Conditions That Support Transfer for Change

By Barb Lightner, Donna Ramirez, Valerie B. Moye, et al.

Formerly a SkyLight publication. As educators, we know that student achievement is crucial. In the past decade, significant attention has focused on educational reform and, particularly, improving the quality of teaching through staff development programs. In this enlightening book, author Valerie Moye addresses the missing link between staff development and student achievement-effective transfer of training to classroom practice-and explains the nature of transfer, why it is necessary, and why it often is not achieved. Moye postulates five conditions that promote transfer and thus increase student achievement: Training content that is linked to student achievement The teacher's sense of efficacy A strong, positive school culture Elements of effective training Coaching or follow-up

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575170434
• ISBN13: 9781575170435
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages