Sponsored by the League of Professional Schools "Understanding school reform is a daunting task. A Guide toRenewing Your School goes a long way in communicating essentialinformation about reform in a clear-cut manner." --Childhood Education In Renewing America's Schools, Carl D. Glickman--founder of theLeague of Professional Schools--made the case for basing schoolimprovement efforts on democratic values and principles. Heproposed a three-part framework for reform that would enableschools and communities to create successful change in theirschools and discussed how states and districts could support theirefforts. In this companion volume, the authors provide detailedinstructions on how Glickman's framework can be implemented at theschool level. A Guide to Renewing Your School is based on years of practicalexperience, numerous case examples, and empirical studies from theLeague of Professional Schools, a reform network based in Georgia.This hands-on book guides school practitioners through theessential steps of a reform process: (1) designing a covenant toguide teaching and learning, (2) creating a shared governanceprocess to promote democratic leadership and decision making, and(3) implementing action research to assess the reform process. Theauthors also address the challenges of change, such as how tocreate a school climate that will foster implementation of theframework and how to determine the type of facilitation and staffdevelopment needed to sustain this work. Filled with samplecovenants, charters, mission statements, worksheets, forms, andother tools, A Guide to Renewing Your School presents not only acoherent framework, but useful strategies for promoting school-widerenewal and improvement.

A Guide to Renewing Your School: Lessons from the League of Professional Schools (Jossey-Bass Education)

Education & Teaching

Hensley, Frances

Rogers, Dale

Allen, Lew

Glanton, Maude

Livingston, Martha

Schools & Teaching

Jossey-Bass

Supporting teacher learning is a complicated and challenging task. This much-awaited book offers a practical research-based framework for thinking about instructional leadership, along with the necessary resources and tools for improving practice. The authors identify specific structures, formats, and strategies that an instructional leader can use to support new and veteran principals and teacher leaders. The authors also discuss ways to think about which structures are most appropriate for particular settings, offering suggestions on the most effective way to work with these structures. This unique book combines theory with best practices to create a vision of how 21st-century instructional leaders can improve education for all students. This practical book: <ul>
<li> Describes a unique adult learning framework.</li> <li> Includes a variety of tools and protocols that leaders can use to support teacher learning in schools, districts, departments, and teams. </li> <li> Offers instructional leaders both theory and practice―the “what to do” and also the “why” and “how.” </li> <li> Addresses a broad spectrum of instructional leaders at the district and school levels.</li>
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Leading for Powerful Learning: A Guide for Instructional Leaders

Glickman, Carl

Fahey, Kevin

Breidenstein, Angela

Teachers' College Press

This book is for educators who believe that schools need to be improved and are hopeful that real change can be achieved. The authors argue that if educators want to create more equitable, socially just, and learner-focused schools, then they need a more robust, transformational theory of school change―an UnCommon Theory. After describing the limits of current school improvement initiatives, the authors explain what is needed to actually engage in deeper school reinvention work. They take a deep dive into the most difficult work that school leaders do: questioning, rethinking, and reinventing the fundamental assumptions upon which our schools are built. The result is a practical book that provides readers with the knowledge and tools needed to do more than just tinker at the edges of school improvement. Book Features: <ul>
<li>Provides a unique conceptual framework (the Deep Dive) that helps educators understand what it takes to challenge the pervasive standards-based school reform model.</li> <li>Advocates for an approach to school reform that brings together adult developmental theory, transformational learning theory, and social change theory.</li> <li>Shares the stories of activist leaders and the strategies, tools, and approaches they have used successfully in a variety of settings.</li> <li>Includes diagrams and graphics that enhance understanding and make concepts memorable.</li>
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An UnCommon Theory of School Change: Leadership for Reinventing Schools

Ippolito, Jacy

This book is for educators who believe that schools need to be improved and are hopeful that real change can be achieved. The authors argue that if educators want to create more equitable, socially just, and learner-focused schools, then they need a more robust, transformational theory of school change―an UnCommon Theory. After describing the limits of current school improvement initiatives, the authors explain what is needed to actually engage in deeper school reinvention work. They take a deep dive into the most difficult work that school leaders do: questioning, rethinking, and reinventing the fundamental assumptions upon which our schools are built. The result is a practical book that provides readers with the knowledge and tools needed to do more than just tinker at the edges of school improvement.Book Features:Provides a unique conceptual framework (the Deep Dive) that helps educators understand what it takes to challenge the pervasive standards-based school reform model.Advocates for an approach to school reform that brings together adult developmental theory, transformational learning theory, and social change theory.Shares the stories of activist leaders and the strategies, tools, and approaches they have used successfully in a variety of settings.Includes diagrams and graphics that enhance understanding and make concepts memorable.

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