This book is an enormous gift. It has the power to change you and your school in ways that will bring vibrancy and excellence to your community. - Lucy Calkins Author of Units of Study for Primary Writing and Units of Study for Teaching Writing, 3 - 5 What a pleasure to read a book on leadership that focuses on ideas so humane, clear, and wise that the reader wonders how we ever made the art of leadership so complicated and didactic. - Ellin Oliver Keene Coauthor of Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition A veritable treasurehouse of practical help, inspiring support and constructive challenge from two high level leaders who have keep completely in touch with the classroom and never lose sight of the humanity of their own learning and leadership. - Andy Hargreaves Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education Boston College Carmen and Laura translate their soaring vision into a clear, . . . easy-to-use, friendly guide any educator can apply. - Bill Cirone Superintendent of Santa Barbara County Office of Education Is something - no matter how big or small - holding your school back? If so, turn to Carmen Farina and Laura Kotch. In New York City they've transformed struggling schools into excellent schools and made good ones great. And in A School Leader's Guide to Excellence they'll show you a direct, detailed road to improving schoolwide achievement. A School Leader's Guide to Excellence gets at what's really important when you're leading the way to change: <ul>
<li>gathering the energy of the school community for change </li> <li>focusing that energy on problem solving </li> <li>
assuring ownership and sustainability so that new practices last. </li> </ul> Farina and Kotch present their ideas with step-by-step instructions, implementation and evaluation advice, artifacts of their own reform efforts, and all the modifiable forms and documents you'll need. Their strategies will help you: <ul>
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form a doable vision of change </li> <li>
collect information and create urgency </li> <li>
spark professional conversation and reinforce beliefs </li> <li>
motivate change through celebration </li> <li>involve every staff member </li> <li>secure parents' support </li> <li>
develop a culture of professional learning </li> <li>
make your job easier by nurturing teacher leaders </li> <li>
lead in the moment by planning in advance. </li> </ul> Energize your school for change, make reform happen, and make it last. Improve the performance - and the lives - of your students. And do it all with a realistic plan developed by people who've been there and know the way to success. Read A School Leader's Guide to Excellence and raise your school to new heights.

A School Leader's Guide to Excellence: Collaborating Our Way to Better Schools

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Farina, Carmen

Kotch, Laura

Psychology & Counseling

Heinemann

"The first priority for school leaders is to understand that problems cannot define a vision nor become its end point. Instead, they are opportunities to include stakeholders in formulating the vision." - Carmen Farina and Laura Kotch This updated edition of A School Leader's Guide to Excellence models exactly how current Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, Carmen Farina, and former Executive Director of Professional Development for the New York City Department of Education, Laura Kotch, transform struggling schools and make good schools great. Carmen and Laura "believe that conversations and collaboration work better than competition and isolation, and that excellence can be shared and replicated. The building blocks of what works well in one classroom or school can be exported to build consistency and community across classrooms and schools." Their plan shows precisely how to envision success and share your plan, collaborate inside your building and outside it to build the momentum for change then focus everyone's energy toward accomplishing even your highest goals.

A School Leader's Guide to Excellence, Updated Edition: Collaborating Our Way to Better Schools

Education & Teaching

CALKINS, LUCY

Schools & Teaching

"The first priority for school leaders is to understand that problems cannot define a vision nor become its end point. Instead, they are opportunities to include stakeholders in formulating the vision." - Carmen Farina and Laura Kotch This updated edition of A School Leader's Guide to Excellence models exactly how current Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, Carmen Farina, and former Executive Director of Professional Development for the New York City Department of Education, Laura Kotch, transform struggling schools and make good schools great. Carmen and Laura "believe that conversations and collaboration work better than competition and isolation, and that excellence can be shared and replicated. The building blocks of what works well in one classroom or school can be exported to build consistency and community across classrooms and schools." Their plan shows precisely how to envision success and share your plan, collaborate inside your building and outside it to build the momentum for change then focus everyone's energy toward accomplishing even your highest goals.

A School Leader's Guide to Excellence, Updated Edition (Print eBook Bundle): Collaborating Our Way to Better Schools

Suggests activities in which children choose and study the works of a favorite author, for use by elementary and middle school teachers

The Author Studies Handbook (Grades K-8)

Zackman, Leslie

Scholastic Teaching Resources

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