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		<AUTHOR>Jan Burgess</AUTHOR>
		<AUTHOR>Rachel Amstutz-reviewer</AUTHOR>
	</AUTHORS>
	<YEAR>2008</YEAR>
	<TITLE>A Smart Start for Professional Development: From Sticky Notes to Dragon Boats</TITLE>
	<ISBN>978-1-56090-217-1</ISBN>
	<KEYWORDS>
		<KEYWORD>professional</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>development,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>middle</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>school,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>use</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>of</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>time</KEYWORD>
	</KEYWORDS>
	<ABSTRACT>&lt;p&gt;A teacher and staff developer recently turned assistant principal, Rachel Amstutz is looking for professional development ideas that use the scarce available time effectively and purposefully. &amp;quot;Picking up this book I was hopeful that I would find fun and enjoyable activities that would engage staff and communicate concepts in a meaningful way.&amp;quot; Jan Burgess, she says, met all of her expectations.&lt;/p&gt;</ABSTRACT>
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