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Opening Doors to Equity: A Practical Guide to Observation-Based Professional Learning

By Learning Forward
February 2015
Opening Doors to Equity: A Practical Guide to Observation-Based Professional Learning By Tonya Ward Singer How do we make educational equity a reality, lesson by lesson? This book focuses on observation-based professional learning to elevate teaching practice. Learn how to bring team observation into the classroom to test, refine, and transform instruction so that students of all backgrounds achieve. Ideal for classroom teachers, grade-level team facilitators, department chairs, and all education leaders, this guide shows how to: Create a culture of deep collaboration that closes opportunity gaps among students; Effectively redesign instruction to reach culturally and linguistically diverse learners, using observation data and shared best practices; and Center instructional conversations on developing students’ skills for college and career success, including hard-to-assess skills. The book includes

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