The Hands On Guide To School Improvement

Author : Evelyn M. Randle-Robbins
Publisher : Free Spirit Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781631980725

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The Hands-On Guide to School Improvement by Evelyn M. Randle-Robbins Pdf

This practical guide helps principals, administrators, and all members of school leadership bring transformational change to struggling and underperforming schools. Based on the wisdom gained during the author’s twenty-plus years of experience as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal in Chicago Public Schools, this book focuses on building a school culture of respect and harmony as a foundation for change. Includes advice on how to recruit effective teachers and initiate difficult conversations with struggling staff; make ongoing professional development a priority at your school; and empower teachers to manage their classrooms effectively and deal with challenging issues. Digital content includes customizable forms from the book.

Author : Rick Mintrop
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781612509044

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Design-Based School Improvement by Rick Mintrop Pdf

At the heart of the effort to enact and scale up successful school reforms is the need for more robust links between research and practice. One promising approach is design development, a methodology widely used in other fields and only recently adapted to education, which offers a disciplined process for identifying practical problems, assessing evidence of outcomes, accounting for variability in implementation and results, and establishing a foundation for broader understanding of the problem and proposed solutions. This exciting new book provides a practical guide for education leaders who are seeking to address issues of equity in their schools and want to pursue this approach. The book provides a step-by-step description of the process, augmented by case studies of four education leaders: Christine, a middle school principal who is concerned with the volume of disciplinary referrals in her school; Michelle, an elementary school principal who wants to address achievement gaps; Eric, an assistant superintendent who wants to improve the quality of principals’ instructional feedback to teachers; and Nora, a high school principal who is concerned about the use of racial and homophobic slurs in the hallways. The book follows each of these leaders as they formulate and refine interventions to address these problems. Design-Based School Improvement also includes a series of “excursions into theory” that discuss the research basis for design-based improvement. The author—a leading thinker about policy implementation and school reform—shows a profound appreciation for the complexity of work in schools and the deep and sustained thinking entailed in undertaking productive change. By bringing theory to life and putting it in the hands of skilled practitioners, this book promises to become an invaluable resource for education leaders seeking to solve problems of equity and social justice in schools.

Author : Richard Steward
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429648045

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The Gradual Art of School Improvement by Richard Steward Pdf

School improvement in recent years has largely focused on rapid improvement and quick fixes. Yet, genuine and sustainable school improvement is complex, gradual and incremental. It requires developing a culture and focusing relentlessly on teaching and learning. The Gradual Art of School Improvement is a comprehensive practical guide to school improvement, covering aspects such as improvement planning, staff development, the learning environment, dealing with outside pressures including inspection, curriculum design and the role of leaders at all levels. It includes: Detailed accounts of the steps that can be taken to create a positive learning culture over time Case studies and worked examples, concentrating on the practical aspects of school improvement from the perspective of an experienced and successful head teacher Ready-to-use practitioner resources that readers can adapt and use in their own settings Accessibly written and entertaining, this book is an invaluable resource for leaders at all levels and stages of their career.

Author : Pamela Macklin,Vic Zbar
Publisher : Acer Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Educational leadership
ISBN : 1742864732

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Driving School Improvement by Pamela Macklin,Vic Zbar Pdf

This practical guide is designed to support school leaders in meeting their improvement challenge in ways that can be contextualised to their circumstances. It contains tools, activities, and pro formas that have been used successfully in a range of schools. These can be adapted to suit a particular context. While there are many books focused on school improvement, this book is a practical gem. It advocates that a school first diagnose where it is at, rather than adopt a 'one size fits all' strategy. The self-assessments, tools, processes, and case studies provided here will enable a school to craft its own improvement approach. [Subject: Education, Educational Policy]

Author : Debra L. Page,Judith A. Hale
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781452240893

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The School Improvement Specialist Field Guide by Debra L. Page,Judith A. Hale Pdf

This volume supports and guides school improvement practitioners in effectively facilitating school improvement while meeting the ten standards established by The International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI).

