A Guide To Renewing Your School

Author : Lew Allen
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Renewing Your School written by Lew Allen and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1999-03-05 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the League of Professional Schools "Understanding school reform is a daunting task. A Guide toRenewing Your School goes a long way in communicating essentialinformation about reform in a clear-cut manner." --Childhood Education In Renewing America's Schools, Carl D. Glickman--founder of theLeague of Professional Schools--made the case for basing schoolimprovement efforts on democratic values and principles. Heproposed a three-part framework for reform that would enableschools and communities to create successful change in theirschools and discussed how states and districts could support theirefforts. In this companion volume, the authors provide detailedinstructions on how Glickman's framework can be implemented at theschool level. A Guide to Renewing Your School is based on years of practicalexperience, numerous case examples, and empirical studies from theLeague of Professional Schools, a reform network based in Georgia.This hands-on book guides school practitioners through theessential steps of a reform process: (1) designing a covenant toguide teaching and learning, (2) creating a shared governanceprocess to promote democratic leadership and decision making, and(3) implementing action research to assess the reform process. Theauthors also address the challenges of change, such as how tocreate a school climate that will foster implementation of theframework and how to determine the type of facilitation and staffdevelopment needed to sustain this work. Filled with samplecovenants, charters, mission statements, worksheets, forms, andother tools, A Guide to Renewing Your School presents not only acoherent framework, but useful strategies for promoting school-widerenewal and improvement.

Author : Carl D. Glickman
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 : 9780787940652
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Renewing America's Schools written by Carl D. Glickman and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1998-02-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW IN PAPERPBACK An excellent 'how-to-do-it book' for educators in schools and school districts who are involved in or about to begin major school-based reforms. ?Thomas W. Payzant, superintAndent of schools, San Diego, California Renewing America's Schools raises the most fundamental questions about the purpose of public education, the role of schools, and the needed school-based application to fulfill the promise of education in a democratic society. This is a book that shows teachers, principals, students, parents, central office personnel, school boards, and community members exactly what they need to do to create schools that are purposeful, moral, and successful places. A down-to-earth and provocative look at the school reform movement, Renewing America's Schools keeps the focus of renewal squarely on teaching and learning concerns. It is an invaluable resource for anyone involved with school change. Contents 1. Introduction: Recapturing the Essence of Schools Part One: A Framework for Renewing Schools 2. The Covenant: Establishing Common Principles of Teaching and Learning 3. The Charter: Understanding How Decisions Are Made 4. The Critical Study Process: Making the Most of Important Information Part Two: The Work of School Renewal 5. Educational Tasks and Organizational Readiness 6. Becoming an Educative Community 7. Dealing with Tough Questions of Practice 8. Supporting School Renewal: The District's Role 9. Common Dilemmas of Good Schools 10. Conclusion: Staying the Course Carl D. Glickman is professor of educational leadership and executive director of the Program for School Improvement at the University of Georgia.

Author : Jennifer York-Barr
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1483361772
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reflective Practice to Improve Schools written by Jennifer York-Barr and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference tool for mastering reflective practice and initiating it in your school offers ideas for reflective practice alone, with partners, in small groups, and schoolwide.

Author : Harold Kwalwasser
Publisher : R&L Education
ISBN 13 : 1610486889
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Renewal written by Harold Kwalwasser and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2012 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harold Kwalwasser has put together a call to action for education reform that makes a clear case for what has to be done in order to educate all children to their full potential. He visited forty high-performing and transforming school districts, charters, parochial, and private schools to understand why they have succeeded where others have failed. The analysis in Renewal: Remaking America's Schools for the Twenty-First Century brings together all of the necessary changes in one dynamic strategy. Many schools, even though facing seemingly impossible odds, have succeeded brilliantly. But their histories also reflect that there are neither silver bullets or demons. The heart of successful reform is systemic change, which requires the patience, understanding, and commitment of every adult who has a role in the process, from parents and taxpayers, to the school board members, superintendents, and teachers, and on to state legislators and members of Congress. Renewal offers a clear picture of how to move away from the mass-production style of education that most schools offered throughout the twentieth century to a new, more innovative, and flexible model that can meet this country's promise of truly educating every child and preparing each of them for the challenges ahead.

