A Teacher's Guide for Getting Serious About the System.

It may take a village to raise a child, but it takes a community of educators to improve a school--a community that includes administrators and teachers in different, but equally important, roles. A district's changes can only show results once their improvements reach the classroom. At the sam...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cowan, D'ette
Otros Autores: Beckwith, Shirley, Joyner, Stacey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Corwin, A SAGE Publications Company, 2012.
Temas:
School improvement programs > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
School improvement programs
United States
Guides - Non-Classroom.
Books.
manuals (instructional materials)
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FRONT COVER
  • A TEACHER'S GUIDE FOR GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT THE SYSTEM
  • CONTENTS
  • PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 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.

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