Author : Richard Sagor
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416615903

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Guiding School Improvement with Action Research by Richard Sagor Pdf

Action research, explored in this book, is a seven-step process for improving teaching and learning in classrooms at all levels. Through practical examples, research tools, and easy-to-follow "implementation strategies," Richard Sagor guides readers through the process from start to finish. Learn how to uncover and use the data that already exist in your classrooms and schools to answer significant questions about your individual or collective concerns and interests. Sagor covers each step in the action research process in detail: selecting a focus, clarifying theories, identifying research questions, collecting data, analyzing data, reporting results, and taking informed action. Drawing from the experience of individual teachers, faculties, and school districts, Sagor describes how action research can enhance teachers' professional standing and efficacy while helping them succeed in settings characterized by increasingly diverse student populations and an emphasis on standards-based reform. The book also demonstrates how administrators and policymakers can use action research to bolster efforts related to accreditation, teacher supervision, and job-embedded staff development. Part how-to guide, part inspirational treatise, Guiding School Improvement with Action Research provides advice, information, and encouragement to anyone interested in reinventing schools as learning communities and restructuring teaching as the true profession it was meant to be.

Author : Lori Van Houten,Jeanne Miyasaka,Kim Agullard,Joy Zimmerman
Publisher : Wested
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0914409263

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Developing an Effective School Plan by Lori Van Houten,Jeanne Miyasaka,Kim Agullard,Joy Zimmerman Pdf

Developing an Effective School Planincludes aChange Manager's Handbook,Facilitation Notes, and a CD-ROM of the activities and interactive tools. Using this resource, schools develop a context-specific improvement plan that concretely addresses four essential questions: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How will we get there? How will we know when we've arrived? A significant and intentional result of this process is increased school capacity to identify and analyze key data to inform decisions -- about what goes into the plan, how the plan is carried out, and how success is measured. Recognizing that all schools start the improvement planning process with different types and degrees of capacity, the guide includes a number of self-assessment tools to help a school planning team identify which activities are most useful for its schools and where any specialized expertise (in data analysis, for example) might be needed. One district user has characterized these materials in a way that capture's WestEd's goals in developing them: "Very approachable...they allow for flexibility as well as 'going deep' -- on a variety of topics." WestEd is in a unique position to offer these carefully scaffolded school improvement activities and tools. Over the years, WestEd staff have been called on to work with literally hundreds of schools to help them improve. Organizational wisdom about how to do this deepened and grew to such a degree that we decided to collect it in this school improvement package. The inquiry, planning, and implementation process embodied here represents the distillation and thoughtful organization of what WestEd staff have learned first-hand from their work with diverse schools across the country. The tools and activities themselves have been culled from this same work, representing the most effective on-site processes for guiding individual schools' improvement efforts.

Author : Jolanta Burke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000298857

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The Ultimate Guide to Implementing Wellbeing Programmes for School by Jolanta Burke Pdf

This is an essential guide for all teaching professionals to help them make an informed decision about what wellbeing programmes and initiatives they should select in their schools and why. It provides teachers and school leaders with all necessary knowledge to help identify what they should be looking for in wellbeing programmes, how they should be evaluating its effectiveness and who should be delivering it for them. It presents a suite of components and evidence-based interventions that teachers can pick-and-choose for their school community. For the first time, practitioners are not being sold a specific programme but instead presented with what is known about wellbeing in order to empower them to make their own decisions that best suit their community. It goes behind the scenes and reveals the secrets used by researchers and experts, including practical advice, recommendations and the author's own ground-breaking research study involving 3,000 students. Its unique pick-and-mix process demystifies programme creation, simplifies it and makes its building blocks available to the masses. This accessible, evidence-based guide suggests a whole-school approach with specific interventions that can be used to successfully improve the wellbeing of teachers and students, making it an invaluable resource and must-read for all teaching professionals.

Author : Deb Page,Judith A. Hale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Educational leadership
ISBN : 1506335713

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The School Improvement Specialist Field Guide by Deb Page,Judith A. Hale Pdf

This volume supports and guides school improvement practitioners in effectively facilitating school improvement while meeting the ten standards established by The International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)

Author : Susan Loucks-Horsley,Leslie F. Hergert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Curriculum planning
ISBN : UOM:49015002470061

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An Action Guide to School Improvement by Susan Loucks-Horsley,Leslie F. Hergert Pdf

Author : Michele Borba
Publisher : Free Spirit Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781631983542

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End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy by Michele Borba Pdf

Evidence-based bullying-prevention principles, policies, and practices to reduce peer cruelty and create safe, caring learning climates. Based on a practical, six-part framework for reducing peer cruelty and increasing positive behavior support, End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy utilizes the strongest pieces of best practices and current research for ways to stop bullying. The book includes guidelines for implementing strategies, collecting data, training staff, mobilizing students and parents, building social-emotional skills, and sustaining progress, and presents the “6Rs” of bullying prevention: Rules, Recognize, Report, Respond, Refuse, and Replace. This is not a program, but a comprehensive process for reducing bullying from the inside out, involving the entire school community. Bullying-prevention and character education expert Michele Borba, who’s worked with over 1 million parents and educators worldwide, offers realistic, research-based strategies and advice. Use the book on its own or to supplement an existing program. Digital content includes customizable forms from the book and a PDF presentation for use in professional development.

