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John Murray Press Schools That Learn: A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook
Book SynopsisA NEW EDITION OF THE GROUNDBREAKING BOOKA new edition - revised and updated with over 100 pages of new material - of the groundbreaking book that brings the principles of organizational learning to today s schools and classrooms.A unique collaboration between the celebrated management thinker and Fifth Discipline author Peter Senge , and a team of renowned educators and organizational change leaders, the revised edition of Schools The Learn addresses the new and unique pressures on our educational system that have emerged since the book's initial publication in 2000.In a fast-changing world where school populations are increasingly diverse, children live in ever-more-complex social and media environments, standardized tests are applied as overly simplistic "quick fixes," and advances in science and technology continue to accelerate, the pressures on our educational system are inescapable. Schools That Learn offers a much-needed way to open dialogue about these problems and provides pragmatic opportunities to transform school systems into learning organizations.Drawing on observations and advice from more than 70 writers and experts on schools and education, this book features:· methods for implementing organizational learning and explanations of why they work· compelling stories and anecdotes from the field - classrooms, schools, and communities· charts, tables and diagrams to illustrate systems thinking and other practices· guiding principles for how to apply innovative practices in all types of school systemsSchools That Learn is the essential guide for anyone who cares about the future of education and keeping our nation s schools competitive in our fast-changing world.
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MIT Press Ltd Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation Uses and
Book SynopsisWhy bibliometrics is useful for understanding the global dynamics of science but generate perverse effects when applied inappropriately in research evaluation and university rankings.The research evaluation market is booming. “Ranking,” “metrics,” “h-index,” and “impact factors” are reigning buzzwords. Government and research administrators want to evaluate everything—teachers, professors, training programs, universities—using quantitative indicators. Among the tools used to measure “research excellence,” bibliometrics—aggregate data on publications and citations—has become dominant. Bibliometrics is hailed as an “objective” measure of research quality, a quantitative measure more useful than “subjective” and intuitive evaluation methods such as peer review that have been used since scientific papers were first published in the seventeenth century. In this book,
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Taylor & Francis The Educatorsâ Guide to Wholeschool Wellbeing
Book SynopsisThe Educatorsâ Guide to Whole-school Wellbeing addresses challenges faced by schools wanting to improve wellbeing. While many schools globally now understand the need to promote and protect student wellbeing, they often find themselves stuck â not knowing where to start, what to prioritise, or how to implement whole-school change. This book fills that gap.This book provides companionship through rich stories from schools around the world that have created wellbeing practices that work for their schools. It guides educators through processes that help create individualised, contextualised school wellbeing plans. With chapters addressing âwhy wellbeing?â, âwhat is whole school?â, change dynamics, measurement, staff wellbeing, coaching, cultural responsiveness, and how to build buy-in, it is the first of its kind. Balancing research and practice for each topic with expert practitioner and researcher insights, this book gives schools access to best-practice guidance fromTrade ReviewA highly practical book that provides the most comprehensive overview to date of positive education.Dr Toni Noble, co-author of the Bounce Back programmeEveryone working in this field would want a copy of this excellent book.Dr Sue Roffey, Director of Growing Great Schools WorldwideLucy Hone and Denise Quinlan, two of the leaders in the world’s positive education field, have written this critical book for all educators (or any person working in a school).Ryan Niemiec, VIA Institute on CharacterTable of ContentsForewordAcknowledgementsPreface List of Figures, Tables, Boxes, Expert Insights, and Case StudiesChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. What Do We Mean By Whole-School?Chapter 3. Whole-school Wellbeing is Taught: The Explicit CurriculumChapter 4. Whole-school Wellbeing is Caught: The Implicit CurriculumChapter 5. Understanding Change DynamicsChapter 6. Building OwnershipChapter 7. Choosing a Wellbeing Model for Your SchoolChapter 8. Measurement and EvaluationChapter 9. The Sandpit PhaseChapter 10. Building an Effective TeamChapter 11. Cultural Responsiveness and WellbeingChapter 12. Promoting Educator WellbeingChapter 13. Partnering with StudentsChapter 14. Connecting with Parents, Caregivers and the Wider CommunityChapter 15. Promoting Wellbeing Through Coaching in SchoolsChapter 16. Lessons learned from a Decade of Wellbeing in Education
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Being an Effective Programme Leader in Higher Education
Book SynopsisBeing an Effective Programme Leader in Higher Education is a practical guide designed to help navigate the complex academic, pastoral, and administrative challenges that come with working in this position. This book looks at topics such as leadership, personal tutoring, and academic and student support mechanisms from the unique perspective of the programme leader. It gives suggestions for effective ways to lead a programme, incorporates practical advice on some key leadership skills, and offers proven strategies from across various contexts within the role. Vignettes, which include descriptions of authentic situations provided by programme leaders, sit alongside probing questions to prompt reflection for professional development.This practical text is a must-read for programme leaders working in higher education and provides the guidance necessary to help them create an environment that is inclusive, caring, compassionate, and supportive. Trade Review"Programme leadership is arguably one of the most important roles in HE in supporting student success, but there are sparingly few books on the subject. This new book authored by an experienced programme leader tackles this vacuum and provides an evidence-based and practice-informed overview of effective programme leadership. Chapters deal with a range of responsibilities, each supported by vignettes applying their learning. This book is a must for anyone in a programmme leadership role."-Ian Turner NTF PFHEA FRSB MCSFS, Professor of Learning and Teaching in Higher EducationTable of Contents1. Leadership 2. Your Support Mechanisms 3. Quality 4. Programme Design and Approval 5. Student Experience 6. Involving External Expertise 7. Work-based Learning
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Taylor & Francis Pastoral Care in Schools
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) The Ultimate Guide to Implementing Wellbeing
Book SynopsisThis is an essential guide for all teaching professionals to help them make an informed decision about what wellbeing programmes and initiatives they should select in their schools and why. It provides teachers and school leaders with all necessary knowledge to help identify what they should be looking for in wellbeing programmes, how they should be evaluating its effectiveness and who should be delivering it for them. It presents a suite of components and evidence-based interventions that teachers can pick-and-choose for their school community.For the first time, practitioners are not being sold a specific programme but instead presented with what is known about wellbeing in order to empower them to make their own decisions that best suit their community. It goes behind the scenes and reveals the secrets used by researchers and experts, including practical advice, recommendations and the author's own ground-breaking research study involving 3,000 students. Its unique pick-and-mix process demystifies programme creation, simplifies it and makes its building blocks available to the masses.This accessible, evidence-based guide suggests a whole-school approach with specific interventions that can be used to successfully improve the wellbeing of teachers and students, making it an invaluable resource and must-read for all teaching professionals. Trade Review‘If you care about the wellbeing of your students, you must read this book. Through the theory and practice of wellbeing in schools, Dr Burke is taking us on a fascinating journey of a child’s and school community’s wellbeing. It is all you need to know to create a wellbeing strategy in schools. The book is fresh, balanced, and highly recommended.’Dr Itai Ivtzan, Naropa University, Boulder, USA‘This book is based firmly in positive psychology research and gives a solid rationale for why wellbeing is so central for all students. It is a volume of considerable depth and does not duck the challenges of context, the complexity of the concept, the resistance of some educators to fitting in yet another initiative, nor the problems associated with seeking ‘happiness’. Importantly it places teacher wellbeing at the heart of a whole-school approach and the centrality of caring school leadership for effective change. The theory is enhanced with the author’s own experiences, reflections and stories of practice from around the world. This is a welcome text for educators who want something more substantial than a simple ‘why what and how' of wellbeing.’ Dr Sue Roffey, Ted-X speaker, Founder of the Wellbeing Australia Network 'Wellbeing in schools has rightly become an important and even urgent topic. But it is a complex issue and needs to be understood and approached in a careful and evidenced-based way. In that respect, this book is a wonderful guide to the latest research and theorising in this area, together with practical ideas and resources for how to actually implement these insights. Very clear and easy-to-read, this is an indispensable book for anyone interested in how to help children and young people flourish at school and in their lives as a whole.'Dr Tim Lomas, Senior lecturer in Applied Positive Psychology, University of East London, UK‘If you care about the wellbeing of your students, you must read this book. Through the theory and practice of wellbeing in schools, Dr Burke is taking us on a fascinating journey of a child’s and school community’s wellbeing. It is all you need to know to create a wellbeing strategy in schools. The book is fresh, balanced, and highly recommended.’Dr Itai Ivtzan, Positive Psychologist and Associate Professor, Naropa University, Boulder, USA‘This book is based firmly in positive psychology research and gives a solid rationale for why wellbeing is so central for all students. It is a volume of considerable depth and does not duck the challenges of context, the complexity of the concept, the resistance of some educators to fitting in yet another initiative, nor the problems associated with seeking ‘happiness’. Importantly it places teacher wellbeing at the heart of a whole-school approach and the centrality of caring school leadership for effective change. The theory is enhanced with the author’s own experiences, reflections and stories of practice from around the world. This is a welcome text for educators who want something more substantial than a simple ‘why what and how' of wellbeing.’ Dr Sue Roffey, Ted-X speaker, Founder of the Wellbeing Australia Network 'Wellbeing in schools has rightly become an important and even urgent topic. But it is a complex issue and needs to be understood and approached in a careful and evidenced-based way. In that respect, this book is a wonderful guide to the latest research and theories in this area, together with practical ideas and resources for how to actually implement these insights. Very clear and easy-to-read, this is an indispensable book for anyone interested in how to help children and young people flourish at school and in their lives as a whole.'Dr Tim Lomas, Senior Lecturer in Applied Positive Psychology, University of East London, UKTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Making sense of the complex world of wellbeing 3. Your guide to the essential elements of wellbeing 4. The mechanisms that enable successful wellbeing interventions 5. A review of established school wellbeing programmes 6. Your guide to making the best-informed decisions
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Teachers' College Press Our Children Cant Wait The Urgency of
Book SynopsisArgues that responding to a number of factors like air quality, housing, public health, community safety, segregation, and neighborhood conditions are essential to improving academic outcomes and student health. This volume urges readers to reconsider what education policy is, what it could be, who it is for, and who should be directly shaping it.Table of Contents Contents Foreword Becky Pringle v Acknowledgments vii 1. Our Children Can't Wait: The Urgency of Reinventing Education Policy in America 1 Joseph P. Bishop 2. Grappling With America's History to Inform Our Future Policies 11 Arnold F. Fege and John H. Jackson 3. Making Children a National Priority: Overcoming the Marginalization and Invisibility of Children 23 Bruce Lesley 4. Whose Vision of Racial Equity?: Reinventing Education Policy in Post–Civil Rights America 41 Sonya Douglass and Anna Kushner 5. Developing Policy for the Whole Child 58 Linda Darling-Hammond and Channa Mae Cook 6. Starting in School: Education Policies to Dismantle Systemic Racism 76 Tyrone C. Howard 7. Youths' Health and Learning Connection 92 Alexandra Mays and Rochelle Davis 8. Air Pollution, Exposure to Contaminants, and Education Policy 109 Sara Grineski and Timothy Collins 9. Promoting Equity and Justice Through Integrated Schools and Communities 133 Jennifer B. Ayscue and Erica Frankenberg 10. Housing Strategies as Education Policy 154 Megan Gallagher 11. Reimagining School Safety During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call for Policy Strategies to Address Racial and Social Justice 174 Heather M. Reynolds and Ron Avi Astor 12. Toward Transformative Justice in School Finance 194 Oscar Jiménez-Castellanos, Danielle Farrie, and David M. Quinn 13. Youth Wildin' in the (Re)Shaping of Policy: Toward a Critical Model of Racial Justice and Community Accountability 212 Justin A. Coles, Keisha L. Green, and Jamila Lyiscott 14. Youth Incarceration and Education Policy 232 Angela James 15. Students Experiencing Homelessness: A National Crisis 251 Matthew H. Morton, Earl J. Edwards, and Melissa Kull 16. Bringing the Vision Together: How to Reach the Policies We Need 269 Joseph P. Bishop About the Contributors 281 Index 285
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Taylor & Francis Inc Whats Missing Colorcards
Book SynopsisWhat's Missing? Second Edition is designed to promote observation, visual and auditory skills including the development of descriptive language. Comprising 48 fully-updated colour flashcards depicting 24 everyday scenes, each card shows a complete scene and another with five items missing. The scenes are presented with increasing levels of difficulty to allow for selection when working with students of different ages and abilities. Missing items may be categorised as either having no influence on a situation, causing an inconvenience, preventing the functioning of an object, or not being possible in real life both encouraging basic reasoning and the development of problem solving skills.Intended for use in educational settings and/or therapy contexts under the supervision of an adult. This is not a toy.Table of Contents48 A5 colour flashcards depicting a range of scenarios with a number of items removed.Instruction booklet providing guidance on administration. Includes instructions in English, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
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Cambridge University Press How to Use Generative AI in Educational Research
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Taylor & Francis IslamicBased Educational Leadership
Book SynopsisOffering a vital, critical contribution to discussions on current perspectives, practices and assumptions on Islamic education, this book explores the topic through a wide range of diverse perspectives and experiences. This volume challenges current assumptions around what is known as Islamic education and examines issues around educational leadership based on Islamic principles to confront xenophobia and Islamophobia in educational systems, policies and practices. Arguing for a new term to enter the discourse Islamic-based' educational leadership chapters approach the issue through critical reflexivity and diverse perspectives, addressing issues such as the higher education of immigrant students around the globe and the rising tensions in Muslim and non-Muslim populations. Exploring topics ranging from the leverage of leadership to religious education, this text brings together a wide range of case studies, experiences and examinations to shed light to the different approa
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Power of Emotional Intelligence
Book SynopsisWeâve all been told emotional intelligence is a good thing, but are we really clear about what it is and how we can all get more of it? We know it helps children self-regulate, be more motivated, maintain relationships and be more resilient, but how do we go about accessing these benefits?The Power of Emotional Intelligence will help primary school teachers and leaders to increase their awareness and use of emotional intelligence to improve the wellbeing of the whole school community. It includes everything you need to embed emotional intelligence at the core of your schoolâs ethos. This practical book: explores key issues relating to emotional intelligence to help develop adultsâ understanding contains a wealth of activities that can be used with children to help develop their emotional intelligence, with extra focus given to anger and anxiety, as well as the impact emotions can have on learning and relationships covers the beneficial impact of emotional intelligence when supporting challenging behaviour outlines a straightforward emotional intelligence curriculum that ties into the personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) schemes of work; and provides ideas for developing a whole-school approach to putting emotional intelligence firmly on the agenda. This comprehensive resource has been written with teachers and school leaders in mind â particularly PSHE leads, special educational needs coordinators and those who work in pupil referral units and alternative provisions; but it is a useful tool for all adults working with children who are looking to improve childrenâs self-awareness and wellbeing.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Staying Well Facilitators Guide
Book SynopsisCoping when a friend moves away is hard. TheStaying Well Facilitator's Guidecontains guidance notes, prompts, and bonus material that helps the facilitator bring out the best experience for the child using theStaying Well Activity Book. This practical guide can be used to support one child or a group of children by parents, class teachers, learning support teachers, and counsellors.Support material is included to help the lead-adult feel confident in their delivery and in responding to questions related to the discussion.Every page in the Staying Well Activity Book has a corresponding page in the Staying Well Facilitator's Guide for the user to refer to when delivering the material, each of which features: A page rationale which touches on the theory behind the activity A visual of the corresponding page Materials needed How to set the scene How to complete the activity Facilitator's top tips<
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Taylor & Francis Ltd No Outsiders We Belong Here
Book SynopsisWhat does modern Britain look like and how do we prepare our children for life in an ever-changing world? We want children to be able to live and work anywhere and with anyone without fear and without judgement.Schools need a strong, confident framework where young people are taught to explore and value their own identities and the identities of others. No Outsiders is a whole school ethos teaching children that everyone is different, and everyone belongs: there are no outsiders at our school because everyone is welcome. Using this book and a common language threaded throughout the school, we can work to challenge prejudice in wider society. The book includes: 43 lesson plans and assembly ideas. A framework to deliver an inclusive curriculum built around picture books written for children aged 4-11, many of which will already be in school libraries. The stories of Head Teachers, speaking of their journeys, challenges, and successes. Innovative ways to keep parents informed and involved. Steeped in current practice and easy to implement in your school, No Outsiders: We Belong Here expands the No Outsiders collection with a wealth of new lesson plans and will be an essential resource for primary school teachers, school leaders, and teacher-training providers.
