{"product_id":"c-r-a-f-t-conversations-for-teacher-growth-how-to-build-bridges-and-cultivate-expertise-paperback","title":"C.R.A.F.T. Conversations for Teacher Growth: How to Build Bridges and Cultivate Expertise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally J. Zepeda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLakesha Robinson Goff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStefanie W. Steele\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversations between administrators and teachers take place every day, for many reasons, but what can we do to elevate them so that they lead to better professional relationships, more effective school leaders and teachers, and improved learning for students? \u003cem\u003eC.R.A.F.T. Conversations for Teacher Growth\u003c\/em\u003e offers the answer, demonstrating how exchanges that are \u003cem\u003ec\u003c\/em\u003elear, \u003cem\u003er\u003c\/em\u003eealistic, \u003cem\u003ea\u003c\/em\u003eppropriate, \u003cem\u003ef\u003c\/em\u003elexible, and \u003cem\u003et\u003c\/em\u003eimely can be transformational. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors explain how C.R.A.F.T. conversations support leaders' efforts in four \"cornerstone\" areas: Building Capacity, Invoking Change, Promoting Collaboration, and Prioritizing Celebration. With this foundation in place, they offer explicit guidance for developing the skills necessary to move through all components of a C.R.A.F.T. conversation: planning, opening, engaging, closing, reflecting, and following up. Extended vignettes featuring administrators and teachers bring each component to life, illustrating how focused efforts on improving how we communicate and build relationships can help schools achieve their goals and become places where adults--and students--thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119440629895,"sku":"9781416628057","price":35.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0b9f8fabcc657886877985eaec5e4eab.webp?v=1732540869","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/c-r-a-f-t-conversations-for-teacher-growth-how-to-build-bridges-and-cultivate-expertise-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}