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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. "A vision of what could (and probably should) be. . . . The reader may want to revisit some sections for further reflection." --Educational Leadership "An excellent book that offers much to the seasoned administrator and should be on the list of required reading for introductory administration classes." --NASSP Bulletin Moral Leadership shows how creating a new leadership practice--one with a moral dimension built around purpose, values, and beliefs--can transform a school from an organization to a community and inspire the kinds of commitment, devotion, and service that can make our schools great. Sergiovanni explains the importance of legitimizing emotion and getting in touch with basic values and connections with others. He reveals how true collegiality, based on shared work and common goals, leads to a natural interdepAndence among teachers and shows how a public declaration of values and purpose can help turn schools into virtuous communities where teachers are self-managers and professionalism is considered an ideal.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. "A vision of what could (and probably should) be. . . . The reader may want to revisit some sections for further reflection." --Educational Leadership "An excellent book that offers much to the seasoned administrator and should be on the list of required reading for introductory administration classes." --NASSP Bulletin Moral Leadership shows how creating a new leadership practice--one with a moral dimension built around purpose, values, and beliefs--can transform a school from an organization to a community and inspire the kinds of commitment, devotion, and service that can make our schools great. Sergiovanni explains the importance of legitimizing emotion and getting in touch with basic values and connections with others. He reveals how true collegiality, based on shared work and common goals, leads to a natural interdepAndence among teachers and shows how a public declaration of values and purpose can help turn schools into virtuous communities where teachers are self-managers and professionalism is considered an ideal.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Sustained school improvement only happens when teachers and administrators collectively ensure all students learn at high levels. With this practical resource, K-12 educators will discover how to use the School Improvement for All framework to transform their school's processes and procedures. Develop a common curriculum among collaborative teacher teams that will enhance learning and align with state and national standards. Each chapter includes space for teacher teams to determine next action steps and a list of questions to help bring greater focus to school improvement efforts. Benefits Learn how to use the School Improvement for All framework to improve student learning by authentically measuring student growth and helping celebrate students' successes. Consider anecdotes from the authors' experiences working with schools that illustrate the framework in action. Contemplate your school's reality and determine what actions you can take to improve student achievement with a model of leadership that stakeholders can engage in to support the school improvement process. Plan for structural changes that will produce the school culture your school seeks. Use helpful protocols, rubrics, and action and assessment plans found throughout the book that are designed to support schools that need to improve student achievement but feel they have tried all their options.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Sustained school improvement only happens when teachers and administrators collectively ensure all students learn at high levels. With this practical resource, K-12 educators will discover how to use the School Improvement for All framework to transform their school's processes and procedures. Develop a common curriculum among collaborative teacher teams that will enhance learning and align with state and national standards. Each chapter includes space for teacher teams to determine next action steps and a list of questions to help bring greater focus to school improvement efforts. Benefits Learn how to use the School Improvement for All framework to improve student learning by authentically measuring student growth and helping celebrate students' successes. Consider anecdotes from the authors' experiences working with schools that illustrate the framework in action. Contemplate your school's reality and determine what actions you can take to improve student achievement with a model of leadership that stakeholders can engage in to support the school improvement process. Plan for structural changes that will produce the school culture your school seeks. Use helpful protocols, rubrics, and action and assessment plans found throughout the book that are designed to support schools that need to improve student achievement but feel they have tried all their options.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. By providing a comprehensive look at a popular professional development strategy, this handbook will help educators understand and utilize teacher leadership as a path to school improvement.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From bestselling author Michael Fullan, and packed with practical insights, powerful observations, and critical analysis, this collection makes the widely discussed topic of school change accessible to all readers.

Paperback. Condition: Good. From bestselling author Michael Fullan, and packed with practical insights, powerful observations, and critical analysis, this collection makes the widely discussed topic of school change accessible to all readers.

