Self Reflective Renewal In Schools

Author : Bradley S. Portin
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02-28
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015056268215

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Self-Reflective Renewal in Schools by Bradley S. Portin Pdf

The primary purpose of this study is to learn from the experiences of schools across the U.S. that are engaged in a largely process-oriented reform strategy. Schools vary in their capacity for productive self-reflection. The authors examine the process of self-assessment that many schools engaged in during this time of widespread public attention to the equlaity of schools. The schools examined in these cases reveal a complex interaction between the nature of the self-reflective activity the schools were engaged in (in this case, a National Education Association school review process entitled KEYS to Success in Schools), the contexts that shape the school, and the readiness on the part of school staff to engage in systematic reflection around issues that affect teaching and learning. The act of self-reflection in schools may not provide, by itself, a source of new ideas, alternative models, and a sense of what might be possible for the school to accomplish. Some external agent can often provide the impetus for (or constrain) the actions of school staffs in examining their programs and capacity for renewal. The acts and outcomes of self-reflection are inevitably guided and/or constrained by various contexts (including the school's history, culture, structure, and supports and pressures provided from communities, districts, and states).

Author : Jennifer York-Barr,William A. Sommers,Gail S. Ghere,Jo Montie
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781506350554

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Reflective Practice for Renewing Schools by Jennifer York-Barr,William A. Sommers,Gail S. Ghere,Jo Montie Pdf

Renew your teaching and your passion with this updated bestseller! When the teaching life gets tough, reflective practice reenergizes you—counteracting the effects of professional isolation and instilling a sense of meaning, renewal, and empowerment that benefits you, your colleagues, and your students. This bestselling book offers research-based ideas and strategies for using reflective practice individually, with others, and even schoolwide. Features of the newest edition include: Updated strategies for engaging adults and students and using reflective practices to create equitable outcomes New examples of reflective practice in action A new chapter on the core leadership practices for growing reflective practice A new companion website with resources and reflection protocols

Author : John Macbeath
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781134148233

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School Inspection & Self-Evaluation by John Macbeath Pdf

Written for heads and teachers but also containing useful pointers for inspectors, this forward-thinking book examines exactly what the relationship between inspection and self-evaluation means for schools.

Author : Theodore Kowalski,Thomas J. Lasley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135890841

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Handbook of Data-Based Decision Making in Education by Theodore Kowalski,Thomas J. Lasley Pdf

Pt. 1. Theoretical and practical perspectives -- pt. 2. Building support for data-based decisions -- pt. 3. Data-based applications.

Author : Alma Harris,Janet Hageman Chrispeels
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000948776

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Improving Schools and Educational Systems by Alma Harris,Janet Hageman Chrispeels Pdf

School improvement has become a dominant feature of educational reform in many countries. The pressure upon schools to improve performance has resulted in a wide-range of improvement programmes and initiatives which can provide both inspiration and advice to everyone involved in school improvement. This book draws together the most effective school improvement projects from around the world in one comprehensive text, including detailed comparative analysis of a wide variety of initiatives. Drawing on examples from the UK, the USA, Canada, South Africa and Australia this book gives both an international snapshot and a coherent synthesis of initiatives that have given achievable results.

Author : Cary Cherniss
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781483363950

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School Change and the MicroSociety® Program by Cary Cherniss Pdf

Be an agent of positive, enduring change with these specific strategies gleaned from the MicroSociety® program and apply them to your school improvement efforts.

Author : Alan R. Shoho,Bruce G. Barnett,Autumn K. Tooms
Publisher : IAP
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781617359408

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The Changing Nature of Instructional Leadership in the 21st Century by Alan R. Shoho,Bruce G. Barnett,Autumn K. Tooms Pdf

This third book in the Information Age book series, International Research on School Leadership, focuses on the changing nature of instructional leadership in the 21st century. Our goal is to examine instructional leadership from multiple educational and international perspectives. Unlike many leadership books that focus on conceptualizations and personal narratives, the seven chapters provide empirical evidence of how instructional leadership is evolving in the 21st century. From the effective schools research of the 1980s to today’s relentless calls for improved student performance, attention has focused on the instructional leadership roles and responsibilities of school principals, headteachers, and educational system leaders. The emphasis on student performance has gone global as evidenced by highly-publicized international studies, such as the Trends in International Math and Science Studies (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), comparing student achievement in different countries. These developments have had substantial effects on school leaders, especially building-level principals and headteachers. Rather than being the only ones overseeing school improvement aimed at increasing student learning, many school administrators are distributing leadership responsibilities to other administrators and teachers on their campuses. To fully understand instructional leadership in the 21st century, the book examines three important dimensions of instructional leadership: (1) the current context for turning around low-performing schools, increasing teacher effectiveness, and providing equitable outcomes for all students, (2) international perspectives of instructional leadership development, particularly the value of teacher coaching and leadership development for aspiring and practicing school leaders in a developing country, and (3) the obstacles instructional leaders confront as they deal with fiscal constraints, political pressure, diverse student populations, and high-stakes standards-based reforms.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087903909

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Leadership for Learning by Anonim Pdf

The impact of globalization is being felt in numerous spheres of educational policy and practice, in rapid growth of information and communication technologies, in economic transformation, and international market competition, all of which conspire to create new demands and place new pressures on school leadership.

