Fanatically formative [[electronic resource] ] : successful learning during the crucial K-3 years / / Bob Sornson |
Autore | Sornson Robert |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 372.210973 |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Primary - United States
Primary school teaching - United States Educational tests and measurements - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4522-8421-0
1-4522-7987-X 1-4833-8778-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; FANATICALLY FORMATIVE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CHAPTER 1: STUDENTS AT RISK; CHAPTER 2: RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION VERSUS CURRICULUM-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION: WHY PUBLIC EDUCATION'S RACE TO COVER MORE MATERIAL AND TEST MORE STUDENTS IS FAILING AMERICA'S CHILDREN; CHAPTER 3: FINDING FOCUS; First-Grade Literacy/Common Core State Standards; Literature; Reading: Informational Text; Reading: Foundational Skills; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language; CHAPTER 4: ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND THE WHOLE CHILD; Essential Grade 1 Literacy Skills, First Draft
First-Grade Essential Skills InventoryLetters; Phonologic Skills; Language; Motor Skills; Visualization; Literacy; Numeracy; Behavior; CHAPTER 5: THE CHALLENGE OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION; Essential Skills Inventory: First Grade ; CHAPTER 6: THE IMPORTANCE OF CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL CULTURE; Relationships; Routines; Teacher Skills for Behavior Management; Design of Instruction; CHAPTER 7: INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT: RESPONDING TO TEACHER REQUESTS FOR HELP; CHAPTER 8: THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY PRESCHOOL; CHAPTER 9: THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENT ENGAGEMENT CHAPTER 10: WHEN GOOD PEOPLE WORK WITHIN LOUSY SYSTEMSCHAPTER 11: PATHFINDERS; David P. Weikart; Craig Ramey; Mildred Winter; Robert Slavin; Geoffrey Canada; David Lawrence Jr.; James Heckman; Maria Montessori; Reggio Emilia; Finland; CHAPTER 12: LOVE OF LEARNING; CHAPTER 13: CRITICAL THINKING FOLLOWED BY ACTION; Building or District Administrators; Classroom Teachers; Parents; CHAPTER 14: THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN THE BALANCE; APPENDIXES; A. Mrs. Peterson's First-Grade Essential Skills Inventory:Class Baseline Data; B. References for Considering Essential EarlyLearning Outcomes C. Essential Skills Inventory, K-3 OutcomesD. Essential Skills Rubric for First Grade; E. Protocol for Use of the Essential Skills Inventories in K-3; F. Questions and Topics for Monthly Data Meetings; G. Reflection on Classroom Culture; H. Reflection on School Culture; I. Reflection on Home-School Connections; J. Reflection on the Early Learning SuccessInitiative in Our School; K. Sample District Plan for Early Learning Success; L. Sample Support Team Procedures; M. Teacher Request for Instructional Support; N. PreK-Grade 3 Essential Math Skills Inventory O. Building Essential Skills: Parent Support RequestP. Essential Skills Inventory: First Grade; Q. In My Classroom; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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Improving student learning when budgets are tight [[electronic resource] /] / Allan R. Odden |
Autore | Odden Allan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.207 |
Soggetto topico |
School improvement programs - United States
School budgets - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4522-8402-4
1-4522-7971-3 1-4833-8770-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING WHEN BUDGETS ARE TIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; Purpose; Audience; Organization; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Publisher's Acknowledgments; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CHAPTER 1: A PLAN OF ACTION: TURNING AROUND LOW-PERFORMING AND ENHANCING HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS; A Strategic Approach to Using the Education Dollar; A Plan of Action for Dramatically Improving Student Performance; Analyzing the Current Performance Situation; Setting High Goals; Changing Curriculum and Defining Effective Instructional Practices; Being Strategic About Core Versus Elective Courses
Using Data to Improve InstructionOrganizing Teachers Into Collaborative Groups; Investing in Ongoing, Comprehensive, and Intensive Professional Development; Extra Help for Students Struggling to Meet Rigorous Performance Standards; Distributing Leadership Across All Levels and All Roles; Creating a Professional Culture; Taking Teacher and Principal Talent Seriously; Embracing a Performance Culture of Accountability for Student Achievement Results; Summary; Note; CHAPTER 2: THE RESOURCE NEEDS OF THE PLAN OF ACTION; Details of the Resource Needs of the Plan of Action Example of a High-Spending District That Could Cut SpendingLinking Table 2.1 to School Finance Adequacy; Summary; Note; CHAPTER 3: TARGETING RESOURCES TO STUDENT LEARNING WHEN BUDGETS ARE TIGHT; Understand and Resist the Cost Increase Pressures on Schools; Smaller Classes; More Electives; Automatic Pay Increases; Growing Benefit Costs; Increased Costs and Flat Performance; How to Move Forward; An Example of Strategic Resource Reallocation for a Midwestern Middle School; More Detail on Strategic Budgeting; Class Size; School Schedules and Core Versus Elective Teachers; Professional Development Extra Help Programs for Struggling StudentsInterim Assessments; Other School Resources; Summary; Notes; CHAPTER 4: RECRUITING, DEVELOPING, AND COMPENSATING TOP EDUCATOR TALENT: LOCAL PRACTICES AND SUPPORTING STATE POLICIES; Acquiring, Developing, and Retaining Teacher Talent; Recruiting; Teacher Professional Development; Evaluation; State Policy Implications; Summary; Teacher Salary Structures; Summary and State Policy Implications; Educator Pensions; Three Major Pension Structures and the Typical Educator Pension; Impacts of Typical Educator Pensions on Teacher Behavior and Pension Costs A Proposal for Improving Educator PensionsSummary; CHAPTER 5: COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION: COSTS AND ONLINE OPTIONS; Costs of Technology Software and Hardware; Cost Overview; Computer Hardware; Operating System, Productivity, and Noninstructional Software; Network Equipment, Printers, and Copiers; Instructional Software and Hardware; Sources of Funding; Using Information Technologies for Instruction; Virtual Schools; K-12 Programs From Private Companies; Blended Instructional Programs; Effectiveness of Online Learning; Costs of Online Learning; Summary; Notes CHAPTER 6: WHEN BUDGET CUTS ARE NECESSARY |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480228003321 |
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