Small schools, big ideas [[electronic resource] ] : the essential guide to successful school transformation / / Mara Benitez, Jill Davidson, Laura Flaxman

• Autore: Benitez Mara <1965->
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (419 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2; 371.2070973
• Soggetto topico: School improvement programs - United States
• Altri autori: DavidsonJill <1968-> FlaxmanLaura <1967->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Small Schools, Big Ideas: The Essential Guide to Successful School Transformation; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; The Coalition of Essential Schools and the CES Small Schools Project; The Coalition of Essential Schools; The Small Schools Project and Network; The History of the Coalition of Essential Schools; The Authors; Introduction: An Academically Challenging Education For All; Part One: Setting the Stage for Transformation; Chapter 1: A Commitment to Equity; Chapter 2: Facing the Challenges; Chapter 3: Creating the Climate and Conditions for Change ; Part Two: Essential Principles for School DesignChapter 4: Starting with Vision, Mission, and Goals; Chapter 5: Transformational Leadership; Chapter 6: Cultivating Professional Learning Communities; Part Three: Essential Principles for Learning; Chapter 7: Student-Centered Teaching and Learning; Chapter 8: Demonstration of Mastery; Chapter 9: Access, Opportunity, and Preparation for Postsecondary Success; Part Four: Embedding Successful Change; Chapter 10: School Culture, Practices, and Community; Chapter 11: Strategies for Sustainability ; Appendix A: Coalition of Essential Schools Common PrinciplesAppendix B: Coalition of Essential Schools Benchmarks: Principles in Practice; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Coalition of Essential Schools Benchmarks; Part III: CES Benchmarks Usage Guide: Creating a Schoolwide Plan Based on the Benchmarks; Appendix C: Profiled Schools and Organizations; Appendix D: The Benefits of the CES Model: A Look at Recent Research; Consistently Positive Results; Boston: Students Perform Better Than District Averages on Every Measure; New York: Students Go to College at a Higher Rate ; Minnesota: Students Show Improved Emotional GrowthAppendix E: Glossary of Useful Assessment Terms; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Developed by The Coalition of Essential Schools, one of the nation's leading school reform networks, The Essential Guide to Successful School Transformation provides a comprehensive, principle-based approach for redesigning public schools and creating new schools that enable all students to achieve at high standards. Featuring stories and examples from schools that have successfully implemented the CES model, this powerful blueprint for district and school-level administrators, teachers, reform activists, educational policy makers, and professors distills insights and wisdom gleaned from over 20 years of work restructuring public schools"--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Small schools, big ideas
• ISBN: 0-470-61553-2; 1-282-45553-2; 9786612455537; 1-118-26937-3; 0-470-61550-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996214706403316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno