The keys to effective schools : educational reform as continuous improvement / edited by Willis D. Hawley, with Donald L. Rollie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hawley, Willis D.

Rollie, Donald L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

United States.

Teacher effectiveness--United States.

Teacher effectiveness.

Learning.

Physical Description:

xix, 128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, [2002]

Summary:

The National Education Association's KEYS Initiative (Keys to Excellence for Your Schools) offers a powerful set of essays that can transform the teaching profession and schools. This essential book brings together some of the best thinkers in education to show educators at all levels, policymakers, and parents how to apply the lessons learned from KEYS research: how to change a school's structure and organization to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

Contents:

1. Educational Reform as Continuous Improvement / Michael Fullan 1

2. The Learner-Centered Principles: Their Value for Teachers and Teaching / P. Karen Murphy, Patricia A. Alexander 10

3. Achieving High-Level Outcomes for All Students: The Meaning of Staff-Shared Understanding and Commitment / Fred M. Newmann 28

4. Professional Communication and Collaboration / Judith Warren Little 43

5. Teacher Use of Formal Assessment in the Classroom / Eva L. Baker 56

6. Assessment as Learning / Lorna M. Earl 65

7. Transforming Professional Development: Understanding and Organizing Learning Communities / Ann Lieberman, Lynne Miller 74

8. Designing and Implementing School-Based Professional Development / Linda Valli, Willis D. Hawley 86

9. Organizational Conditions to Support Teaching and Learning / Kenneth Leithwood 97

10. Local School Districts and Instructional Improvement / Richard F. Elmore 111.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761978399

0761978402

OCLC:

46785620