Creating the Schools Our Children Need

Dylan Wiliam

ISBN 10: 1943920338 / ISBN 13: 9781943920334

Published by Learning Sciences International, US, 2018

About this Item

Dr Dylan Wiliam is the world's foremost authority on formative assessment and has worked for years to improve the state of education in the US and abroad. Through his experience teaching in classrooms, leading schools, and directing research, Dr Wiliam has found there is no simple solution to school improvement that works in every classroom every time - but there are measures that can improve the odds of success. In Creating the Schools Our Children Need, Dr Wiliam breaks down the methods schools use to improve, and the gaps between what research tells us works and what we actually do. Dr Wiliam analyzes the three real, implementable improvements that are proven to be factors in school success:Building a curriculum focused on developing knowledgeSupporting a culture where every teacher improvesApplying a framework for evaluating new district initiativesSolutions to the problem of improving education for our children require each school district to make smart decisions about what will make the most difference in their district. In order to create the schools our children need, leaders must understand why what we're doing right now really won't help much, and critically, what we can do instead.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating the Schools Our Children Need
• Publisher: Learning Sciences International, US
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1943920338
• ISBN 13: 9781943920334
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 525 grams

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Synopsis

Improving education in the United States requires school districts to make smart decisions. By examining the gaps between what research says works and what schools actually do, Wiliam provides evidence-based changes to implement for successful school improvement efforts. This book helps districts, school leaders, and stakeholders learn how to become critical consumers of educational research capable of increasing student achievement.

This book will help educators:

• Build a curriculum focused on developing knowledge
• Support a culture where every teacher improves
• Apply a framework for evaluating new district initiatives

Contents:
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Foreword
Introduction
Section 1
Chapter 1: Why We Need to Improve American Education
Section 2
Chapter 2: Getting Smarter People Into Teaching
Chapter 3: Firing Bad Teachers
Chapter 4: Paying Good Teachers More
Chapter 5: Reducing Class Size
Chapter 6: Copying Other Countries
Chapter 7: Expanding School Choice
Section 3
Chapter 8: Moving Forward
Chapter 9: Why Curriculum Matters
Chapter 10: A Knowledge-Rich Curriculum
Chapter 11: Improving the Teachers We Have
Chapter 12: Creating a Learning Environment for Educators
Chapter 13: Pulling It All Together
Appendix
References
Index

About the Author

Dylan Wiliam is one of the world's foremost education authorities. He has helped to successfully implement classroom formative assessment in thousands of schools all over the world, including the United States, Singapore, Sweden, Australia, and the United Kingdom. A two-part BBC series, The Classroom Experiment, tracked Dr. Wiliam's work at one British middle school, showing how formative assessment strategies empower students, significantly increase engagement, and shift classroom responsibility from teachers to their students so that students become agents of and collaborators in their own learning. Dylan Wiliam is Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London. After a first degree in mathematics and physics, he taught in urban schools for seven years, during which time he earned further degrees in mathematics and mathematics education. Learn more about Wiliam's research, as well as his products and services at the Learning Sciences Dylan Wiliam Center.