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Taylor & Francis Creativity for Teachers
Book SynopsisCreativity is a word that is widely used in education, but in ways that are not always consistent or in line with research. This exciting new book explores how creativity is not something additional, but which is infused throughout learning, relevant to every subject and student.Taking a cognitive science approach, it presents creativity in terms of building competencies. It challenges the view that schools kill creativity or that only some types of tasks count as creative. By setting up existing lessons in ways that involve more flexibility and uncertainty, we can both boost creativity and build a more flexible academic expertise along the way. Featuring practical classroom examples, research evidence, and case studies which will guide practitioners and provide a timely antidote to stale skills vs. knowledge arguments, the chapters include: Cognitive science and creativity Creativity across subject disciplines Linking creativity and knowledge
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Taylor & Francis Ltd You Are Not Alone 14 Stories from Education by
Book SynopsisThis book brings together the key events in the lives of 14 ethnically diverse school leaders and members of the NAHT âLeaders for Race Equalityâ group through school, university, interviews and promotion. The group was established in 2020 in response to the events of the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd, providing support to its members leading schools through this challenging time.The featured school leaders provide their own personal accounts of the barriers and challenges they faced during their own education and into their roles as school leaders, including how they overcame adversity to achieve their goals. Common to many stories is the impact of the school environment and how vital the support and influence of role models can be, and the book concludes by setting out key recommendations for schools and policy makers. Including forewords from two prominent black contributors in the field, this important text aims to change attitudes, build allies and inspire other individuals to aim for their goals and know that you are not alone.This book will be of benefit to all school leaders at both primary and secondary levels. It will be an important read for those looking to support colleagues and understand the need for diversity and equity among teaching and leadership staff.
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Taylor & Francis Leading Learning and Wellbeing Together
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Taylor & Francis The Mentorship Equation
Book SynopsisThis textbook navigates through the complex landscape of mentorship in academic research across all levels of education. Delving into the foundational aspects of mentorship, it meticulously outlines historical perspectives, theoretical frameworks, and the essential characteristics of effective mentors and mentees.Through detailed exploration of the mentor-mentee relationship, this book provides insights into building trust, establishing clear expectations, and fostering effective communication strategies. It addresses crucial aspects of mentorship practice, including promoting diversity and inclusivity, ethical considerations, and professional development for mentors. It also explores the vital areas of mental well-being for both mentors and mentees, emphasizing the importance of recognizing signs of mental health challenges and fostering supportive relationships.Enhanced with assessment tools for mentoring effectiveness, appendices, and a wealth of examples, this inte
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Making the Classroom Work for Every Child
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Taylor & Francis From Burnout to Breakthrough
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SAGE Publications Inc The Taking Action Guide for the Governance Core
Book SynopsisPractical resources for building cohesive governance teams As a supplement to the best-selling The Governance Core, this practical guide will help trustees and superintendents adopt a governance mindset and partnership that creates coherence throughout the district. With a systems thinking approach, the authors provide readers with the strategies and tools needed to build cohesive teams and engage in deeper learning and decision making. The Taking Action Guide for the Governance Core offers readers: a deeper understanding of core governance and how to build it a planning guide to help new trustees get started protocols and sample agendas for focusing on strategy and systems during open board meetings Educational leaders will find this guide offers them a foundation for building strong, flourishing school districts that are equipped to adapt to and meet the daunting challenges of our time. Table of ContentsAuthors’ Note About the Authors Taking Action Guide Overview How to Use This Guide Module Content and Learning Processes At a Glance Module 1: Moral Imperative and the Governance Core 1.1: Quote Share 1.2: Quick Write 1.3: Say Something 1.4: Think-Pair-Share 1.5: The 3-2-1 Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 2: Governance Mindset 2.1: Governance Mindset Reflection 2.2: Jigsaw 2.3: What? So What? Now What? 2.4: The 5 R’s: Read, Record, Retell, Relate, and Reflect 2.5: Governance Working Styles Governance Mindset Progression Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 3: Governing With Coherence 3.1: The 4 Corner Placemat 3.2: S.T.A.R. 3.3: Go to the Wall Governance Coherence Progression Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 4: Governance Culture 4.1: Developing Governance Principles 4.2: Establishing Governance Norms 4.3: Developing Governance Protocols Governance Culture Progression Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 5: The Governance Job 5.1: Deep Dive 5.2: Governance Reflection Governance Job Progression Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 6: Governance Tools 6.1: The 3 P’s: Purpose, Positives, and Plan Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 7: Welcoming New Trustees 7.1: Protocol Planning 7.2: Turn and Talk Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 8: Rising to the Occasion 8.1: The 4 A’s: Assumptions, Agreements, Arguments, and Action Consolidating the Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Appendix 1: The Board Planning Calendar: What? Why? How? When? Appendix 2: Board Planning Calendar Governance Tool Worksheet Resources
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SAGE Publications Inc Race Resilience
Book SynopsisReview, rethink, and redesign racial support systems NOW As schools engage in courageous conversations about how racialization and racial positioning influences thinking, behaviors, and expectations, many educators still lack the resources to start this challenging and personally transformative work.Race Resilienceoffers guidance to educators who are ready torethink, review,andredesigntheir support systems and foster the building blocks of resiliency for staff. Readers will learnhow to: Model ethical, professional, and social-emotional sensitivity Develop, advocate, and enact on a collective culture Maintain a continuously evaluative process for self and school wellness Engage meaningfully with students and their families Improve academic and behavioral outcomes Race resilient educators work Trade Review"Fostering Educator Resilience is practical, useful, and very realistic. I would love to use this book in professional development with my staff or in a workshop. The activities, vignettes, and reflection activities will help administrators create or change the culture and climate in whatever environment they find themselves." -- Janice Wyatt-Ross"Fostering Educator Resilience provides timely and immediately applicable guidance. The resources and ability to reflect on them with prompts guides your reflection. The book provides realistic and practical guidance that educators can easily relate to and that resonate with their current needs. One of the major strengths of the book is the variety of ways resources are being shared. I walked away knowing new people I wanted to read up on, new resources I needed to check out, and thinking about how I could take the exercises in this book into my work. It’s a resource full of resources!" -- Tamisha Williams"A major strength of this book is the reflective opportunities and personal perspectives which give the reader the opportunity to internalize the information that is presented." -- Jayne EllspermannTable of ContentsForeword by Nancy Boyd-Franklin, PhD Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1. The Implementation Process: Steps to Becoming a Race Resilient School Year 1: Planning to Become a Race Resilient School No Need to Reinvent the Wheel Years 2–4 and Continuous Improvement Chapter 2. The NEED: Societal Changes Change Schools Changes in the Workplace Household, Community, and Environment: The Three Realms of Adverse Childhood Experiences Chapter 3. Creating the Culture for Developing a Race Resilient Climate School-to-Prison Pipeline Blind Spots Impact Other Groups of Students Measuring Up: Culture and Climate Are Not Synonymous Locus of Control Chapter 4. Educators’ Emotions Matter: Building Up Stamina for Developing a Race Resilient Climate So How Do Educators Feel? Our Daily Goal: Minimizing Distress and Maximizing Eustress Our Hormonal Brain Under Distress and Eustress Chapter 5. Racialization Can Be Blinding Racial Positioning United We Stand, Divided We Crawl The “R” Word 2020 and America’s Racial Awakening Through the Eyes of a Child: Racialization and Historical Trauma Historical and Generational Trauma Genes Load the Gun, Environment Pulls the Trigger E Pluribus Hurt, E Pluribus Healing This Is Us Chapter 6. Race Has Mattered in the School House The Effects of Racialization: White Identity Dispositions, Internalized Racism, and Stereotype Threat White Identity Dispositions Internalized Racism and Stereotype Threat Chapter 7. Mindful of Race Mindfulness in Teaching and Learning The Weight Room Versus the Wait Room Positive Psychology’s Five Building Blocks of Life Chapter 8. Educator Resilience, Educator Race Resilience, and Mindfulness for Racial Equity Transforming a District Transforming a School In the Space Between Is Mindfulness Introduction to Space Between Appendix Appendix A. Processing for Racial Awareness and Creating a Race Resilient Action Plan Appendix B. Race Resilient School Checklist Glossary of Terms References Index
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Pearson Education Policy Studies for Educational Leaders An
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND OF EDUCATION POLICY Chapter 1: Policy–What It Is and Where It Comes From Chapter 2: Power and Education Policy Chapter 3: The Economy and Demographics Chapter 4: The Political System and Political Culture Chapter 5: Values and Ideology PART TWO: POLICY ACTORS AND THE POLICY PROCESS Chapter 6: The Major Education Policy Actors Chapter 7: Setting the Stage and Getting on It: Issue Definition and Agenda Setting Chapter 8: Getting the Words and the Money: Policy Formulation and Policy Adoption Chapter 9: Looking at Policies: Policy Instruments and Cost Effectiveness Chapter 10: Policy Implementation: Getting People to Carry Out a Policy Chapter 11: Policy Evaluation: Determining If the Policy Works Chapter 12: Education Policy in the United States: Retrospective and Prospective Glossary Appendix Useful Web Sites for Following Education Policy How to Locate Government Web Sites for Specific States References Name Index Subject Index
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John Catt Educational Ltd Rethinking school inspection Is there a better
Book SynopsisThis timely book examines what a meaningful school accountability system could look like in England. The book starts with a deep dive into our current inspection model, discussing some of the current pressures within the system, and comparing our inspection approach to that of other countries and sectors. It moves on to show how Ofsted and school inspections are perceived and portrayed - using first-hand accounts, academic papers, government publications, and media reports - and pulls together some of the current thinking on how the model could be improved. The author ends with her own proposals for a more meaningful and humane school accountability system. She suggests we rethink what we do, and how we do it, with a call for wide-ranging consultation leading to evidence-informed reform of the school inspection process.
