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Transforming schools : creating a culture of continuous improvement / Allison Zmuda, Robert Kuklis, Everett Kline.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zmuda, Allison.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teachers--In-service training.
- Teachers.
- School improvement programs.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, [2004]
- Summary:
- How can a school become a place where all members of the staff are learning, growing, and working to increase student achievement? The answer lies in systems thinking and a focus on continuous improvement, two concepts that can transform staff development from something that people merely tolerate to something that they actively pursue to create lasting improvements in teaching and learning.
- Contents:
- Making staff development a worthwhile endeavor
- Systems thinking as the door to continuous improvement
- Envisioning the desired results
- Defining reality through data
- Designing and implementing staff development that matters
- Developing an action plan
- Welcoming accountability on the road to success.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-190) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0871208458
- OCLC:
- 53977522
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