Paperback. Condition: Good. This is our THIRD school improvement plan Why aren't we seeing any results?We have all of this data, but we don't know what to do with it What does this workshop have to do with the goals we set for our school?Many of today's school leaders have all the latest tools, techniques, and programs for school improvement. Unfortunately, some leaders fail to create real, sustainable results for their schools because they use one or two flavor-of-the-month strategies without connecting all the pieces together for real improvement.In Align the Design: A Blueprint for School Improvement, Nancy J. Mooney and Ann T. Mausbach emphasize the importance of coordinating essential school improvement processes to increase staff capacity, improve student achievement, and develop effective schools. The authors show school leaders how to use power tools to *Develop effective curriculum *Make the most of their school's data *Create successful school improvement plans *Implement valuable professional development sessions and workshops *Use efficient supervisory techniques *Foster leadership for school improvementEach chapter includes personal reflections from the authors and lists of touchstone texts that have inspired their efforts.At a time when school leaders are trying to translate urgent calls for higher achievement into actions that work, Align the Design provides expert guidance and practical tools that will help educators work more purposefully together to create better schools for their students. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. This is our THIRD school improvement plan Why aren't we seeing any results?We have all of this data, but we don't know what to do with it What does this workshop have to do with the goals we set for our school?Many of today's school leaders have all the latest tools, techniques, and programs for school improvement. Unfortunately, some leaders fail to create real, sustainable results for their schools because they use one or two flavor-of-the-month strategies without connecting all the pieces together for real improvement.In Align the Design: A Blueprint for School Improvement, Nancy J. Mooney and Ann T. Mausbach emphasize the importance of coordinating essential school improvement processes to increase staff capacity, improve student achievement, and develop effective schools. The authors show school leaders how to use power tools to *Develop effective curriculum *Make the most of their school's data *Create successful school improvement plans *Implement valuable professional development sessions and workshops *Use efficient supervisory techniques *Foster leadership for school improvementEach chapter includes personal reflections from the authors and lists of touchstone texts that have inspired their efforts.At a time when school leaders are trying to translate urgent calls for higher achievement into actions that work, Align the Design provides expert guidance and practical tools that will help educators work more purposefully together to create better schools for their students. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. All students deserve to learn in schools where educators eschew distractions and superfluous activities to concentrate on what's most important. To that end, this book is an essential resource for leaders ready to streamline their practice and focus their efforts on radically improving student learning.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. All students deserve to learn in schools where educators eschew distractions and superfluous activities to concentrate on what's most important. To that end, this book is an essential resource for leaders ready to streamline their practice and focus their efforts on radically improving student learning.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. We can't do that in our school district. I don't have time to add that to my curriculum. We're fighting against impossible odds with these students.Sound familiar? School improvement can often feel like a losing battle, but it doesn't have to be. In this fully revised and updated second edition of The Learning Leader, Douglas B. Reeves helps leadership teams go beyond excuses to capitalize on their strengths, reduce their weaknesses, and reset their mindset and priorities to achieve unprecedented success.A critical key is recognizing student achievement as more than just a set of test scores. Reeves asserts that when leaders focus exclusively on results, they fail to measure and understand the importance of their own actions. He offers an alternative--the Leadership for Learning Framework, which helps leaders identify and distinguish among four different types of educators and provide more effective, tailored support to- Lucky educators, who achieve high results but don't understand how their actions influence achievement. - Losing educators, who achieve low results yet keep doing the same thing, expecting different outcomes. - Learning educators, who have not yet achieved the desired results but are working their way toward excellence. - Leading educators, who achieve high results and understand how their actions influence their success.Reeves stresses that effective leadership is neither a unitary skill nor a solitary activity. The Learning Leader helps leaders reconceptualize their roles in the school improvement process and motivate themselves and their colleagues to keep working to better serve their students.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. We can't do that in our school district. I don't have time to add that to my curriculum. We're fighting against impossible odds with these students.Sound familiar? School improvement can often feel like a losing battle, but it doesn't have to be. In this fully revised and updated second edition of The Learning Leader, Douglas B. Reeves helps leadership teams go beyond excuses to capitalize on their strengths, reduce their weaknesses, and reset their mindset and priorities to achieve unprecedented success.A critical key is recognizing student achievement as more than just a set of test scores. Reeves asserts that when leaders focus exclusively on results, they fail to measure and understand the importance of their own actions. He offers an alternative--the Leadership for Learning Framework, which helps leaders identify and distinguish among four different types of educators and provide more effective, tailored support to- Lucky educators, who achieve high results but don't understand how their actions influence achievement. - Losing educators, who achieve low results yet keep doing the same thing, expecting different outcomes. - Learning educators, who have not yet achieved the desired results but are working their way toward excellence. - Leading educators, who achieve high results and understand how their actions influence their success.Reeves stresses that effective leadership is neither a unitary skill nor a solitary activity. The Learning Leader helps leaders reconceptualize their roles in the school improvement process and motivate themselves and their colleagues to keep working to better serve their students.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The authors show educators how to become comfortable with data for increasing student achievement.

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