10 traits of highly effective schools : raising the achievement bar for all students

10 traits of highly effective schools : raising the achievement bar for all students / Elaine K. McEwan.

Featuring helpful tools, authentic examples, teacher reflections, and more, this resource identifies the critical attributes of schools that enable all students to attain academic excellence.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McEwan-Adkins, Elaine K., 1941- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, a Sage Company, [2009]
Subjects:
Effective teaching > United States.
Teacher effectiveness > United States.
Academic achievement > United States.
Educational leadership > United States.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
Academic achievement
Educational leadership
Effective teaching
Teacher effectiveness
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Unterrichtsführung
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Forms
  • Preface
  • My Goals in Writing this Book
  • Who this Book is for
  • What is a Trait?
  • Overview of the Contents
  • A Matter of Definition
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Introduction: Do Schools Matter?
  • The Genesis of the Effective Schools Movement
  • The International School Effectiveness Research Project
  • Findings of the International School Effectiveness Research Project
  • Raising Achievement in Low-Socioeconomic Schools is a Challenge
  • Effective Schools Can Make a Difference for Low-SES StudentsEffective Schools are More Challenging to Create in the United States
  • Less Effective Lower-SES Schools May Require a Different Approach to School Improvement
  • There are Some Universal Traits of Effective Schools
  • Ten Traits of Highly Effective Schools
  • Chapter 1
  • Strong Instructional Leadership
  • Instructional Leadership Research
  • A Working Definition of Strong Instructional Leadership
  • Leadership
  • Knowledge and Skills Related to Teaching and Learning
  • Assertiveness
  • Instructional Leadership that Gets ResultsSeven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership
  • Instructional Leaders Establish, Implement, and Achieve Academic Goals
  • Instructional Leaders Make Themselves Available to Staff Members
  • Strong Instructional Leaders Create a Climate and Culture Conducive to Learning
  • Strong Instructional Leaders Communicate the Vision and Mission of Their Schools
  • Strong Instructional Leaders Set High Expectations for Staff and Personally
  • Strong Instructional Leaders Develop Teacher Leaders
  • Instructional Leaders Develop and Maintain Positive Attitudes Toward Students, Staff, and ParentsAssessing the Principalâ€?s Leadership Capacity
  • Summing up
  • Whatâ€?s Ahead?
  • Chapter 2
  • Research-Based Instruction
  • Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers
  • An Instructional Virtuoso: The Research
  • Essential Teaching Skills
  • Lesson Planning
  • Lesson Presentation
  • Lesson Management
  • Climate Management
  • Classroom Management
  • Student Management
  • Formative Assessment and Diagnostic Teaching
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Teach for MasteryTeach Recursively
  • Assessing and Building Instructional Capacity
  • Assessing Instructional Capacity
  • Know What a Good Teacher Looks Like
  • Determine the Effectiveness of Every Teacher
  • Determine Instructional Alignment
  • Building Instructional Capacity
  • Provide Time for Collaboration
  • Provide Meaningful Differentiated Embedded Professional Development
  • Deal with Teachers Who Wonâ€?t or Canâ€?t Change
  • Summing up
  • Whatâ€?s Ahead?
  • Chapter 3
  • Focus
  • The Secret to Raising the Achievement Bar

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