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SAGE Publications Inc Teaching Sprints: How Overloaded Educators Can
Book SynopsisEnhance teachers’ expertise – in every term, every school year. With all of the everyday demands of teaching, the job of improving classroom practice is a challenge for teachers and school leaders. Grounded by research and field-tested around the world, Teaching Sprints offers a professional improvement process that works in theory and practice. Including insights from the field, and practical protocols, this book outlines a simple model for engaging in short bursts of evidence-informed improvement work. Using Teaching Sprints, teams of teachers can enhance their expertise together, in a way that is sustainable on the ground. In Teaching Sprints, readers will find: three big ideas about practice improvement a detailed description of a simple improvement process advice on how to establish a routine for continual improvement Whether you’re a classroom teacher thinking about your own practice, an instructional leader supporting colleagues to teach better tomorrow, or a school leader interested in enhancing your program for professional learning, Teaching Sprints is a must-read for you. "Among the greatest unresolved issues within schools is developing great models of implementation: Sprints is certainly one of the breakthroughs. This book can make major improvements in schools and classrooms, ironically by focusing on tiny shifts." John Hattie, Laureate Professor Melbourne Graduate School of Education Melbourne, Australia "Once in a while you come across a book that really cuts through the complexity of issues and provides a refreshing and practical approach to improving what happens in schools. This is such a book. Evidence-based, easy to read and full of down-to-earth ideas that busy teachers can implement. I love it." Steve Munby, Visiting Professor University College London Former CEO, National College for School Leadership London, UKTrade ReviewAmong the greatest unresolved issues within schools is developing great models of implementation: Sprints is certainly one of the breakthroughs. This book can make major improvements in schools and classrooms, ironically by focusing on tiny shifts. -- John HattieOnce in a while you come across a book that really cuts through the complexity of issues and provides a refreshing and practical approach to improving what happens in schools. This is such a book. Evidence-based, easy to read and full of down-to-earth ideas that busy teachers can implement. I love it. -- Steve MunbyIn our work we find that 80% of our best ideas come from leading practitioners. This book is a godsend to this domain of learning from doing. With three big components, and three guidelines to quick action for each idea, Teaching Sprints helps people to get to action and learn from it quickly. Identify best bets, and establish improvement routines. Breakspear and Ryrie Jones have given us a strong framework for action in frantic times. -- Michael Fullan, Professor EmeritusAs someone who works closely with teachers to support their development in a wide range of contexts, I found Teaching Sprints absolutely inspiring and illuminating. Simon and Bronwyn have managed to capture the complex process of teacher improvement in an elegantly simple framework with crystal clear underlying principles founded on both practice and research evidence, alongside very practical implementation tools. It′s a brilliant concept and I′m sure a lot of teachers and leaders will find this incredibly valuable. -- Tom Sherrington, Education Consultant and AuthorSimon and Bron have such a practical way of combining insights from research and practice to help teachers have the best possible impact in their classrooms. This book is a goldmine of practical, tried-and-tested and evidence-informed strategies for teachers and school leaders who want to improve what they do. -- Danielle Toon, Associate DirectorAuthors Breakspear & Ryrie Jones, informed and supported by fellow practitioners & researchers, deliver a powerful Guide for a profession committed to getting better at good work. The Teaching Sprints model is an ‘innovation lab in the school’; it is a rigorous, adaptive, and impactful approach to embedding professional learning. Teaching Sprints advocates iterative and sustainable improvement in collaborative professional practice - but it does much more - it demonstrates how to do it! -- Anthony Mackay, President & CEO * National Center on Education & the Economy *Teaching Sprints is an important book for anyone who works with teachers on practice improvement. Breakspear and Ryrie Jones provide a simple, flexible process for engaging small groups of teachers in developing their craft of teaching. Using simple, straightforward protocols, Teaching Sprints helps teachers to engage with relevant research, choose one small piece of their craft to change and make that shift to ultimately improve student learning outcomes. I can′t wait to share this book with all teachers in my district! -- Leanne Peters, Assistant SuperintendentFor too long teachers have been asked to change practice outside of the context of the classroom and outside the realm of engagement with students. Here, Breakspear and Ryrie Jones provide a logical, sensible, and pragmatic approach that enables the busy teacher to improve in the classroom with kids. Start with best bets, practice makes progress, and focus on tiny shifts are the key ingredients to launching doable and long-lasting improvement. This is a brilliant book every teacher, coach, and leader should use as they seek to improve teaching and learning. -- Michael McDowell, SuperintendentThis book delivers exactly what teachers want – a structured, logical and achievable strategy to improve their classroom practice and reflect on evidence of impact. -- Adrian Piccoli, ProfessorTeaching Sprints provides educators with a lens to think about and explore their practice in tangible ways. The clearly articulated process facilitates collaborative conversations among teams, with a focus on evidence informed decisions. The opportunity to practice, adjust and reflect supports teachers’ professional learning through ongoing intentional and incremental adjustments over time. -- Barb Isaak, Executive DirectorAs the world turns faster and with increasing uncertainty, we, as educators, need to be agile and excellent. We need to project our professionalism and do everything in our power to ensure that the system we deliver is worthy of our children and their futures. This book is brilliantly researched, incredibly pragmatic and, most importantly, profoundly important in helping us all to meet that challenge. -- Richard Gerver, Speaker, EducatorAs a school principal, I’ve found Teaching Sprints to be the most effective way to facilitate teacher improvement. It is simple but powerful because it gives teachers a real sense of satisfaction. Through each Sprint, and sometimes in a short space of time, they see both personal improvement and improvement in their students. -- Lindy Smith, PrincipalBrilliant! As school leaders we live, eat and breathe school improvement. In Teaching Sprints, Simon and Bron give us a practical and effective way to make it happen. I wish they had written this 20 years ago when I was a principal. -- Neil Barker, Former DirectorOur teachers are proof of the impact Teaching Sprints has on improving their practice and ensuring impact. Teachers meaningfully engage in Teaching Sprints because they know it works. -- Kylie Donovan & Donna BeathTeaching Sprints has enabled our teams of educators to refine and improve their teaching practice by engaging with research. The Sprints process fosters collaborative learning and has been a valuable form of professional development in creating lasting change. I like that teachers reflect on their current practice and then identify areas where they could improve their expertise. The change is evident in the conversations you hear in meetings where the first step is engaging with research to inform the decisions we make. It is not uncommon to hear teachers say, ‘Well, what is the best way of teaching...?’ Sprints has reaffirmed the need for teachers to be continual learners who constantly strive to get better, regardless of their experience. -- Angela Dobbin, Assistant PrincipalAs a school leader, I credit the role Teaching Sprints has had in shaping staff culture – it’s one of continual teacher improvement. Through Sprints, teachers at my school routinely improve their effectiveness while simultaneously building strong relational trust. -- Steven Hooke, Principal * The Oaks Public School *The Teaching Sprints process has become embedded in our school’s practice. Teachers collaborate, using the three phases of a Teaching Sprint to research around best practice, implement, review, refine, and assess. Improvement in student learning outcomes is evident as a result of the focus on improving and refining teacher pedagogy. -- Joanne Graham, PrincipalTeaching Sprints is a great process that allowed our team to have some engaging professional dialogue on our teaching practice. It gave us a safe space to reflect on research and share our learning. -- Kate Foley, Prep One TeacherTransformative. Timely. Teacher and research informed. Teaching Sprints provides us with the space for deliberate dialogue around two critical aspects of education; improving student outcomes and shifting pedagogical practice. -- Karen Graham, Deputy Principal (Instructional Leader)Teaching Sprints has enabled our portfolio of schools/pre-schools to be involved in a consistent organisational process for developing teacher practice and