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This popular book addresses literacy leaders' eternal quest to
prepare all students for the demands of the 21st century. This
updated Sixth Edition will help prospective and current literacy
professionals understand how to organize and supervise literacy
programs within the context of current state and federal mandates.
With a focus on providing instruction at all grade levels and for
different types of learners, the book explores specific program
elements related to materials selection, teacher evaluation,
professional development, student assessment, writing, technology,
school- and districtwide evaluation, and parent and community
outreach. Expert authors provide new insights about what
administrators and teachers should know, and be able to do, given
the expanded definition of literacy, a renewed interest in the
science of reading, and a deep concern for closing the achievement
gap that has become more prevalent across the nation. This
user-friendly text includes examples, observations, research, and
specific guidelines for improving programs in relation to current
requirements and future expectations. Book Features: The most
comprehensive resource on the oversight of PreK-12 literacy
programs. Guidance to help specialized literacy professionals meet
today's mandates for teachers and students. Chapters written by
experts with years of experience working with their topic in
schools. Real-life examples and vignettes demonstrate how theories
can be applied to practice. Reflective questions and project
assignments help make ideas relevant to a reader's unique
situation. Connections across chapters and directions for future
considerations help summarize and synthesize the information across
the entire book.
Entrepreneurial Leadership is written for K-12 educational leaders
who understand their critically important role as motivators,
influencers, and entrepreneurs. These are leaders who have a
mindset for pursuing opportunities that positively impact their
organizations. They know that they need to go beyond their own
institutions to see and seize opportunities that will bring
resources and services to their schools to help their students
achieve. This book helps them to develop and use their
entrepreneurial skills to cultivate partnerships with businesses,
community organizations and individuals, and colleges/universities.
General and specific guidelines are provided to initiate, develop,
implement, evaluate, and sustain partnerships. Such partnerships
can be with individuals, groups, institutions, organizations, and
corporations at the local, regional, statewide, and national
levels. Policies, procedures, and practices for effective
negotiations within school systems and with potential partners are
included throughout the book to promote enriched opportunities and
noteworthy successes.
Entrepreneurial Leadership is written for K-12 educational leaders
who understand their critically important role as motivators,
influencers, and entrepreneurs. These are leaders who have a
mindset for pursuing opportunities that positively impact their
organizations. They know that they need to go beyond their own
institutions to see and seize opportunities that will bring
resources and services to their schools to help their students
achieve. This book helps them to develop and use their
entrepreneurial skills to cultivate partnerships with businesses,
community organizations and individuals, and colleges/universities.
General and specific guidelines are provided to initiate, develop,
implement, evaluate, and sustain partnerships. Such partnerships
can be with individuals, groups, institutions, organizations, and
corporations at the local, regional, statewide, and national
levels. Policies, procedures, and practices for effective
negotiations within school systems and with potential partners are
included throughout the book to promote enriched opportunities and
noteworthy successes.
This coedited book describes the impact that an increasingly
diverse student population has on 21st century suburban schools. It
also presents what can and should be done to help K-12 school
district administrators and teachers address this growing
phenomenon across the nation. This eight-chapter book: *provides a
demographic, political, economic, and sociological overview of the
changing nature of suburban schools *describes the nature of
student diversity in the changing suburbs and issues with student
achievement *identifies administrative responsibilities and program
structures for working with a changing student population *proposes
ways to reduce the achievement gap, most notably in literacy *looks
at how to use "whole child" assessment protocols to provide support
for such students *delves into parent inequities within changing
suburban districts and offers ideas for closing the parent gap.
This book is written for school district administrators, teachers,
legislators, policy makers, teacher educators, and educational
researchers for developing programs and pathways for a segment of
the student and parent population that now is living in suburban
areas without traditional roots as advantaged suburbanites.
This coedited book describes the impact that an increasingly
diverse student population has on 21st century suburban schools. It
also presents what can and should be done to help K-12 school
district administrators and teachers address this growing
phenomenon across the nation. This eight-chapter book: *provides a
demographic, political, economic, and sociological overview of the
changing nature of suburban schools *describes the nature of
student diversity in the changing suburbs and issues with student
achievement *identifies administrative responsibilities and program
structures for working with a changing student population *proposes
ways to reduce the achievement gap, most notably in literacy *looks
at how to use "whole child" assessment protocols to provide support
for such students *delves into parent inequities within changing
suburban districts and offers ideas for closing the parent gap.
This book is written for school district administrators, teachers,
legislators, policy makers, teacher educators, and educational
researchers for developing programs and pathways for a segment of
the student and parent population that now is living in suburban
areas without traditional roots as advantaged suburbanites.
