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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818153603321

Autore

Knight Jim

Titolo

Unmistakable impact : a partnership approach for dramatically improving instruction / / Jim Knight ; foreword by Michael Fullan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin

London, : SAGE, c2011

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

1-4522-3949-5

1-283-54798-8

9786613860439

1-4522-2447-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 314 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

370.7155

Soggetti

Teachers - In-service training - United States

School improvement programs - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A joint publication Corwin a SAGE Company [and] LearningForward."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 - Impact Schools; Chapter 2 - Partnership; Chapter 3 - Principals; Chapter 4 - Instructional Coaching; Chapter 5 - Workshops That Make an Impact; Chapter 6 - Intensive Learning Teams; Chapter 7 - Partnership Communication; Final Thoughts; Resource A: Impact Toolkit; Resource B: Research; References and Further Readings; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A staggering amount of evidence shows that our schools are not as effective as they should be, and they are working toward improvement. This book simplifies the process for becoming an Impact School through targeted, consistent professional learning that is done with teachers, not to teachers.