collaboration. As a local Education Team, the impact of this approach has been clearly identified through the collection of evidence which is enhancing our overall Site Improvement focus. -- Adam Box, Education Director, Partnerships, Schools, and PreschoolsThis book starts with a compelling proposition for anyone involved in teacher learning: "If it doesn’t work for teachers, it doesn’t work." What Simon and Bronwyn outline is an evidence-based, field-tested, no-nonsense process to support teachers in continually improving their teaching practice. This is a timely and welcome addition to the teacher learning discourse. -- Ryan Dunn, LecturerThrough Teaching Sprints, thousands of our teachers and leaders now have another, and arguably better, way of moving through a disciplined inquiry process - the intentional experimentation, the fast fails, the iterative improvement. It is these small shifts that have added up over hundreds of our schools to make improvement across a system. We now have more expert teachers who not only know the most impactful teaching strategies, but where and how to use them, for which students and at precisely the right time. -- Simon Lindsay, ManagerTeaching Sprints are so successful because the core values privilege teacher need and student improvement above anything else. Sprints have transformed our approach to professional learning and teacher growth. We now have a truly authentic and impact driven model for our teachers to engage with. -- Nicole West, Deputy PrincipalIt is evident that if we wish to make education systems significantly better, we need to focus simultaneously on transformation of education system and improvement of teaching. The art of sustainable educational change is to find small steps that would make big impact in teachers’ practice. Teaching Sprints is a book about that. It is a great resource for leaders and teachers who are looking for practical ideas that can improve what teachers do in schools every day. -- Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education PolicyTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Part 1 – Big Ideas About Getting Better Part 2 – The Teaching Sprints Process Part 3 – Establishing an Improvement Routine Conclusion – Better Than Before Appendices References Index
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SAGE Publications Inc You Don’t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid’s Hero:
Book SynopsisCreate a culture and climate that produces real heroes The future of our schools depends on leaders who can foster every day heroism in others. This doesn’t require supernatural powers. It requires a willingness to be intentional in building heroes in our communities who are ready to get things done and take on the demands of the future. You Don’t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid’s Hero will help you create the climate that produces these heroes. Hero-building work will help you look deeply into your school culture and see yourself and your students and staff in a fresh, powerful way. Readers will find: · Training ideas for leadership teams · Instruments for gauging progress · Practical steps for building courage into practices · Practical strategies to help navigate the complexities of creating an extraordinary school · Hero-building stories from the field Written with an inspiring tone, this book will empower school leaders to lead in a way that unleashes staff and students to be superheroes in their communities. Trade ReviewWhat an innovative approach to highlighting and demystifying the work we do as school leaders at all levels! If you’ve every dreamed of flying, having super strength, or being invisible, and you engage in the worthy work of building up young minds, this is the book for your. Bill Ziegler and Dave Ramage provide great examples and models for the best "super-hero" traits we have and use to make bold differences. Excelsior! -- Derek McCoyOnce again, Bill Ziegler and Dave Ramage have nourished the profession with a fearless and compelling compilation of anecdotes, strategies, rubrics, and inspiration that will benefit any school leader. Every child needs a hero and every child can be a hero. This work highlights real-life heroes in our schools and how to build heroes in students and teachers. Read these stories and engage these heroes on your social networks to build your encouragement network. I am most excited to take away and use their tools for increasing student voice and choice to make my school even better! -- Carrie JacksonIn this deeply inspiring book, Ziegler and Ramage show educators how they can have a positive impact on all of the students in their schools. Superheroes are no longer just for movies; they are real people and have real stories illustrated in this book. -- Peter DeWittBill Ziegler and Dave Ramage have written a must-read book for today’s school leaders! Their commitment and dedication to creating positive cultures will inspire school leaders to make real life changes in their practice that impact staff, students, and the entire school community. They equip and empower you to build heroes in your schools to change our world for the better. -- Matt MoyerBill Ziegler and Dave Ramage remind us of what’s most important—our students. And they remind us of our ultimate purpose—inspiring and empowering those students to thrive. As Gandhi challenged us to "be the change we wish to see," Ziegler and Ramage challenge us with the reality that "leadership carries a moral purpose." We are changing lives! We are shaping the future! You Don’t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid’s Hero is immensely practical. It features the stories of school leaders who are doing the great work now! It is a handbook for school leaders everywhere who are committed to building cultures in their schools that allow their students to soar. -- Danny SteeleZiegler and Ramage continue to up the leadership ante with their latest book, You Don’t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid’s Hero. Another book for the leader in all of us, it hits on key needle-moving points about the need for relationship, innovation, and voice and choice for our learners. The voice and choice chapter forces educators to include our kids in decisions. This book talks empowerment! In these chapters you will find practical pieces to implement from the ones that know the current vibe of education—practitioners! The book also has great tools for reflection that helps us to ask the tough questions of why and how. -- Darren EllweinYou Don’t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid’s Hero is empowering and practical. Ramage and Ziegler write from a place of deep credibility and their latest take on servant leadership is sure to inspire. To top it off, the vast cadre of school leaders they feature will not only help you hone in on your why, but they will help you with your how—making this one of the most actionable school leadership titles I’ve seen. -- Brad GustafsonReal heroes shatter the status quo and build cultures where students and staff are loved and supported each day. In this inspiring book, Bill Ziegler and Dave Ramage share stories of successful hero-builders who inspire us to change the world, one kid at a time. If you want to live up to your hero status, read this book and implement the powerful practice in your school immediately. Your students and staff will thank you! -- Salome Thomas-ELThe world of education is hard. It is sometimes difficult to find the positives in what we do. Although I do not believe that any educator gets into education to be a superhero, I think educators need to see how our work is extraordinary—not because we set out to be extraordinary but because we find our work meaningful, personal, and rewarding. This book highlights practical ideas from people working in the field of education. It calls attention to some of the little things that have made incredible impacts on their students, schools, and communities. Bill Ziegler and Dave Ramage have done an outstanding job helping to remind educators of why they became educators, inspired people to some new perspectives, offered encouragement, and given us a call to action that our superpowers are making a difference in the lives of our students every day. -- Mariah RackleyIn the busy world of the principalship, leaders must realize the power within themselves to design and implement strategies that capitalize on the strengths of the school community. In their book, You Don’t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid’s Hero: Leading a Hero- Building School Culture, Ziegler and Ramage’s concept of Hero Sightings, Hero Training, and Hero Simulations is a genius way to put practical strategies in the hands of school leaders through reflective activities at the end of each chapter. A true resource for principals who believe in their powers to transform their school community. -- Mary Pat CummingTable of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1—Heroes in the Hallways Introduction Principal Makes House Calls Manufacturing Our Future Telling Your School’s Story Leading By Example Culture Wins Out! Authentic Leadership Heroes Are Built Hero Sighting Hero Training Chapter 2—Look Deep Inside: See What Students and Staff Really Bring to School The Invisible Backpack A Culture Of Relationships A Culture Of Resources A Culture Of Interventions A Culture Of Wisdom Seeing The Invisible Super Hearing And Dangerous Thoughts Gap Kids Hidden Strength Hero Sighting Hero Training Chapter 3—True to Life Leadership and Learning Lies We Tell Ourselves And Believe High Risk Means High Rewards Growth Challenge on FORWARD Rubric Failure Is An Option Hide Your Mistakes And Weaknesses Front Runners Win Settling Sustainability Consensus Innovation Is For Crazy People Leaders Must Be The Loudest Voice Hero Sighting Hero Training Chapter 4—Unleash the Voice and Choice of Students Is Your Hearing Good? School Reform Through Student Voice Social Media And Student Voice Letting Students Lead Gauge Your Student Voice Level Student Choice School Showcase Hero Sighting Hero Training Chapter 5—Lead Like an Alien: Out of This World Ideas to Produce Hero Students Break Down Historical Barriers Procrastinators Produce Bells Are Barriers Grades Matter Most Repetition Is Wrong Tradition Holds Us Down Homework Helps Think Differently Hero Sighting Hero Training Chapter 6—Build Resilience: Raise Your Grit Score WHADITW Perfection Before Action? Public Praiser This Too Will Pass The Distractor The Overbearing Octopus Passive Resistance Negative Self-talk Hero Solutions For Students Hero Sighting Hero Training Chapter 7—Go Big or Go Home: Empower Students to Be Global Game Changers! Shoes For Esperanza Give A Hand Kangaroo Cup Saddle Innovation Rain Garden Ocean Cleanup Think Big, Act Big Expand Your View Leading Big Hero Sighting Hero Training Chapter 8—Be Courageous: Risk It All for What’s Right Origin Stories Super Courageous Fortitude Courage To Be Authentic Courage To Ask For Help Courage To Be True Courageous Conversations Courage To Shatter The Status Quo Hero Sighting Hero Training References