Author : Steffan Silcox
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780367689865
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leading School Renewal written by Steffan Silcox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading School Renewal explores how school principal leadership behaviour impacts on school change endeavours, and in particular pedagogic renewal, which is a form of educational improvement that is primarily concerned with the growing of the knowledge, skills and beliefs of education in a manner that optimises students' life options. The authors identify attributes of principals who have engaged in school renewal and examine the influences on their leadership behaviours and disposition towards renewing their schools while also acknowledging the influence of site-specific contextual variables. The authors propose that certain leadership behaviours exhibited by school principals are integral with renewing a school's pedagogic focus. They argue renewal is a preferred form of sustainable educational change because it relates to deep-seated cultural changes in approaches to pedagogy, curriculum and school structures. Whilst also maintaining that leadership is at the heart of school improvement and principal leadership practices which are based on a clear sense of purpose, values and beliefs about learning and teaching can transform a school into a learning organisation. Including a foreword by Professor John Hattie, this book is appropriate for all school leaders and educators who want to learn more about school leadership behaviours and highly effective school change.

Author : John I. Goodlad
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 : 9780787944223
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educational Renewal written by John I. Goodlad and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1998-08-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Once again Goodlad has his finger on the pulse of education. . . .Excellent reading for the professional educator." --Choice Goodlad picks up where he left off in Teachers for Our Nation'sSchools --providing the vision and rationale behind centers ofpedagogy that can bring schools and universities together in aclose, renewing relationship.

Author : Robert Everhart
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131791967X
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Navigating Comprehensive School Change written by Robert Everhart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, an accessible resource for busy practitioners, is a unique hybrid of two genres. As a "tourist guide," it shows you how to prepare for the journey, what to pay attention to upon arrival, and how to deal with the unexpected. As a "consumer report", it helps you identify some of the best tools and sources about change, access useful information about the change process, and find information about the strengths and challenges of various strategies. Thorough and comprehensive, it offers essential information about how to form leadership teams, identify high stakes problems, build commitment, create a school-wide vision and establish school-wide goals, handle setbacks, maintain the vision and sustain change, and evaluate and assess comprehensive school change. Also included is a section called "Ports of Call," which provides sources of information to help you implement comprehensive school reform at your site.

Author : Carl Glickman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807764039
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Renewal of America's Schools written by Carl Glickman and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can today's educational leaders do to create schools that are purposeful, moral, and successful? In this book, Glickman and Mette provide a powerful set of guidelines that will lead to true school renewal. Using a practical framework for school, district, and community leaders, their roadmap replaces dependence on top-down state and federal regulations, focusing instead on the creation of locally guided initiatives to address local goals. Filled with real-world examples, charts, and illustrations, the text gives teachers, principals, students, parents, central office personnel, school boards, and community members exactly what is needed to remake their schools. Building on Glickman's highly acclaimed classic, Renewing America's Schools (1993), this resource is must-reading for anyone involved with school change in today's divisive and complex times. Book Features: Uses whole-school and classroom applications to explain how to implement the authors' three-part framework for school success. Written in a clear, friendly, and accessible style. Demonstrates in detail how purposeful schools can gain greater autonomy from strict external regulations. Builds on its bestselling predecessor, Renewing America's Schools, to infuse democratic purpose and practices throughout a school.

Author : Joel F. Diambra
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135841209
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Practicum and Internship for School Counselors-in-Training written by Joel F. Diambra and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School counseling is a rather specialized field, yet students entering it do not have a single, comprehensive resource to guide them through the process. This text covers all aspects of the practicum and internship experience, from the initial contact with your supervisor to detailed descriptions of each of the different roles you will have, and will help you gain an understanding of the school culture and how to begin thinking about and developing your own philosophy of school counseling. Specific topics covered include popular counseling theories used by school counselors; working with special populations of students; application of the ASCA ethical standards; the administration of day-to-day tasks, such as arranging an office space and managing your time; and elements of the guidance curriculum, including individual student planning, responsive services, and systemic support. Each chapter contains activities, case studies, hypothetical situations, and worksheets designed to facilitate your understanding of and role in the profession. All material presented is consistent with both the CACREP accreditation standards and the American School Counseling Association’s National Model ®.

Author : Veugelers, Wiel
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335216323
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Network Learning For Educational Change written by Veugelers, Wiel and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation.