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Table of Contents Read the article: Try these tips to reduce staff stress and frustration Related Titles: Effective Early Childhood Professional Development: Improving Teacher Practice and Child Outcomes Critical Issues in Early Childhood Professional Development The Quest for Quality: Promising Innovations for Early Childhood Programs School Readiness and the Transition to Kindergarten in the Era of Accountability Educating the Other America: Top Experts Tackle Poverty, Literacy, and Achievement in Our Schools |
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What works in professional development—from eight top-performing programs Preparing Teachers for the Early Childhood ClassroomProven Models and Key Principles Edited by Susan B. Neuman, Ed.D., & Michael L. Kamil, Ph.D. Foreword by Dorothy Strickland, Ph.D. 
For early childhood educators, high-quality professional development can have an enormous positive impact on teaching practices—and boost young children's outcomes and school readiness. But since early childhood teachers come from diverse backgrounds and educational levels, it can be a challenge to create effective, customized professional development programs for them. This is the book administrators and program directors need to meet that challenge and take the first critical steps toward improving their training practices. Bringing together lessons learned from the eight top-performing programs to receive professional development grants from the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program in the U.S. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, this book gives readers a valuable inside look at what's really working today. Program directors and administrators will fully explore the who, what, when, where, and how of high-quality, practice-based professional development:
Throughout the book, cutting-edge research blends with vignettes and case studies from the eight successful programs—ideal models that readers can use as a starting point to improve their own practices. A breakthrough resource that will change the way early childhood educators are trained, this book will help programs lay the important groundwork for better professional development, better teachers, and better outcomes for all young children. |
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Table of Contents About the Editors 1. A Comprehensive Perspective on Early Childhood: Educator Professional Development I. Who Are Early Childhood Educators: Understanding the Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities
II. What Practices Are Promising
III. Where Does Professional Development Occur?
IV. When to Do It and How Do You Know It's Working
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