Building School Culture One Week at a Time

Dr. Jeff Zoul is a School Improvement Consultant with Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to serving in this capacity, Dr. Zoul served as principal at two award-wining schools, Edgewood Middle School, in Highland Park, Illinois, and Otwell Middle School in Forsyth County, Georgia. In addition to his work as a principal, Dr. Zoul has served as a teacher, coach, and assistant principal at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Dr. Zoul also served as an adjunct professor of graduate studies at North Georgia College and State University. He is the author of Improving Your School One Week at a Time: Building the Foundation for Professional Teaching and Learning, coauthor with Dr. Todd Whitaker of The 4 CORE School Success Factors, and coauthor of Cornerstones of Strong Schools: Practices for Purposeful Leadership and Study Guide: What Great Principals Do Differently: 15 Things that Matter Most. Dr. Zoul has presented at national conferences on a wide variety of educational issues. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Alabama and holds additional degrees from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Troy University, and The University of Southern Mississippi. Jeff is married to Jill, a middle school teacher, and they are the parents of Jordyn. If you would like information about the contents of this book or about inviting Dr. Zoul to speak to your group, please contact him at jeffzoul@comcast.net or (847) 732-1936.

• Chapter 1 Laying the Groundwork; Chapter 2 A Culture of Care; Chapter 3 Standards for School Performance; Chapter 4 Curriculum: An Action, Not a Thing; Chapter 5 Active Learning; Chapter 6 Background Knowledge: The Foundation; Chapter 7 Differentiated Instruction Defined; Chapter 8 Expecting the Best; Chapter 9 Graphic Organizers; Chapter 10 Differentiated Instruction Practices; Chapter 11 Lesson Closure; Chapter 12 A Collaborative Learning Culture; Chapter 13 The Heart of Coaching; Chapter 14 A Culture of Gratitude; Chapter 15 A Community of Leaders; Chapter 16 Making it Stick; Chapter 17 Teaching Organization Skills; Chapter 18 A Culture of Giving; Chapter 19 Stretching the Culture for Powerful Learning; Chapter 20 Creating a Vision; Chapter 21 Homework Perspectives; Chapter 22 Homework Practices; Chapter 23 Tips for Teaching Reading, Part I; Chapter 24 Tips for Teaching Reading, Part II; Chapter 25 A Culture of Curiosity and Passion; Chapter 26 Response to Intervention Basics; Chapter 27 Principles of Great Teaching; Chapter 28 The Importance of Teaching Procedures; Chapter 29 A Culture of Change; Chapter 30 Reinforcing Effort; Chapter 31 Test Preparation; Chapter 32 Team Values; Chapter 33 A Culture of Learning, Laughing, Loving; Chapter 34 Teacher Appreciation; Chapter 35 It’s All About You...; Chapter 36 ...But It’s Not About You at All!; Chapter 37 A Culture of Possibility;