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Getty Trust Publications Activity-Based Teaching in the Art Museum:
Book SynopsisAn essential resource for museum professionals, teachers, and students, the award-winning Teaching in the Art Museum (Getty Publications, 2011) set a new standard in the field of gallery education. This follow-up book blends theory and practice to help educators—from teachers and docents to curators and parents—create meaningful interpretive activities for children and adults. Written by a team of veteran museum educators, Activity-Based Teaching in the Art Museum offers diverse perspectives on embodiment, emotions, empathy, and mindfulness to inspire imaginative, spontaneous interactions that are firmly grounded in history and theory. The authors begin by surveying the emergence of activity-based teaching in the 1960s and 1970s and move on to articulate a theory of play as the cornerstone of their innovative methodology. The volume is replete with sidebars describing activities facilitated with museum visitors of all ages.
£24.70
Taylor & Francis Inc The Missing Competency: An Integrated Model for
Book Synopsis“Authors Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, Rich Whitney, and Deborah Taub have done a great service to student affairs and to student learning and development with this fine book, The Missing Competency: A Program Development Model for Student Affairs. The profession owes them great appreciation for returning the foundational competency of programming to our collective attention and providing a contemporary model to implement programs of quality.”—From the foreword by Susan R. KomivesProgram development is central to the work of student affairs professionals, yet the field has not prioritized the development of competency in this area. This theory-to-practice, sequential guide to program development fills that gap in the literature. The authors describe the elements of program planning and delivery from the inception of the idea through the use of assessment to revise and improve the program for the future.Whether a new professional or a seasoned leader, this volume offers the reader a deeper understanding of program development. Starting with a foundational understanding of this process, the book proceeds to a step-by-step process, taking a program from an idea to a proposal with goals, objectives, budget, and timeline with tasks, and beyond planning to implementation. The book concludes with stressing the importance of assessment as the program continues to develop over time. Each chapter applies program development concepts through program examples. Finally, the authors leave readers with tools and templates to support the process.Table of ContentsForeword. Programing 4.0. Beyond the Old Story—Susan R. Komives Acknowledgments Preface 1. Overview of the Program Development Model. Integrated Model for Program Development 2. Evolution of Program Development 3. Why Develop This Program? 4. Program Definition Stage. Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes 5. Program Definition and Planning Stages. Budget Essentials 6. Program Planning and Monitoring Stages. Developing a Roadmap for the Program 7. Implementation and Launch Stages. Lights, Camera, Action 8. Assessment of the Program 9. Reflections Forward Appendix. Backdating Schedule References About the Authors Index
£29.99
Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S. Create a Culture of Kindness: 48
Book SynopsisPractical, research-based lessons for middle school educators to teach students pro-social attitudes and behaviors to prevent bullying.Create a Culture of Kindness in Middle School focuses on positive and pro-social attitudes and behaviors that build a respectful and compassionate school environment, while also addressing the tough issues of prejudice, anger, exclusion, and bullying. Through role-playing, perspective-taking, sharing, writing, discussion, and more, students develop the insights and skills they need to accept differences, resolve conflicts peacefully, stop bullying among peers, and create a community of kindness in their classrooms and school. Based on survey data gathered by the authors from more than 1,000 students, the book s research-based lessons are easy to implement and developmentally appropriate. Digital content includes student handouts from the book.Trade Review"The vast majority of students we talk to agree that bullying is bad and kindness is cool. But they often lack basic strategies to show compassion to their classmates. This book offers dozens of practical, hands-on lesson plans educators can use to teach students how to be kind (and why that matters so much). The lessons encourage students to stand up for what is right, and give them the tools to do it. If you want to 'Create a Culture of Kindness in [your] Middle School, ' this book is for you."--Dr. Justin W. Patchin and Dr. Sameer Hinduja, codirectors of the Cyberbullying Research Center and authors of Words Wound
£31.99
Information Age Publishing Humanistic Values from Academic Community
Book SynopsisHumanistic Values from Academic Community Perspective is authored by a range of international experts with a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives and provides a collection of ideas, examples and solutions on Humanistic Values in Academia, implementation and problems that occur in this area of consideration.This volume is a result of numerous discussions within the academic members to incorporate humanistic values like dignity, integrity, care, human rights etc. into our conduct composed of all the academic levels, beginning with students through staff, faculty and administration.Authors and contributors of this book assume the importance and crucial role of values in managing contemporary organizations emphasizing the fact that the oldest organizations managed by core values are not the globally known and acknowledged business corporation but the institutions like churches, armies and the universities. Numerous institutions of higher education are proud of their core values and present them to their employees, students, and stakeholders.The book is divided into four parts: I Introduction, II Humanistic values from academic perspective, III Humanistic values from student / faculty perspective and part IV Humanistic values from educational administrative perspective. We sincerely hope that the chapters presented in this volume will open new horizons for the understanding of humanistic values in academia and simultaneously it will provide inspiration and encouragement for further research in this area of study.
£69.00
Information Age Publishing The Investments: An American Conspiracy
Book SynopsisThis book examines American societal structures and institutions, beginning and ending with public education, and exposes how dysfunction and the investment in this dysfunction is an actual political agenda. The Investments focuses on the capitalization, privatization and dismantling of public education, and how other social systems such as for-profit prisons, healthcare (or the lack thereof), racism and current immigration issues, the investment in criminalizing people called “the other”, and the military/industrial complex are all co-dependent and symbiotic. At the Nexus of it all is American public education. An educated population threatens the status quo, so the pipeline between public education and other social institutions is real. Each has a toxic connection and reliance to each other. Each chapter will delve into the rigging that takes place to purposefully attempt to cripple public education and consciously create a permanent underclass, usually without the knowledge of the general public; and the egos, identities and sinister political forces behind such manipulation. Education is the hub of this book: because public education is the best vehicle for democracy America has ever known, and therefore, unbeknownst to many Americans, in the crosshairs. There is a vast conspiracy for power and control going on in our country; and many Americans are ignorant of the conspiracy. This book pulls back the curtain on the investment some in power have made in their efforts to create a permanent underclass in American society.
