Sparks Into Fire – Revitalizing Teacher Practice Through Collective Learning

Sparks Into FireRevitalizing Teacher Practice Through Collective Learning\nAuthor(s): Young Whan Choi, Ericka Huggins\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807767160, 978-0807767160\nSynopsis\nIn a thriving education system, students experience learning that prepares them as the vital keepers of a just and democratic society. Teachers as professionals and experts, not cogs in a machine, are essential to this goal. Sparks Into Fire offers design principles for facilitating effective professional learning where teachers are active learners engaging in experiential learning, discussing problems, analyzing student work, and sharing their expertise with one another. The author introduces each principle with a compelling and illuminating story from his extensive experience teaching students and facilitating teacher learning in Providence, RI; Oakland, CA; and South Korea. These narratives along with specific pr.