Every Child, Every Day: A Digital Conversion Model for Student Achievement (New 2013 Ed Leadership Titles) - Softcover

Edwards, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132927098 ISBN 13: 9780132927093

Publisher: Pearson, 2013

Synopsis

This is the story of how 2013 Superintendent of the Year, Mark Edwards, led the Mooresville, N.C. Graded School District in its goal of creating a vibrant new learning environment for teachers and students and achieving outstanding academic results through an innovative digital conversion initiative that provided every student and teacher with a laptop, despite a very modest resource base. Every Child, Every Day gives readers a look at the visionary success factors that worked together to produce positive results–a culture of caring, digital resources, a relentless focus on data, leadership at all levels, and student-centered learning–and shows how their interplay drove, and can drive, academic improvement in virtually any school district. New funding strategies that address the budget issue combine with step-by-step replication tips to provide valuable inspiration and guidelines to help every school succeed on the digital conversion path to student achievement.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Mark Edwards has served as a school principal; Superintendent of Henrico County, Virginia; Dean of the College of Education at the University of North Alabama; and Vice President for Business Development at Harcourt Assessment. During his tenure in Henrico County, the district deployed 26,000 laptops to students in grades 6-12 as part of a groundbreaking Teaching and Learning Initiative. The initiative received national attention as a benchmark for one-to-one computing and was recognized with numerous awards.

From the Back Cover

PEARSON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

“Despite the challenges, there was a sense that we could improve. I knew that indeed we could and would do better.” 

 --Dr. Mark Edwards

 

In 2007, Dr. Mark Edwards was the new superintendent of the Mooresville N.C. Graded School District. The graduation rate was only 64%, the high school academic composite only 68%. But Dr. Edwards was convinced that Mooresville students and teachers could do better . . . and they did.

 

Here is the story of how Superintendent Edwards led his district in an innovative “digital conversion” initiative with very remarkable results within just four years:

• Every student and teacher got a laptop despite a very modest resource base.
• The graduation rate increased to 90%.
• The composite academic performance rose to 89%.
• A vibrant new learning environment was recognized and admired by hundreds of outsiders.

 

Each chapter of this inspirational and informative book gives readers a look at the visionary success factors that worked together to produce these positive results–a culture of caring, digital resources, a relentless focus on data, leadership at all levels, and student-centered learning–and shows how their interplay drove, and can drive, academic improvement. In addition, new funding strategies that address the budget issue combine with step-by-step replication tips to provide valuable inspiration and guidelines to help every school succeed on the digital conversion path to student achievement.

 

 

Praise from U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.)

 

"Mark Edwards’ Every Child, Every Day provides real-world testimony to the proposition that the best way to move the American education system forward is to be open to new ideas. Dr. Edwards’ record, as a national technology leader and local superintendent,  demonstrates a quantifiable increase in graduation rates and overall academic performance even in times of limited public support. His smart, creative approach produces improvements focused on what students need to know today while also equipping them to address tomorrow’s challenges.  At a time when digital technology offers enormous opportunities to revolutionize the access to information and provide more personalized instruction, Dr. Edwards’ Digital Conversion Initiative offers an innovative approach that will help us pivot toward a more modern and relevant educational system.”

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132927098
• ISBN 13: 9780132927093
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240