Embrace the changing suburbs by changing your school! As your
students evolve, has your school evolved with them? Schools across
the country face sweeping demographic changes and a reshaping of
suburban scenery into a more urban landscape. This unique book
offers not only an explanation of the increasing diversity in
student makeup, but also ideas for acting as an agent of positive
change for your school and tools to implement those ideas. Shelley
Wepner and the experts at The Changing Suburbs Institute recommend
ways you can improve student achievement by Developing a plan of
action that addresses the need for more focused, culturally
responsive student instruction Creating a culture that celebrates
diversity and values cultural awareness Collaborating with
universities and communities to promote professional development
and student learning Providing programs for English learners such
as tutoring, the arts, and summer support Involving parents to
promote student achievement Effective teaching and engaged learning
flourish in schools where diversity and awareness are embraced.
Changing Suburbs, Changing Students puts education in suburban
America into perspective and gives you the tools to maintain high
achievement for all!
Collaborative Leadership in Action is about creating
school-university-community partnerships and the leaders who build
and sustain them. It defines and describes different types of
collaborative partnerships and discusses how to develop, maintain,
and evaluate relationships that enrich the PreK-16 learning
environment. Speaking from the leadership perspectives of both
PreK-12 and higher education, real-life examples illustrate
theories and practices of successful collaborative leaders
partnering across organizations. The final chapter provides a set
of considerations and guidelines for effective collaborative
leadership. Book features: Strategies for developing partnerships
that have the potential to be transformational; Vignettes of
different types of partnerships; Multiple perspectives from PreK-12
and higher education participants; Lessons collaborative leaders
can use to keep partnerships afloat.|Collaborative Leadership in
Action is about creating school-university-community partnerships
and the leaders who build and sustain them. It defines and
describes different types of collaborative partnerships and
discusses how to develop, maintain, and evaluate relationships that
enrich the PreK-16 learning environment. Speaking from the
leadership perspectives of both PreK-12 and higher education,
real-life examples illustrate theories and practices of successful
collaborative leaders partnering across organizations. The final
chapter provides a set of considerations and guidelines for
effective collaborative leadership. Book features: Strategies for
developing partnerships that have the potential to be
transformational; Vignettes of different types of partnerships;
Multiple perspectives from PreK-12 and higher education
participants; Lessons collaborative leaders can use to keep
partnerships afloat.
This popular book addresses literacy leaders' eternal quest to
prepare all students for the demands of the 21st century. This
updated Sixth Edition will help prospective and current literacy
professionals understand how to organize and supervise literacy
programs within the context of current state and federal mandates.
With a focus on providing instruction at all grade levels and for
different types of learners, the book explores specific program
elements related to materials selection, teacher evaluation,
professional development, student assessment, writing, technology,
school- and districtwide evaluation, and parent and community
outreach. Expert authors provide new insights about what
administrators and teachers should know, and be able to do, given
the expanded definition of literacy, a renewed interest in the
science of reading, and a deep concern for closing the achievement
gap that has become more prevalent across the nation. This
user-friendly text includes examples, observations, research, and
specific guidelines for improving programs in relation to current
requirements and future expectations. Book Features: The most
comprehensive resource on the oversight of PreK–12 literacy
programs. Guidance to help specialized literacy professionals meet
today's mandates for teachers and students. Chapters written by
experts with years of experience working with their topic in
schools. Real-life examples and vignettes demonstrate how theories
can be applied to practice. Reflective questions and project
assignments help make ideas relevant to a reader's unique
situation. Connections across chapters and directions for future
considerations help summarize and synthesize the information across
the entire book.
Collaborative Leadership in Action is about creating
school-university-community partnerships and the leaders who build
and sustain them. It defines and describes different types of
collaborative partnerships and discusses how to develop, maintain,
and evaluate relationships that enrich the PreK-16 learning
environment. Speaking from the leadership perspectives of both
PreK-12 and higher education, real-life examples illustrate
theories and practices of successful collaborative leaders
partnering across organizations. The final chapter provides a set
of considerations and guidelines for effective collaborative
leadership. Book features: Strategies for developing partnerships
that have the potential to be transformational; Vignettes of
different types of partnerships; Multiple perspectives from PreK-12
and higher education participants; Lessons collaborative leaders
can use to keep partnerships afloat.|Collaborative Leadership in
Action is about creating school-university-community partnerships
and the leaders who build and sustain them. It defines and
describes different types of collaborative partnerships and
discusses how to develop, maintain, and evaluate relationships that
enrich the PreK-16 learning environment. Speaking from the
leadership perspectives of both PreK-12 and higher education,
real-life examples illustrate theories and practices of successful
collaborative leaders partnering across organizations. The final
chapter provides a set of considerations and guidelines for
effective collaborative leadership. Book features: Strategies for
developing partnerships that have the potential to be
transformational; Vignettes of different types of partnerships;
Multiple perspectives from PreK-12 and higher education
participants; Lessons collaborative leaders can use to keep
partnerships afloat.
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