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Jim Knight′s Better Conversations Bundle
Contributor(s): Knight, Jim (Author)
ISBN: 1506338917     ISBN-13: 9781506338910
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $44.60  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: November 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Professional Development
Physical Information: 1" H x 7.3" W x 10.1" (2.05 lbs)
 
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Publisher Description:
In Better Conversations, Jim Knight reveals why true dialogue improves professional performance, job satisfaction, and classroom instruction. Together with The Reflection Guide to Better Conversations, the two books provide a brilliant, scaffolded professional learning experience on a topic central to learning, central to life.


Contributor Bio(s): Knight, Jim: -

Jim Knight has spent more than two decades studying professional learning, effective teaching, and instructional coaching. He is a Research Associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning and the President of the Instructional Coaching Group.

Jim wrote the first article on the topic of instructional coaching for The Journal of Staff Development, and his book Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction (Corwin, 2007) popularized the idea. Jim edited Coaching: Approaches and Perspectives (Corwin, 2009) and co-authored Coaching Classroom Management (Pacific Northwest Publishing, 2010). Jim's other books include Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach to Dramatically Improving Instruction (Corwin, 2011), High-Impact Instruction: A Framework or Great Teaching (Corwin, 2013), and Focus on Teaching: Using Video for High-Impact Instruction (Corwin, 2014).

Jim's articles on professional learning, teaching, and instructional coaching have appeared in journals such as The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, Kappan, and Educational Leadership.

Frequently asked to lead professional learning, Jim has presented to more than 30,000 educators from six continents. He has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. Jim also writes the Radical Learners blog.