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Author : Bob Lingard,Jon Nixon,Stewart Ranson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781847060617
A new monograph that focuses upon how learning communities are transforming schools and communities throughout the world.
Author : Bob Lingard,Jon Nixon,Stewart Ranson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781441165428
Many educators have been looking for a fundamentally different approach to engage young people and encourage progress in learning. Supported by recent public policy developments, a transformation is beginning to take place in the practice of many schools. The focus of learning is shifting away from the child as an individual in a classroom detached from the surrounding neighbourhood to a learning community that embraces carers and families as well as young people and teachers. This monograph analyses the organising principles of this cultural transformation and considers how it will shape learning in schools and communities throughout the world. The book brings together key thinkers from the fields of new learning, new communities of educational practice and new forms of educational governance. Arguing for the necessary interconnectedness of pedagogy, institutions and governance, this ground-breaking book will undoubtedly shape the policy agenda in this area for years to come.
Author : John West-Burnham,Maggie Farrar,George Otero
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781855392335
This is very important book that is a must read-for anyone involded in the implementation of the Children's Act, Children's Centres and extended schools and in developing community based strategies to support educational improvement
Author : Etta R. Hollins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351863247
For preservice candidates and novice teachers facing the challenges of feeling underprepared to teach in urban schools, this book offers a framework for conceptualizing, planning, and engaging in powerful teaching. Veteran teacher educator Etta Ruth Hollins builds on previous work to focus on transformative practices that emphasize the purpose and process of teaching. These practices are designed to improve academic performance, transform the social context in low-performing urban schools, and improve the quality of life in the local community. The learning experiences provided in this book guide readers through a sequence of experiences for learning about the local community that include an examination of history and demographics, community resources, local city and federal governance structures, and collaborating with other professionals. Focus Questions and a dedicated Application to Practice section in each chapter further guide learning and help make real-world connections. Designed to enable readers to bridge the gaps between theory and practice and the actual needs of urban students and their communities, this groundbreaking text helps prepare preservice candidates to make a successful transition and aids novice teachers in developing teaching practices that support academic excellence. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Author : JoAnne Ferrara,Reuben Jacobson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475831429
Ferrara and Jacobson go inside community schools across the country to explore the different roles that make this collaborative education reform work. This book provides practitioners, policymakers, family members, youth, and local leaders a greater understanding of the different roles that make up a community school and tools for action. Built on years of practice, research, and continuous improvement, community schools are an innovative, effective, and grassroots strategy for bringing schools and communities together in order to improve outcomes for students, families, and communities. This education reform is growing as school site, local, and state leaders seek collaborative solutions to our schools’ most persistent challenges. The contributors, experts in the field, represent a diverse group of people with longstanding commitments to the community school strategy. From principals to family members, from community partners to teachers, this book illustrates how together, we all have a part to play in the development of successful community schools.
Author : David Clark
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015037278044
Defining the nature and significance of the learning community for the learning society, this work shows how schools have the potential to become role models for society and its institutions as a whole. It is intended for policy makers, researchers, sociologists, teachers and educational managers.
Author : Virginia M. Jagla,Joseph A. Erickson,Alan S. Tinkler
Publisher : IAP
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781623964207
Transforming Teacher Education through Service-Learning provides a fresh look at educational reform through the lens of teacher preparation. It poses the question “Why service-learning now?” as it discusses the meaningful ways service-learning pedagogy can transform the approaches used to prepare teachers to educate tomorrow’s children. The pedagogy of service-learning has significant implications for teacher education. Its transformative aspects have far reaching potential to address teacher candidate dispositions and provide deeper understanding of diversity. Knowledge of the pedagogy and how to implement it in candidates’ future classrooms could alter education to a more powerful experience of democracy in action and enhance the civic mission of schools. The current and ongoing research found within this volume is meant to continue support of the notion of educational reform. Because the vision we hold becomes the reality we experience, it is imperative to consider the question—Why service-learning now?—as we adjust teacher preparation programs to promote engaging opportunities for today’s youth.
Author : Michael Fullan,Joanne Quinn
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781071922071
Be bold. Think big. Change Schools. Everyday we’re problem solving—but deep down we know the system is no longer working. Do we just keep trying harder, or do we dare to transform how we "do school?" In The Drivers: Transforming Learning for Students, Schools, and Systems, renowned authors Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn build on their previous books and lay out a complete model for transforming teaching and learning. The goal: making sure students are actually prepared to live and thrive in the complex world around them. Learn to: Orient students, staff, and community around the four drivers: wellbeing and learning, social intelligence, equality investments, systemness Believe that young people can generate more l magic in the world if we enable them Take cues from five school communities who have successfully embarked on system change Lead, develop, and connect with others at different stages of system change Schools are not meant to be solely feeders to MBAs, Ph.Ds, or corporate boardrooms. When we see schools as local hubs of innovation, and model for students what it means to be community-focused, we will renew the relevancy of our most valuable institutions.
Author : Bob Lenz,Justin Wells,Sally Kingston
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781118739747
It's not what students know, but what they do with what they know that is important Schools are changing in response to this reality, and in Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own education. In this book, the authors explain how project-based learning can blend with Common Core-aligned performance assessment for deeper learning. You'll discover how many schools have successfully made the transition from traditional, teacher-centered learning to project-based, deeper learning and find many practical ideas for implementation. Companion DVD and website include videos showing how to implement deeper learning strategies in the classroom Evidence-based descriptions show why deeper learning is right for students Performance assessment experts explain how to align assessments with Common Core by shifting the emphasis from knowing to doing Extensive game plan section provides step-by-step guidance for change Schools are complex organizations, and transformation involves all of the stakeholders, from students to superintendents. But as this book shows, there are amazing benefits to be realized when everyone commits to diving deeper into learning.
Author : Monica R. Martinez,Dennis McGrath
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781620973974
The acclaimed exploration of how public education can cultivate innovators—with a foreword by Russlynn Ali, a leading advocate for remaking schools Dime-a-dozen ideas for reforming education seem to be everywhere these days but few actually transform the everyday experience of the 50-million-plus students who are regularly subjected to traditional lecturing, note-taking, and rote learning—often with dismal results. Enter Deeper Learning, "a fast read [that] will interest educators who want to produce self-motivated, passionate learners" (Library Journal). Offering "uplifting" (Kirkus Reviews) anecdotes in what Tom Carroll of the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future calls a "rare blend of inspiration and practical action," Deeper Learning provides a blueprint for creating flexible environments that put students at the helm of their own collaborative learning experience. This paperback edition includes a new foreword by renowned education advocate Russlynn Ali and will empower and inspire educators everywhere to address the need for schools to be genuinely innovative.
Author : Lydotta M. Taylor,Jill M. Fratto
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Educational change
ISBN : 0132563576
Defines 21st century skills, discusses why we need to teach today's students differently, and shows how to apply 21st century concepts in an education setting.
Author : Sue Askew
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781847142726
This study promotes a model of education which is collaborative and non-hierarchical. While traditional approaches to learning and teaching stress cognitive aspects of development and learning, this text advocates an approach which synthesizes the cognitive, affective and social dimensions of learning. Revealing personal and social learning as being involved with the whole school experience, the authors support the nature of learning within this radical model, and highlight key social values such as equality, respect and justice.
Author : Eric C. Sheninger,Thomas C. Murray
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416623915
Eric Sheninger and Thomas Murray outline eight keys to intentionally design tomorrow's schools so today's learners are prepared for success.
Author : Linda Kaser,Judy Halbert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134022588
The evidence is clear - school leaders make a difference to the learning of the pupils they serve. And yet, not all leaders have the same degree of impact. What are the factors that make the difference to student learning? Why are some leaders able to raise student achievement in schools in the most challenging circumstances whilst other leaders struggle to simply maintain the status quo? Drawing from international case study research over many years, from the experience of hundreds of school leaders serving widely diverse communities, Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser argue that there are six distinct mindsets that characterize the way successful, learning-oriented leaders operate and make sense of their professional world. These leaders are: motivated by intense moral purpose knowledgeable about current models of learning consistently inquiry-oriented able to build trusting relationships evidence-informed able to move to wise action. This book outlines an alternative way of thinking about school leadership. It examines research evidence that leaders will find most useful and suggests how they might use this evidence to maximise their learning and the learning of their students. Leadership Mindsets has been written specifically for aspiring to newly-appointed school leaders who are determined and motivated to create quality and equality for learners in the schools they serve, through networks of inquiry, learning and support.
Author : Michael Fullan,Suzanne Stiegelbauer
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1991-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0826449557
First published in 1982, this work revolutionized the theory and practice of education reform. Now 25 years later, the fourth edition of Fullans groundbreaking book continues to be the definitive compendium to all aspects of the management of educational change--a powerful resource for everyone involved in school reform.
