Angela B. Peery is a teacher specialist for the South Carolina Department of Education, adjunct faculty member of the Graduate School of Education at Coastal Carolina University, co-director of the Coastal Area Writing Project, and a former high school English teacher and assistant principal.

• 1 Why Staff Development Must Change2 An Inside-Out Model of Staff Development3 Inside-Out as a Learner4 Inside-Out as a Teacher5 Inside-Out as a Contrubuting Professional6 Notes for Supervisors7 Recommendations for Futher Study8 Appendix A: How to Add as Inside-Out Component to Any Inservice9 Appendix B: Journal Prompts Used Successfully10 Appendix C: Teacher Inquiry Projects11 Appendix D: Beginning Inquiry at Your School12 Appendix E: Examples of Book Discussions Meeting Agendas13 Appendix F: Example of Transcript of an Excellent Teacher14 Appendix G: Using Transcription to Document Incompetence15 Appendix H: Inservice Strategies16 References17 Index18 About the Author

Peery recommends five key processes for increasing teacher learning, thus improving staff development at a minimal cost. She writes for principals, administrators, and teachers themselves.