Author : Carl Glickman,Ian M. Mette
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807778630

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The Essential Renewal of America's Schools by Carl Glickman,Ian M. Mette Pdf

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. “My life would have been a whole lot easier if this book had been written when I was in the principal’s office.” —George Wood, former principal and superintendent, Stuart Ohio “This timely and critical book demonstrates how teaching and learning, and a democratic school community, are the key assets to solving our problems. It is not just the future of our schools that is at stake, but democracy itself.” —William Mathis, National Education Policy Center

Author : Michael A. Copland,Michael Sturgis Knapp
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416605270

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Connecting Leadership with Learning by Michael A. Copland,Michael Sturgis Knapp Pdf

A guide to help educational leaders reflect on their actions, plan for improvement, and take actions to foster student and professional learning.

Author : Linda Valli
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1992-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781438422640

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Reflective Teacher Education by Linda Valli Pdf

An increasing number of educators are arguing for conceptually sound reflective or inquiry-oriented teacher education programs. The argument is based on the fact that reflective teaching is possible and the belief that teachers should develop habits of consciously informed action. Those who promote reflective teaching argue for teacher empowerment within a self-renewing profession. Reflective Teacher Education offers case studies from seven universities that have organized teacher education programs around the concept of reflection. The cases represent public and private institutions, and alternative and traditional models of teacher preparation. The studies represent efforts to transform the entire professional education component rather than individual courses or isolated strategies. The volume also considers reflection as a conceptual orientation, commenting on its power to inform and improve teacher education, and assessing the implementation of reflection in these specific programs. The six critiques raise intriguing questions about the possibility and desirability of reflective reform efforts by viewing the cases from varying perspectives—development, cognitive, feminist, social reconstructionist, and post-modern.

Author : Lea Ann Hubbard,Mary Kay Stein,Hugh Mehan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135925499

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Reform as Learning by Lea Ann Hubbard,Mary Kay Stein,Hugh Mehan Pdf

Looking closely at the recent reform efforts in San Diego, this book explores the full range of critical issues pertaining to urban school reform. Drawing on the systemic school reform initiative that was launched in San Diego in the 1990s, this book explores all layers of the school reform process - from leadership in the central office, to work with principals and teachers, to the impact on how teachers worked with students in the classroom. The authors draw on careful ethnographic research collected over the entire four years of the San Diego reforms, in order to identify, not only how teachers, principals and other district educators were shaped by the large-scale reforms, but also the ways in which the reform unfolded. In doing so, the book shows more broadly how actors throughout a school system can change the views of leaders and impact the larger reform process.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : CUB:U183034913803

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert E. White,Karyn Cooper
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400712751

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Principals in Succession by Robert E. White,Karyn Cooper Pdf

Contributors to this volume examine structures and processes that school boards have in place directly relating to the process of principal or vice-principal succession. As well, they consider the effect that these structures and processes have upon staff and administrators themselves. These contributors investigate policies, procedures and practices that school boards employ in terms of leadership succession, and explore implications of these constructs for the sustainability of school improvement. This volume presents an overview of the process of principal or vice-principal succession, descriptions of school district practices surrounding this process and discussions regarding how succession procedures affect individuals and groups of individuals. This volume also highlights those board policies that incorporate practices used to develop models that support and allow administrators to succeed. It articulates how school leaders and staff members deal with change and improvement efforts in successive schools, as well as how board policies and practices support principals and vice-principals at any stage in the succession process. This volume is useful as a reference guide relating to transfer and rotation procedures in school systems across the nation.

Author : Pete Hall,Alisa Simeral
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416624479

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Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice by Pete Hall,Alisa Simeral Pdf

As a school administrator, instructional coach, or teacher leader, you know that reflective teachers are effective teachers. But how can you help teachers become self-reflective practitioners whose thoughtful approach translates into real gains for student achievement? In Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice—a companion volume to their teacher-oriented book Teach, Reflect, Learn—authors Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral draw on lessons learned from educators across grade levels, content areas, and district demographics to present a definitive guide to developing a culture of reflective practice in your school. Hall and Simeral expand on ideas originally presented in Building Teachers’ Capacity for Success to help you gain a clear understanding of your role and responsibilities—and those of your teachers—within each stage of the Continuum of Self-Reflection. Armed with the book’s real-life examples and research-based tools, you’ll learn how to determine the current location of all stakeholders on the continuum and how teacher-leadership activities, transformational feedback, and strategic coaching can move them forward. The end result? A schoolwide culture that both values reflection and uses it to ensure that teachers—and their students—reach their fullest potential.