Table of Contents:
  • Introducing the best of times
  • The school-level factors
  • A guaranteed and viable curriculum
  • Challenging goals and effective feedback
  • Parent and community involvement
  • Safe and orderly environment
  • Collegiality and professionalism
  • The teacher-level factors
  • Instructional strategies
  • Classroom management
  • Classroom curriculum design
  • The student-level factors
  • Home environment
  • Learned intelligence and background knowledge
  • Student motivation
  • Implementing the model
  • Using the model
  • The critical role of leadership.