This book provides educational leaders with practical, hands-on strategies for improving meetings. Chapters address the key effects of productive meetings, types of meetings and how to avoid conflicts and problems.
This book provides educational leaders with practical, hands-on strategies for improving meetings. Chapters address the key effects of productive meet...
The authors of this volume make an impassioned plea for dramatic changes in the content, processes and structures of school districts in the United States. Using examples to illustrate their controversial model, they provide a guide for the systematic planning of high-performance learning activities for an improved education system.
The authors of this volume make an impassioned plea for dramatic changes in the content, processes and structures of school districts in the United St...
This is a concise "how-to" guide for action research, a process in which teachers experiment with various techniques and strategies at the classroom level. Action researchers review outcomes with peers and administration and then implement the most effective results in their own local situations. Action research can be an important catalyst for the success of your school, and this book shows you the way. Action research will renew your teachers' enthusiasm, promote teacher and principal cooperation, and help you adapt teaching methods that are more appropriate to your school's particular...
This is a concise "how-to" guide for action research, a process in which teachers experiment with various techniques and strategies at the classroom l...
The concept of 'authentic assessment' is making an increasing impression in numerous classrooms in North America. Current testing programmes are being scrutinized to determine how to move beyond traditional forms of assessment to enhance student learning, understanding and application of knowledge. The authors of this detailed yet clearly written book provide essential information on how to develop and implement 'authentic assessment' programmes, including the involvement in the learning process of not only teachers, students and administrators but also parents and community members.
The concept of 'authentic assessment' is making an increasing impression in numerous classrooms in North America. Current testing programmes are being...
The crucial role assessments play in education is addressed in this book. The authors describe the purposes and types of assessment and discuss how assessment can best be implemented to address the concerns of parents, teachers, school administrators and the public. Detailed descriptions of norm-referenced tests, criterion-referenced tests and alternative assessment strategies are provided together with advice on their application. Issues in reducing bias and dealing with special populations are also discussed.
The crucial role assessments play in education is addressed in this book. The authors describe the purposes and types of assessment and discuss how as...
In an era of declining resources and rising expectations in United States education, public schools are now competing for allocations from a shrinking pool of resources. This book describes how to develop community involvement in schools in order to gain support in terms of funding or commitment.
In an era of declining resources and rising expectations in United States education, public schools are now competing for allocations from a shrinking...
Multiage grouping - the placement of children in the same classroom who are at least one year apart in age - is designed to allow children of various ability and age levels to work in an environment designed to optimize their learning potential. The authors explore the workings of a multiage classroom and offer guidelines for planning this type of instruction.
Multiage grouping - the placement of children in the same classroom who are at least one year apart in age - is designed to allow children of various ...