Author : Judy Halbert,Linda Kaser
Publisher : Portage & Main Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781774920282

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Leading Through Spirals of Inquiry by Judy Halbert,Linda Kaser Pdf

★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023! Experienced educators Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser expand on their previous work in this all-new book for school leadership teams. Written for teams ready to get started—or keen to go deeper—this book will provoke new thinking and provide specific strategies for accelerating meaningful change. Leading Through Spirals of Inquiry walks the reader through the six stages of the Spiral of Inquiry, a proven framework to help you overcome inequality to create genuine equity and change outcomes for students; transform learning environments at both the school and district level; clarify the direction for new professional learning based on evidence from educational research as well as real-world examples of innovative practices from other schools; challenge long-held biases and assumptions guided by clarity of purpose, a growth mindset, and a stance of curiosity; effectively incorporate self-reflection and continuous improvement in your learning environments. Building on the experiences and wisdom of inquiry leaders from around the world, this book provides support for the specific issues leaders face during the process of change, as well as ways to engage in and support inquiry networks across schools, districts, and other jurisdictions.

Author : Ronald D. Williamson,Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 0429422695

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7 Strategies for Improving Your School by Ronald D. Williamson,Barbara R. Blackburn Pdf

This book provides the busiest leaders with an accessible set of tools that can immediately be deployed to positively impact their school. Authors Ronald Williamson and Barbara R. Blackburn explore the COMPASS model--Culture; Ownership and Shared Vision; Managing Data; Professional Development; Advocacy; Shared Accountability; and Structures to Sustain Success--as an overall framework for school improvement. Chapters include in-depth discussions of easy-to-implement, useful strategies for improvement and address the most common concerns facing today's school leaders. Supplemented with templates, charts, and other adaptable tools for ongoing, practical use, 7 Strategies for Improving Your School is your key guide to school improvement.

Author : Char Ryan,Beth Baker
Publisher : Free Spirit Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781631983764

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The PBIS Team Handbook by Char Ryan,Beth Baker Pdf

A revised and updated edition of the best-selling guide for schools implementing PBIS Tier 1 PBIS (positive behavior interventions and supports) is the most important tool educators have to deal with disruptive student behaviors. This revised and updated handbook provides detailed guidelines for implementing and sustaining PBIS for schools and teams. New in this edition is a chapter addressing inequity and bias in behavior referrals and discipline; a tiered fidelity inventory (TFI) to evaluate adherence to PBIS practices; different methods of data collection; and new research on sustainability. Positive school climates are not achieved through expulsions, suspensions, or detentions, but instead through collective analysis and data-driven decision-making. Downloadable digital content offers a PDF presentation to aid staff buy-in and customizable forms to help manage data and assess progress with ease.

Author : Richelle North Star Scott,Cher Brasok,Monika Cichosz Rosney,Laura Doney,Dana Fulwiler Volk,Jackie Gagné,Megan Hunter,Kelsey McDonald,Keith Macpherson,Lisa Dumas Neufeld,Sandra Pacheco Melo,Joyce Sunada
Publisher : Portage & Main Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781774920305

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Teacher, Take Care by Richelle North Star Scott,Cher Brasok,Monika Cichosz Rosney,Laura Doney,Dana Fulwiler Volk,Jackie Gagné,Megan Hunter,Kelsey McDonald,Keith Macpherson,Lisa Dumas Neufeld,Sandra Pacheco Melo,Joyce Sunada Pdf

Teaching can be a highly satisfying profession, but it can also be overwhelming. Stress management. Self-care. Mental well-being. Mindfulness. These words have become all too familiar, but what do they actually mean for you? And how can they help without adding to your to-do list? All teachers have different experiences and different needs. Through stories by diverse educators, this professional resource invites you to try different wellness strategies, explore varying perspectives, and consider new ideas of what it means to “be well.” Grounded in servant leadership and a holistic model, each chapter connects to Indigenous perspectives of wellness through remarks from Elder Stanley Kipling and Knowledge Keeper Richelle North Star Scott.