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

• Autore: Barr Robert D.
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2008; ©2008
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (432 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.9
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): ParrettWilliam; PerigoHudson; FreemanCarla; DuboweMichael
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Saving our students, saving our schools
• ISBN: 1-4522-9791-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910478870003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II