The Silver Needle Murder by Laura Childs

The Silver Needle Murder by Laura Childs

This edited collection occupies a unique position as the first book to explore teacher leadership within the context of professional development schools (PDSs) and other school-university partnerships in the United States.

In today's educational climate of data, differentiation, and accountability, teacher leadership is essential. Professional development schools and other school-university partnerships support teacher leader development by prioritizing teacher learning, modeling best practices, encouraging instructional innovations, and pursuing educational research and other scholarly work. Because PDSs and other school-university partnerships offer distinctive occasions for teachers to engage in leadership roles and responsibilities, a closer look at teacher leadership within these contexts provides a valuable opportunity for the instruction and inspiration of all educators.

Written for aspiring teacher leaders as well as for those who teach, research, serve, supervise, and lead in PDSs and other school-university partnerships, Teacher Leadership in Professional Development Schools will immerse readers in deep exploration of teacher leadership across three broad areas: Teacher Leadership and Student Learning; Definitions, Structures, and Cultures that Promote Teacher Leadership; and Teacher Leader Preparation and Development. Following a thought-provoking foreword and two introductory chapters, each of the book's three sections features three to four research-based chapters, written by higher education faculty and practicing P-12 teachers and administrators; a scholarly synthesis chapter, written by a known expert in the field; and three to four teacher leader reflections, written by aspiring, developing, and veteran teacher leaders from across the United States.

Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries (Sweet Tea Revenge, Agony of the Leaves, Scones & Bones), the Scrapbooking Mysteries (Gilt Trip, Postcards from the Dead), and the Cackleberry Club Mysteries (Stake & Eggs, Eggs Benedict Arnold, Eggs in Purgatory). She is a consummate tea drinker, scrapbooker, and dog lover, and travels frequently to China and Japan with Dr. Bob, her professor husband. In her past life she was a Clio Award winning advertising writer and CEO of her own marketing firm.

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ISBN 13	9780425219461
ISBN 10	0425219461
Title	The Silver Needle Murder
Author	Laura Childs
Series	Tea Shop Mysteries
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Berkley Prime Crime
Year published	2008-03-04
Number of pages	274
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