£37.46
Information Age Publishing The Investments: An American Conspiracy
Book SynopsisThis book examines American societal structures and institutions, beginning and ending with public education, and exposes how dysfunction and the investment in this dysfunction is an actual political agenda. The Investments focuses on the capitalization, privatization and dismantling of public education, and how other social systems such as for-profit prisons, healthcare (or the lack thereof), racism and current immigration issues, the investment in criminalizing people called “the other”, and the military/industrial complex are all co-dependent and symbiotic. At the Nexus of it all is American public education. An educated population threatens the status quo, so the pipeline between public education and other social institutions is real. Each has a toxic connection and reliance to each other. Each chapter will delve into the rigging that takes place to purposefully attempt to cripple public education and consciously create a permanent underclass, usually without the knowledge of the general public; and the egos, identities and sinister political forces behind such manipulation. Education is the hub of this book: because public education is the best vehicle for democracy America has ever known, and therefore, unbeknownst to many Americans, in the crosshairs. There is a vast conspiracy for power and control going on in our country; and many Americans are ignorant of the conspiracy. This book pulls back the curtain on the investment some in power have made in their efforts to create a permanent underclass in American society.
£69.00
University of Regina Press Changing Care
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Molly the Mole
Book SynopsisMolly is a mole with many friends, including a deer, a butterfly, and an owl. Sometimes Molly feels sad because she doesn''t look the same as her friends, and feels very different to them. By helping each of them out with a task, Molly learns that her friends love her for the amazing qualities that are unique just to her. Molly the Mole addresses the difference between the way we perceive ourselves and the way our friends and family perceive us. Molly learns the importance of being kind and patient with others, and that everyone is unique. Part of the Truth and Tails series, which aims to eliminate prejudices and encourage acceptance in young children aged 4-8, this delightful story is accompanied by hand-drawn, watercolour illustrations.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Implementing Restorative Practices in Schools: A
Book SynopsisRestorative practice is a proven approach to discipline in schools that favours relationships over retribution, and has been shown to improve behaviour and enhance teaching and learning outcomes. However, in order for it to work, restorative practice needs a relational school culture.Implementing Restorative Practice in Schools explains what has to happen in a school in order for it to become truly restorative. Section 1 explains the potential of restorative practice in schools, describing the positive outcomes for students and teachers. It also outlines the measures that need to be in place in order to embed restorative practice. Section 2 examines the process of understanding and managing change, providing realistic and pragmatic guidance on the practical and emotional barriers that may be encountered. Finally, Section 3 provides in eight practical steps, strategic guidance for achieving a restorative culture that sticks.Featuring useful pro formas and templates, this book will be an indispensable guide for educators, administrators and school leaders in mainstream and specialist settings.Trade ReviewWe know children need caring relationships, healthy communities and a way to fix their mistakes, but how do we get everyone in the school community building relationships and community, and offering help, all at the same time? Blood and Thorsborne have gathered the research on implementation, molded it into useful insights and provided practical direction in this clear and helpful book -- a book every school administrator should read. To be committed to school change, one has to first understand change. Using the insights of change theorists and their own pioneering experiences, Marg and Peta provide that essential understanding. -- Nancy Riestenberg, School Climate Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education, USAThis book is an inspiration. It is the natural successor to the first generation of books that set the scene by explaining what restorative practice looks like in a school setting. The book addresses the challenge many educators face after the initial excitement of their first restorative skills training course -- how to spread the insights and the practice across their school community? Drawing on their wealth of experience, Marg Thorsborne and Peta Blood explain what the pitfalls are likely to be, and how to overcome them. They bring insights from the field of change management which are invaluable, and they offer case studies from schools all over the world to give weight to their message.I have no doubt that this book will become the core text for all those leading or supporting schools on their restorative journey. I can hardly wait to make use of the numerous practical ideas and resources that are provided with colleagues in the field. -- Belinda Hopkins, Director, Transforming Conflict, National Centre for Restorative Approaches in Education, UKTeaching young people and staff (and indeed parents/carers) to forgive each other and resolve problems is one of the most important jobs a school can do. Emotional intelligence is not an old-fashioned idea -- it is essential for well-being, and we need to make our students resilient and help them form healthy relationships. This book is a practical guide to changing the ethos or climate of a school and getting people to think about and change their behaviour. It gets us away from blame and negative attitudes, showing us a positive way forward. I can recommend this book to head teachers, teachers and all staff who support young people and who are interested in improving their own practice. This book will help them in that quest. I would also recommend this book to any parents/carers who are finding parenting difficult to manage. -- Kenny Frederick, Principal, George Green's School, London, UKMarg and Peta have done a huge favour to schools by distilling their years of training, research, reflection and leadership into this eminently practical and inspirational book. Wherever you are on your restorative school journey, this book will help. -- from the foreword by Graham Robb, a former secondary school headteacher who works in education and youth justice. He is Chair of the Restorative Justice Council in the UKTable of ContentsForeword by Graham Robb. Introduction. Section 1. A Whole School Approach. 1. Restorative Practice Explained. 2. Restorative Practice in Schools. 3. The Restorative School - Begin with the End in Mind. Section 2. Managing the Change Process. 4. Understanding the Change Process. 5. Why Change Fails. 6. Change is an Emotional Process. 7. Elements of Effective Change Processes. 8. The Importance of Leadership. Section 3. Making it Happen: An Implementation Guide. 9. Overview. 10. Getting Ready for Change. 11. Getting the Ball Rolling: Overcoming Inertia. 12. Implementing and Embedding the Change. Conclusion. Appendices. References. Recommended Reading and Helpful Websites.
£25.00
Worth Publishing Attachment for Teachers: An Essential Handbook
Book SynopsisEvery trainee teacher and NQT needs to know about the importance of attachment in schools. So many children and young people arrive in class every day who are unable to settle to learn. Many are coming from previous or current home environments which have not provided them with the necessary consistent security and reliable warmth for them to be relaxed, confident and trusting. Some have experienced trauma, loss, neglect and abuse. They communicate their distress through their challenging behaviour in school. What is needed first and foremost for such pupils of all ages is an authentic relationship of attachment with school staff who can get to know them, genuinely empathise and enable them to settle securely and begin to feel safe. Then, and only then, can the task of learning begin. This handbook first explains succinctly why an understanding of attachment theory is vital for all teachers. It then provides practical examples of how a teacher can recognise what the pupil's behaviour is communicating and how the teacher can then effectively intervene to enable the pupil to settle to learn and the teacher achieve freedom to teach.
£23.74
John Catt Educational Ltd High Challenge, Low Threat: How the Best Leaders
Book SynopsisThis is a book about the things that wise leaders do. It is informed through thousands of conversations with leaders and argues that these leaders do not shy away from the tough stuff. It points to the conditions which these leaders create to allow colleagues to engage with difficult issues enthusiastically and wholeheartedly. It is taken from observations of leaders at work in a variety of settings. While these are mostly schools, these observations are checked against what is happening in wider leadership and management thinking. This book makes the case that any leadership role is concerned primarily with the relationships between individuals. It is the quality of these, whatever the size of the organisation, which make the difference between organisations which thrive, and those which stagnate. This is not to argue for soft, easy and comfortable options. Instead it considers how top leaders manage to walk the line between the impossible and the possible, between the undoable and the doable and to create conditions for productive work which transcend the difficulties which come towards us every day. Instead of dodging them, they embrace them.And by navigating high challenge, low threat, they show how others how to do the same.Trade ReviewMary Myatt's new book is a treasury of leadership wisdom and guidance for everyone working in schools today. She provides the antidote to negative, fear-based, toxic leadership by describing ways in which healthy, people-focussed, positive, effective, appreciative and collaborative leadership can arise. Her powerful synthesis of complex leadership concepts and best-practice examples makes this a must-read book for anyone wanting to be an outstanding leader without sacrificing their values, good health and professional passion. --Dr Lynne Sedgmore CBE, Leadership coach and consultant, ex Chief Executive of 157 Group, Centre for Excellence in Leadership and Guildford College within UK Further Education. Named in Debretts 2015, Women of Spirit UK 2016;In this fascinating and eminently practical collection of ideas, Mary Myatt has managed to perfectly capture the essence of what makes successful organisations: high quality engagement from everyone involved. But her vision isn't just one of well-being and comfort. With bags of practical examples from the worlds of education and business, she demonstrates how personal growth and discretionary effort come from productive support and helpful challenge which build on trust and a shared set of values. Conversations are always about how things can be better: better for people; better for the organisation. Written in an accessible and engaging way itself, the book itself is a great example of exactly the type of healthy conversation she espouses. --Andy Buck, Managing Director, Leadership Matters
£16.00
John Catt Educational Ltd Talent Architects: How to make your school a
Book SynopsisMandy Coalter draws on her extensive HR experience in the schools sector and beyond to support you to build a great place to work where everyone can excel in the interests of the children. She provides practical tips and support that will help to improve staff retention, performance and engagement, while tackling topics such as addressing teacher workload, what really motivates and retains staff and the crucial role that leaders play in ensuring great people management in schools. Insightful, captivating and authentic, Mandy suggests fresh and practical new ideas and opportunities to strengthen your school and teachers, better equipping them to support their pupils.
