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A teacher's guide for getting serious about the system / D'Ette Cowan, Stacey Joyner, Shirley Beckwith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cowan, D'Ette, author.
- Joyner, Stacey, author.
- Beckwith, Shirley, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School improvement programs--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- School improvement programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (96 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California : Corwin, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this companion book to Getting Serious About the System, teachers will learn about the critical role they play in a five-phase process for implementing system-wide change.
- Contents:
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT
- Systems Thinking
- Sedl's Working Systemically: A Process Grounded In Research
- Summary
- CHAPTER 1: THE WORKING SYSTEMICALLY APPROACH: LEVELS, COMPONENTS, AND COMPETENCIES
- Levels of the System
- National Level
- State Level
- Intermediate Agency Level
- District Level
- School Level
- Classroom Level
- Components of the System
- Standards
- Curriculum
- Instruction Assessment
- Resources
- Professional Staff
- Policy and Governance
- Family and Community
- Competencies for Working Systemically
- Creating Coherence
- Collecting, Interpreting, and Using Data
- Ensuring Continuous Professional Learning
- Building Relationships
- Responding to Changing Conditions
- The Working Systemically Approach in Action
- Working Systemically Phases
- CHAPTER 2: PHASE I: UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT
- Study the Approach
- Collect and Analyze Preliminary Data
- Present the Approach at the School Level Commit to Systemic Improvement
- CHAPTER 3: PHASE II: ANALYZING THE SYSTEM
- Form the District and School Leadership Teams
- Begin the Comprehensive Needs Assessment
- Conduct a Gap Analysis
- Begin the Process at the School Level
- Formulate Problem Statements
- Describe the Ideal State
- Review System Initiatives
- Continue the Process at the School Level
- CHAPTER 4: PHASE III: PLANNING ACTION
- Investigate Research-Based Practices
- Explore the Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle (PTLC)
- Communicating Clear Expectations Building Capacity
- Monitoring and Reviewing
- Review Progress Made to Date and Existing Plan
- Develop a District Improvement Plan
- Formalize and Communicate the District Improvement Plan
- Develop School Improvement Plans
- CHAPTER 5: PHASE IV: TAKING ACTION AND MONITORING PROGRESS
- Implement and Monitor the Improvement Plans
- Provide Continuing Leadership for the Improvement Work
- Address Unique Challenges as They Arise
- CHAPTER 6: PHASE V: ASSESSING AND REFLECTING ON OUTCOMES
- Analyze and Reflect on Evidence of Implementation and Impact
- Decide on a Focus for Continuing the Improvement Work
- Recognize Work, Progress, and Accomplishments
- GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT THE SYSTEM: WHAT IT TAKES
- Appendix I: System Examination Tool Standards
- Appendix II: Leadership Self-Assessment
- Appendix III: Rubric For Determining System Capacity
- References.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781452283814
- 1452283818
- 9781452279374
- 1452279373
- OCLC:
- 915347155
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