ohio State Department of Education, is an adjunct professor for Ashland University, and serves as a lead trainer for Searle Enterprises, Inc. Read more
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professional learning communities | professional development | teacher education | school improvement | teacher motivation
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