Growing Great Teachers: Professional Development That Works| Professional Development

Volume 5 Number 4
Summer 2000

Growing Great Teachers
Professional Development That Works

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ON THE COVER:
Teacher Kristen Sprecher reads to an engaged group of students at Warm Springs Elementary School in Central Oregon, where aggressive professional development efforts and an innovative approach to developing the language skills of Native American children have helped both teachers and students succeed. The story is Teaching from the Heart.
Photograph by Judy Blankenship

ARTICLES

In This Issue

Great Expectations
Teachers are feeling the pressure to do their job better than ever. What will help them succeed?
Elements of Effective Programs • Beyond One-Shot Workshops • Online Resources

Teaching from the Heart
A school on the Warm Springs Reservation ends chronic staff turnover by building community, welcoming innovation, and valuing tradition.
Small Things Count for Big Things

On the Road to Oz
Award-winning educators in Edmonds, Washington, learn as they journey toward school improvement.

Where Good Ideas Travel
With their own experts leading the way, schools in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, enrich the classrooms of rookies and veteran teachers.
Raising the Bar

Spreading the Word
When teachers focus on their own writing, they gain new insights into how students capture ideas on paper.
Writing Resources

How I Spent My Vacation
Teachers who venture outside the schoolhourse return with new ideas and renewed enthusiasm.

Start with Respect
An interview with author Alfie Kohn

DEPARTMENTS

In the Library

Northwest Education Magazine
Quarterly magazine of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Executive Director/CEO: Dr. Ethel Simon-McWilliams

Editor: Lee Sherman

Associate Editor: Suzie Boss

Issue Editor: Suzie Boss

Contributing Writers: Judy Blankenship, Joyce Riha Linik, Samantha Moores

Graphic Production: Denise Crabtree

Graphic Design: Dan Stephens

Proofreading: Catherine Paglin

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
Telephone (503) 275-9500
E-mail: webmaster@nwrel.org
NWREL Web Site: http://www.nwrel.org/

Watch for upcoming issues

Fall issue
Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools: Teaching Students to Take Care of Themselves

Winter issue
Think Small: Smaller Schools Offer Big Benefits

Spring issue
Charter Schools 2001: Do They Measure Up?

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