Accelerating student and staff learning : purposeful curriculum collaboration / Kay Psencik ; foreword by Stephanie Hirsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Psencik, Kay.

Contributor:

Hirsh, Stephanie, writer of supplementary textual content.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning.

Curriculum planning.

Group work in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 172 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, c2009.

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written for primary and secondary school administrators and teacher leaders, 'Accelerating Student and Staff Learning' presents a model for professional development centred around conversations about curriculum. The author shows how school leaders can raise student performance by focusing the attention of professional learning communities (PLCs) on curriculum design. The book emphasizes the essential role of leaders in nurturing, inspiring, and challenging PLCs to engage in the critical work of curriculum design.

Contents:

An overview : collaborative curriculum design as professional learning

Establishing assumptions about student and staff learning

Determining complex curriculum standards and concepts

Mapping the curriculum

Assessment of student learning

Designing instruction

Analyzing student work and monitoring student learning to inform instruction

Using effective grading and parent reporting practices

Leading schools to sustain the effort and fulfill the promise.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452272900

1452272905

9781483350523

1483350525

9781452210353

1452210357

OCLC:

869282227