The focus model : systematic school improvement for all schools / B. R. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, B. R. (Educator), author.

Jones, B. R., author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Professional learning communities--United States.

Professional learning communities.

Effective teaching--United States.

Effective teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : Corwin | A SAGE Company, 2014.

Summary:

With school improvement initiatives, quality trumps quantity every time. Today, a vast array of techniques, plans and initiatives purport to improve student performance. But a "shotgun" approach-trying many strategies at once without the deep focus they need to succeed-always falls short. The Focus Model solves this growing problem with a method for carefully selecting initiatives and getting the most out of them, detailing: Selecting critical standards-Defining the skills your students most need now. Uncovering the essentials-Choosing your initiatives based on a deconstruction of the standards and targeted definitions of how they will enrich students. Critical formative analysis of students - Analyzing student work to measure the strategy's effectiveness. Critical learning teams-Collaborating with colleagues so everyone can make better decisions. With The Focus Model, your school will benefit from the truth that less is more in planning for improvement.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781483381732 :

OCLC:

1050112437

Publisher Number:

242351

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.