04803nam 2200601 450 991082648570332120230721042541.01-4522-9307-41-4522-9666-9(CKB)3710000000456824(EBL)1651811(OCoLC)922907787(SSID)ssj0001531469(PQKBManifestationID)12621267(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001531469(PQKBWorkID)11463623(PQKB)11417384(MiAaPQ)EBC1651811(EXLCZ)99371000000045682420150822h20092009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr10 traits of highly effective schools raising the achievement bar for all students /Elaine K. McEwan ; cover designer, Lisa RileyThousand Oaks, California :Corwin Press,2009.©20091 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4129-0528-1 1-4129-0527-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Principal's Leadership Capacity -- Summing up -- What'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 Won't or Can't Change -- Summing up -- What's Ahead? -- Chapter 3 - Focus -- The Secret to Raising the Achievement Bar -- Step 1: Begin with a Compelling Academic Vision in Mind.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.Effective teachingUnited StatesTeacher effectivenessUnited StatesAcademic achievementUnited StatesEducational leadershipUnited StatesEffective teachingTeacher effectivenessAcademic achievementEducational leadership371.102McEwan-Adkins Elaine K.1941-1600854Riley Lisa1976-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK991082648570332110 traits of highly effective schools4115847UNINA