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Record Nr.

UNINA9910478870003321

Autore

Barr Robert D.

Titolo

Saving our students, saving our schools : 50 proven strategies for helping underachieving students and improving schools / / Robert D. Barr, William H. Parrett ; acquisitions editor Hudson Perigo ; copy editor Carla Freeman ; cover designer Michael Dubowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4522-9791-6

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 p.)

Disciplina

371.9

Soggetti

School improvement programs - United States

Problem youth - Education - United States

Problem children - Education - United States

Teenagers with social disabilities - Education - United States

Children with social disabilities - Education - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Part I - Accept the Challenge to Teach all Students""; ""Chapter 1 - Confront the Challenges""; ""Our Schools have Changed""; ""Who are the at-Risk Students?""; ""Compelling Conclusions""; ""Chapter 2 - How Schools Fail Students and Manufacture Low Performance""; ""Destructive School Policies, Programs, and Practices""; ""The Myths That Perpetuate Ineffective Practices""; ""Chapter 3 - Establish the Commitment to Educate Children and Youth at Risk""; ""Take a Stand""; ""Lessons Learned""

""Low-Performing Schools can Improve""""Part II - 50 Proven Strategies for Schools and Classrooms""; ""Chapter 4 - Understand the at-Risk Student""; ""Unconventional Wisdom: What Works for Experienced Teachers""; ""Strategy #1: Recognize That any Student May Become at Risk""; ""Strategy #2: Predict Youth Behavior Based on Developmental Assets""; ""Strategy #3: Appreciate the Resilient Student""; ""Strategy #4:



Address the Differences between Boys and Girls""; ""Chapter 5 - Educate Poor and Culturally Diverse Students""; ""Unconventional Wisdom: What Works for Experienced Teachers""

""Strategy #5: Connect Culturally for Effective Teaching and Learning""""Strategy #6: Work with the Externally Centered Student""; ""Strategy #7: Understand the Problems of Low-Income Students""; ""Strategy #8: Eliminate Ineffective and Destructive Interventions""; ""Strategy #9: Use Effective Programs for Teaching Low-Income Students""; ""Chapter 6 - Establish Priorities That Focus on Student Learning""; ""Unconventional Wisdom: What Works for Experienced Teachers""; ""Strategy #10: Develop a Comprehensive Plan""; ""Strategy #11: Build a Profile by Collecting and Using Data""

""Strategy #12: Set Goals, Targets, and Timelines""""Strategy #13: Create Time for Collaboration, Planning, and Development""; ""Strategy #14: Facilitate Continuous Improvement: The Critical Importance of Results-Driven Leadership""; ""Chapter 7 - Collaborate with Parents and Families""; ""Unconventional Wisdom: What Works for Experienced Teachers""; ""Strategy #15: Encourage Parent and Family Engagement""; ""Strategy #16: Build Effective Partnerships among Families, Schools, and the Community""; ""Chapter 8 - Create Caring Classrooms, Schools, and Communities of Support""

""Unconventional Wisdom: What Works for Experienced Teachers""""Strategy #17: Create a Community of Support""; ""Strategy #18: Create a Common Vision""; ""Strategy #19: Establish Alternative Schools""; ""Strategy #20: Develop Small Schools and Schools-Within-Schools""; ""Strategy #21: Provide Effective Transitions""; ""Chapter 9 - Create a Climate of Respect in Schools and Classrooms""; ""Unconventional Wisdom: What Works for Experienced Teachers""; ""Strategy #22: Recognize Early Warning Signs""; ""Strategy #23: Bully-Proof Classrooms and Schools""

""Strategy #24: Create Reentry Opportunities for Expelled Students""

Sommario/riassunto

This field-tested resource outlines effective approaches for improving student learning, proficiency, and achievement at all levels through learning-focused priorities, results-driven practices, and high academic expectations.