Despite attention to a more personalized learning experience for studentsthe small high school reform movement is curiously silent about thepossibilities and ch... » 

Despite attention to a more personalized learning experience for studentsthe small high school reform movement is curiously silent about thepossibilities and challenges of instructional improvement. This book howeverprovides data on a different approach to high school teachers professionallearning that centers on content and contextspecific instructional expertiseand does so in settings that are simultaneously concerned with structuralreforms. Readers will obtain a deeper understanding of how an external coachingorganization constructs what they believe to be high quality professionallearning opportunities for high school teachers specifically in service ofdeepening content knowledge increasing standards for student performance andenhancing the belief that all students have the intellectual capacity forchallenging academic work. Of particular interest to scholars and schooldistrict leaders this book offers a new paradigm for high school teachersprofessional development and draws conclusions on how such opportunities caninfluence classroom practices. «