10 traits of highly effective schools : raising the achievement bar for all students / / Elaine K. McEwan ; cover designer, Lisa Riley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480519403321
• Autore: McEwan-Adkins Elaine K. <1941->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2009; ©2009
• ISBN: 1-4522-9307-4; 1-4522-9666-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.102
• Soggetti: Effective teaching - United States; Teacher effectiveness - United States; Academic achievement - United States; Educational leadership - 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""; ""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 Students""""Effective 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 Results""""Seven 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 Parents""""Assessing 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 Mastery""""Teach 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""; ""Step 1: Begin with a Compelling Academic Vision in Mind""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.