From standards to success : a guide for school leaders / Mark R. O'Shea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Shea, Mark R., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Standards--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Education.

Education--Standards.

Curriculum planning--Standards.

Curriculum planning.

United States.

Curriculum planning--Standards--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiv, 162 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, [2005]

Summary:

In this era of accountability and high-stakes testing, school leaders must find more sophisticated ways to help all students succeed. But how can districts make adequate yearly progress without a coherent system for addressing state standards? In From Standards to Success, education professor Mark R. O'Shea introduces the Standards Achievement Planning Cycle (SAPC), a comprehensive protocol for meeting the standards. To illustrate his multi-layered approach, O'Shea takes readers to a fictional school as it prepares to install the SAPC. We meet the superintendent, who organizes the district for curriculum reform; the principal, who supervises standards-based instruction; and the teachers, who collaboratively plan lessons and evaluate their students' work. From teacher observation to student assessment, O'Shea offers innovative strategies to help school leaders -- * identify and analyze which standards are most important * select appropriate curriculum materials and resources * provide instructional planning time for teachers * create a benchmark-testing program * design effective professional development -- Checklists at the end of each chapter highlight best practices, and sample lessons show how to plan curriculum that enables students to meet state standards. The result is a thorough and sensible guide to realizing the promise of standards-based education.

Contents:

A visit to a standards-based school

An overview of curriculum management for standards achievement

The standards achievement planning cycle

The district's plans for standards implementation

The principal's role in a standards-based school

Evaluation of standards achievement

Professional development for standards achievement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index.

ISBN:

1416602070

OCLC:

59879761