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Tables of Contents for Teacher Peer Assistance and Review
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Purpose of the Book
ix
Need for the Book
x
Intended Audience
xi
Unique Features of the Book
xi
Scope and Treatment
xii
Acknowledgments
xii
About the Authors
xiv
What Is Teacher Peer Assistance and Review?
1
25
Peer Review and the New Unionism
4
3
What Is Peer Assistance and Review?
7
3
Similarities and Differences Among PAR Programs
10
1
Why Peer Review?
11
8
Why Not Peer Review?
19
4
PAR Programs: Should We or Shouldn't We?
23
1
Where Do We Go From Here and How Will We Get There?
24
2
Ten Essential Questions Before You Begin
26
23
What Is the Purpose of the Program?
27
3
What Are the Program's Criteria and Standards?
30
3
What Data Need to Be Collected?
33
2
How Will the Data Be Connected to Criteria and Standards?
35
1
How Will the Results Be Reported?
36
1
What Forms of Assistance Will Be Made Available to Teachers?
37
2
How Will the Results Be Used to Make Employment Decisions?
39
1
How Will the Program Operate?
40
2
How Will the Program Be Governed?
42
2
How Much Will the Program Cost?
44
3
Concluding Comments
47
2
Criteria, Standards, and Data
49
25
Definition of Key Concepts
50
11
Issues to Be Resolved
61
12
A Closing Comment
73
1
Defining the Roles, Relationships, and Responsibilities of Key Players
74
24
What Are the Purposes of the PAR Program?
75
3
Which Teachers Will Be Included in the PAR Program?
78
5
Who Will Assist Participating Teachers?
83
3
What Type of Assistance Will Participating Teachers Receive?
86
4
How Are PAR Programs Governed?
90
2
How Effective Are PAR Programs?
92
4
An Epilogue
96
2
Reporting and Using the Results
98
29
Preparing Written Reports
98
12
Conferencing
110
4
Ethical Issues: A Postscript
114
1
Using PAR Results for Improvement
115
8
Using PAR Results to Remove Teachers
123
2
A Closing Comment
125
2
Best Practices
127
22
The Purposes of PAR Programs
127
2
The Target Audiences of PAR Programs
129
1
The Governance of PAR Programs
130
3
Criteria, Goals, and Standards
133
3
Data in PAR Programs
136
2
Consulting Teachers
138
2
PAR Reports
140
2
PAR and Professional Development
142
2
PAR and Continued Employment
144
1
Funding PAR Programs
145
1
Dos and Don'ts
145
3
A Final Comment
148
1
Resource A: Useful Web Sites
149
1
Resource B: Sample Rubrics
150
3
Resource C: Sample Job Description and Application Form for Consulting Teachers
153
7
Resource D: Sample Request for Assistance and Recommendation for Intervention
160
3
Resource E: Sample NBPTS Standards
163
3
Resource F: Sample Educational Policy Trust Agreement
166
2
References
168
3
Index
171