CONS

Process may become routine

Source: if the same type of formal
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peer coaching is used
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Teachers must be willing to
participate and be reflective; CONTEXT
if not, it will not work.
PROS 2 or more colleagues
Encourages Confidential
collaboration All participants have
Increases professional the same "rank" or
sharing role of importance
Allows teachers to Can be informal or
formal
work on timely issues
rather than a district-
chosen topic
Peer
Provides an
opportunity for Coaching
colleagues to help one REFLECTION
another
I like that this form of professional
development seems to have endless
possibilities. The only thing that I would
SUMMARY ensure if enacting this type of PD, is
that all participating teachers are on the
Sharing stories: Teachers share a experiences in a same page at the beginning. I like that
narrative form and compare strategies the information that is discussed is
Conducting action research:Formulate confidential and that the process is not
hypothesis, coollect data, and analyze evaluative. This encourages open and
Talk Walking: Teachers pair up after a topic has honest collaboration. I think I prefer the
informal versions of this PD best,
been introduced and take a walk to discuss it
especially when one teacher acts as the
The "inviting" teacher:One teacher invites others inviting teacher and others assist
in to analyze a classroom issue him/her with solving an issue in his/her
classroom.