Megan Zara, M. Ed.
Developing adaptive expertise is essential to becoming an effective literacy leader. There are two dimensions to being an adaptive expert. An adaptive expert must maintain a balance of efficiency and innovation (Darling-Hammond, 2005).
Efficiency is the ability to "perform particular tasks without having to devote too may attentional resources to achieve them," while innovation, "involves moving past existing routines" in addition to the ability to, "rethink key ideas, practices, [and] values" in an effort to complete tasks in new ways (Darling-Hammond, 2005, pg 361). The value of an adaptive expert, someone who effectively and creatively facilitates learning in their classroom, is high.
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International Literacy Association Standrards for Reading Professionals
References
Hammerness, K., Darling-Hammond,L. & Bransford, J. (2005). Preparing teachers for a changing world: What teachers should learn and be able to do. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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Leslie, L., & Caldwell, J. (2010). Qualitative reading inventory-5. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.