Reawakening the learner : creating learner-centric, standards-driven schools / Copper Stoll and Gene Giddings ; foreword by Robert J. Marzano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stoll, Copper, 1957- author.

Giddings, Gene, 1951- author.

Contributor:

Marzano, Robert J., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Student-centered learning--United States.

Student-centered learning.

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span><span>Transformation of public education requires the reawakening of the sleeping giant in the room: the learners. Students, teachers, and principals must develop a learner-centric, standards-driven school. </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Reawakening the Learner</span><span> is a guide to creating just such an environment. Continua describe the journey of teachers, teacher leaders, and principals in partnering with learners. Adult-driven routines must be replaced with learner-centric practices. </span></span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Section 1. PUBLIC EDUCATION: YESTERDAY'S ANSWERS TO TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY NEEDS; Chapter 1. The Problem: Schools Are Not Structured to Prepare Learners for the Twenty-First Century; Chapter 2. Creating the Schools Our Kids Deserve!; Section 2. THE COMMON MORAL PURPOSE; Chapter 3. Developing Moral Purpose; Section 3. THE CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; Chapter 4. Readiness for Change; Chapter 5. Creating the Culture of Trust-to-Doubt; Chapter 6. Creating the Culture of Learner-Centric, Collective Efficacy; Section 4. THE LEARNER IMPROVEMENT CYCLE

Chapter 7. Assessing: Assessment in the Learner Improvement CycleChapter 8. Evaluating: Evaluating in the Learner Improvement Cycle; Chapter 9. Planning: Planning in the Learner Improvement Cycle; Chapter 10. Learning: Learning in the Learner Improvement Cycle; Section 5. WIDE AWAKE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: PROFICIENCY FOR ALL; Chapter 11. Moving from Sleepwalking to Reawakening the Learner; References; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32572-7

1-280-69974-4

9786613676726

1-61048-698-6

OCLC:

854520013