Autore	Pope Denise Clark <1966->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New Haven, CT, : Yale University Press, 2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (231 p.)
Disciplina	373.18
Soggetto topico	Academic achievement - United States High school students - United States Student aspirations - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-73072-6 9786611730727 0-300-13058-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Welcome to Faircrest High -- Chapter 2. Kevin Romoni: A 3.8 Kind of Guy -- Chapter 3. Eve Lin: Life as a High School Machine -- Chapter 4. Teresa Gomez: "I Want a Future" -- Chapter 5. Michelle Spence: Keeping Curiosity Alive? -- Chapter 6. Roberto Morales: When Values Stand in the Way -- Chapter 7. The Predicament of "Doing School" -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Notes -- References
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452312603321

Autore	Pope Denise Clark <1966->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New Haven, CT, : Yale University Press, 2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xvii, 212 pages)
Disciplina	373.18
Soggetto topico	Academic achievement - United States High school students - United States Student aspirations - United States
ISBN	9786611730727 9781281730725 1281730726 9780300130584 0300130589
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Welcome to Faircrest High -- Kevin Romoni : A 3.8 kind of guy -- Pleasing dad : The "good" student -- Getting furious : The competitor -- Motivated by passion : The engaged learner -- Eve Lin : Life as a high school machine -- "Going for the maximum" -- Survival of the fittest -- Enjoying the process -- Teresa Gomez : "I want a future" -- Dancing as engagement -- "Wanting more" : The search for engagement -- Michelle Spence : Keeping curiosity alive? -- An alternate course -- "Sacrificing academics" -- Learning by doing what you love -- Roberto Morales : When values stand in the way -- Diligence -- Anxiety -- Playing by the rules -- Stress -- "Fun" -- The predicament of "doing school" -- "Doing school" -- The grade trap -- Constraints of the school system -- We get what we bargain for -- "If only things could be different" -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- General information about the students in the study -- Common student behavior exhibited in pursuit of success.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910963378403321

Autore	Delpit Lisa D
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : New Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xxii, 224 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	379.2/60973
Soggetto topico	Educational equalization - United States Academic achievement - United States African American students Minorities - Education - United States Students with social disabilities - Education - United States
ISBN	9786613793409 9781281961211 1281961213 9781595587701 1595587705
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	There is no achievement gap at birth -- Infinite capacity -- Stuff you never would say : the ingredients of successful elementary classrooms -- Warm demanders : the importance of teachers in the lives of children of poverty -- Skin-deep learning : teaching those who learn differently -- "I don't like it when they don't say my name right" : why "reforming" can't mean "whitening" -- Picking up the broom : demanding critical thinking -- How would a fool do it? : assessment -- Shooting hoops : what can we learn about the drive for excellence? -- Invisibility, disidentification, and negotiating blackness on campus -- Will it help the sheep? : university and community.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910973327803321

Autore	Odden Allan
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (190 p.)
Disciplina	371.207
Soggetto topico	Academic achievement - United States School improvement programs - United States School-based management - United States Education - Economic aspects - United States Educational change - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-4522-7356-1 1-4522-0899-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 - Understanding the Performance Challenge; Chapter 2 - Set Ambitious Goals; Chapter 3 - Change the Curriculum Program and Create a New Instructional Vision; Chapter 4 - Benchmark and Formative Assessments and Data-Based Decision Making; Chapter 5 - Provide Ongoing, Intensive Professional Development; Chapter 6 - Using Time Efficiently and Effectively; Chapter 7 - Extend Learning Time for Struggling Students; Chapter 8 - Collaborative Cultures and Distributed Leadership; Chapter 9 - Professional and Best Practices Chapter 10 - The Human Capital Side of Doubling Student PerformanceChapter 11 - Putting It All Together: The Dramatically Improving School; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910479870803321

Autore	McEwan-Adkins Elaine K. <1941->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (248 p.)
Disciplina	371.102
Soggetto topico	Effective teaching - United States Teacher effectiveness - United States Academic achievement - United States Educational leadership - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-4522-9307-4 1-4522-9666-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""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 Principalâ€?s Leadership Capacity""; ""Summing up""; ""Whatâ€?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 Wonâ€?t or Canâ€?t Change""; ""Summing up""; ""Whatâ€?s Ahead?""; ""Chapter 3 - Focus""; ""The Secret to Raising the Achievement Bar"" ""Step 1: Begin with a Compelling Academic Vision in Mind""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910480519403321