Transforming Ice Age Schools

A Practical Guide for School Leaders

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Today’s educational system is frozen in time, stuck in traditions of the past. Transforming Ice Age Schools: A Practical Guide for School Leaders will resonate with educational leaders, especially site principals, who are looking to transform their schools to reflect the educational world needed for today. Unlike the many theoretical books on this topic, this book offers insights about the discreet steps leaders might take to transform learning. A metaphor of a glacier is carried throughout the book to provide guiding principles of how to chip away at the mammoth educational system we have inherited and prepare students to be globally competent. Noteworthy features of this book include:Research-based strategiesPractical ideas for immediate use In time reflection in every chapter and application of ideas presentedA user-friendly guide to personalize the workSpotlights on real-time successAn appendix for continued applicationAuthors currently in the field conducting this work

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-11-10
Mått217 x 280 x 12 mm
Vikt531 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor188
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781475807769

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Leighangela Brady, PhD, serves as an assistant superintendent of educational services. With experience as a site administrator, educational consultant, and instructional leader, she is passionate about quality education and effective leadership. She is a coauthor of Test Less, Assess More: A K-8 Guide to Formative Assessment, and presents regularly at national and international conferences.Lisbeth Johnson is inspired to coach schools that are attempting to instruct students in the digital and twenty-first century environment. She has been a teacher, reading resource support instructor, principal, director and assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction and a superintendent.

DedicationPreface AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Transformation ReadinessChapter 1: A Call To ActionChapter 2: A Vision For TransformationChapter 3: Creating a New School CultureChapter 4: Research-Based Culture Change Process ToolsPart II: Transformational ChangeChapter 5: Indicators for Teacher InstructionChapter 6: Innovative Student LearningChapter 7: Student Products and AssessmentsChapter 8: Transforming the Physical Environment Part III: Leading the TransformationChapter 9: Monitoring the TransformationChapter 10: Leaders Unite!Appendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix FAppendix GAppendix HReferences

Lisbeth Johnson and Leighangela Brady not only make a compelling case for why schools need to change, but they provide a clear and concise framework for how that transformation can be accomplished under the guidance of a motivated leader. Any educator who understands that the preparation of our students for the complex challenges that await them will benefit from this timely resource to ensure that they are doing what’s most necessary—placing the levers of learning squarely into the eager and capable hands of their students.