{"product_id":"leading-through-quality-questioning-creating-capacity-commitment-and-community-9781412960618","title":"Leading Through Quality Questioning: Creating Capacity, Commitment, and Community","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUse quality questioning to bring out the best in your learning community!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality questioning is a process for engaging individuals in reflection, critical thinking, and collaboration. The authors demonstrate how questions, not answers, drive school improvement and growth for a learning community. This handbook for school and district leaders applies the principles of the best-selling book \u003cem\u003eQuality Questioning \u003c\/em\u003eto four critical leadership functions: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaximizing individual and organizational capacity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMobilizing individuals and groups to build ownership and commitment across a community\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMediating conflict by helping individuals find common ground and focus on shared purpose\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMonitoring progress toward identified goals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about Jackie Walsh′s PD offerings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJackie Walsh \u003c\/strong\u003eis an independent educational consultant who partners with educators across the country to enhance teaching and leading in classrooms, schools, and districts. Her passion and primary area of expertise is questioning--for both student and adult learning. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie is also the lead consultant for the Alabama Best Practices Center, which affords her the opportunity to work with networks of school teams, district teams, instructional partners, and superintendents.\u003c\/p\u003e Jackie's early experience as a high school social studies teacher contributed to her passion for questioning. As a designer and facilitator of professional learning for teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators, she links quality questioning practices not only to student thinking and learning but also to adult learning and reflection. Her commitment is to collaborative design that customizes learning to the context of the learners. Her experience spans work in K-12, higher education, a regional research laboratory, and a state department of education. The author and co-author of numerous books and articles focused on quality questioning, Jackie seeks to make research and best practice accessible to practitioners. Her books, co-authored with Beth Sattes, include: \u003cem\u003eQuality Questioning, 2nd Edition \u003c\/em\u003e(2017), \u003ci\u003eQuestioning for Classroom Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eThinking Through Quality Questioning\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eLeading Through Quality Questioning\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and \u003ci\u003eQuality Questioning, 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Edition \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), She received her A.B. from Duke University, M.A.T. from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), and Ph.D. from the University of Alabama. Follow Jackie on Twitter @Question2Think; email, walshja@aol.com.\u003cp\u003eLearn more about Beth Sattes′ PD offerings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeth Dankert Sattes\u003c\/strong\u003e is a co-developer with Jackie Acree Walsh of Questioning and Understanding to Improve Learning and Thinking (QUILT), a nationally validated professional development program on effective questioning. They are also co-authors of \u003cem\u003eInside School Improvement \u003c\/em\u003e(2000) and co-presenters of the Video Journal in Education series \u003cem\u003eQuestioning to Stimulate Thinking \u003c\/em\u003e(1999). These two former classroom teachers have trained hundreds of administrators and teachers across the nation in effective questioning. Their other joint ventures have focused on creating effective professional development for educators, sharing leadership for continuous school improvement, and creating a culture for high-performance learning communities. A recent example of their work is the design and delivery of professional development for school improvement specialists--consultants or staff who work to develop the capacity of schools to improve achievement for all students. They have also developed professional development modules on improving school culture (for the Southern Regional Education Board) and leading learning communities (for the Alabama Leadership Academy). Beth Dankert Sattes holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Vanderbilt University and a master's degree in early childhood special education from Peabody College. 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