£14.65
John Catt Educational Ltd The Magic in the Space Between: How a unique
Book SynopsisResponding to a challenge posed by state and independent school leaders, Ian Wigston put together a team of experienced leaders from business, the public sector and the military to enable nearly a hundred women to explore their potential for school leadership.The Magic in the Space Between explores how mentoring, in tandem with a variety of innovative community projects undertaken by the women, provided a platform for each of them to develop a range of skills which saw more than a quarter achieve promotion within two years.As well as telling the stories of individual success, frequently challenging their own assumptions, the book includes contributions from former Schools Minister David Laws, actor Juliet Stevenson and Commodore Mel Robinson, one of the most senior women in the Navy. The book concludes with proposals to address the continuing problem of building a pipeline of future women’s leadership in education.Trade ReviewThought-provoking and based on a wealth of personal experience – great insights on raising our sights for professional development in the world of education. -- David Laws * Schools Minister, 2012–2015 *
£16.00
Orion Magazine Place-Based Education: Connecting Classrooms and
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£9.49
Myers Education Press Reclaiming the Education Doctorate: A Guidebook
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Continuum Publishing Corporation The Literacy Leaders Toolkit
Book SynopsisIn their new book, the winners of the TES National Award for Outstanding Literacy Initiative share the secrets behind school improvement through raising literacy levels across the curriculum. Graham Tyrer and Patrick Taylor draw on the successful literacy initiative that raised their school from good to outstanding, as well as their work in three UK schools with a range of Ofsted ratings. The 54 practical strategies are grouped into beginning, embedding, sustaining and evaluating stages and include ideas such as choosing the literacy focus of your school, involving students as literacy leaders and creating a 'Litbox'. Each entry details the literacy outcomes of the strategy, provides step by step guidance for implementing and sustaining it and includes feedback and tips for staff and students who have used it. The Literacy Leader's Toolkit is a must read for all literacy coordinators and leaders who want to implement a whole-school programme , as well as for those teachers who are Trade ReviewA must have guide for busy leaders! A great resource which provides at a glance, easy to apply strategies for improving standards of literacy for all learners to engage with. -- Fiona Froment, Principal, Aylesbury Vale Academy * Fiona Froment, Principal, Aylesbury Vale Academy *This book has three unusual dimensions which those working on school improvement often overlook; staff development; student involvement; and enlisting parents. It is worth reading for that alone... * Sir Tim Brighouse *Being a literacy coordinator can feel like the loneliest job in the school, and making whole-school literacy have real classroom impact can be hugely frustrating. That's why this book is so welcome: it's positive, practical and hugely uplifting. * Geoff Barton, Headteacher, King Edward VI School and author of Don't Call it Literacy *This toolkit is full of practical, feasible steps that help staff across the curriculum reflect on how literacy is their business. It will be invaluable for anyone attempting to achieve that tricky thing: an effective whole-school approach to raising standards of literacy. * Julia Strong, former Deputy Director of the National Literacy Trust *Here, instead of presenting the notion as a troublesome necessity to be tackled bravely, the authors retain a sense of infectious enthusiasm throughout - yes, the idea is to enable students to express themselves effectively across the curriculum, but at the same time, there is a real sense of nurturing a love of language, too. This is as much an uplifting read as it is a useful manual and as such, a worthy addition to your reference shelves. -- Helen Mulley * Teach Secondary *Table of ContentsIntroduction / PART 1 Planning Your Literacy Programme/ What is Literacy? / How to develop literacy across the curriculum. / Mapping out a two-year plan. / PART 2 Putting Your Literacy Programme into Practice / 1 The Beginning Stage / Strategies 1-8 / 2 The Embedding Stage / Strategies 9-38 / 3 The Sustaining Stage / Strategies 39-47 / 4 Evaluating Impact / Strategies 48-52 / 5 Working with Others / Strategies 53-54 / Index
£20.69
Johns Hopkins University Press RelationshipRich Education
Book SynopsisA mentor, advisor, or even a friend? Making connections in college makes all the difference. What single factor makes for an excellent college education? As it turns out, it's pretty simple: human relationships. Decades of research demonstrate the transformative potential and the lasting legacies of a relationship-rich college experience. Critics suggest that to build connections with peers, faculty, staff, and other mentors is expensive and only an option at elite institutions where instructors have the luxury of time with students. But in this revelatory book brimming with the voices of students, faculty, and staff from across the country, Peter Felten and Leo M. Lambert argue that relationship-rich environments can and should exist for all students at all types of institutions. In Relationship-Rich Education, Felten and Lambert demonstrate that for relationships to be central in undergraduate education, colleges and universities do not require immense resources, privileged studentTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Visions of the Possible Chapter 2. Why Is This So Hard? Chapter 3. Making Relationships a Cultural Priority Chapter 4. Creating Relationship-Rich Classrooms Chapter 5. Rich Relationships Everywhere Chapter 6. Mentoring Conversations Conclusion. The Future Is Relationship Rich PostscriptNotes Index
£29.70
Johns Hopkins University Press How to Market a University
Book SynopsisHow can universities implement strategic integrated marketing to effectively build and communicate their value?At a time of declining public support, a shrinking pipeline of traditional college-bound students, and a steady rise in tuition and discount rates, higher education leaders have never been under more pressure. How can they ensure steady or growing enrollments while cultivating greater philanthropic support, increasing research funding, and diversifying revenue streams? In How to Market a University, Teresa M. Flannery argues that institutions can meet all of these goals by implementing strategic integrated marketing in ways that are consistent with academic culture and university values. Flannery provides a road map for college leaders who want to learn how to build valueboth in terms of revenue and reputationby differentiating from competitors and developing personalized, supportive, and long-lasting relationships with stakeholders. Defining marketing while identifying its puTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Why Marketing?Chapter 1. The Basics: What Is Marketing, and How Do We Do It in Higher Education?Chapter 2. Getting Started or Starting Fresh: Leadership, Assessment, and Organizational StructureChapter 3. The Foundation: Market Research to Assess the Current Brand and Set GoalsChapter 4. What's the Big Idea? Developing Brand Strategy and ExpressionChapter 5. Integration of the Brand across the InstitutionChapter 6. Digital U: Marketing Higher Education in a Digital WorldChapter 7. Measuring Results and ProgressChapter 8. Marketing Investment and Return on InvestmentChapter 9. The Future of Higher Education MarketingNotesIndex
£22.50
Harvard Educational Publishing Group Diverse Families, Desirable Schools: Public
Book SynopsisIn Diverse Families, Desirable Schools, Mira Debs offers a richly detailed study of public Montessori schools, which make up the largest group of progressive schools in the public sector. As public Montessori schools expand rapidly as alternatives to traditional public schools, the story of these schools, Debs points out, is a microcosm of the broader conflicts around public school choice. Drawing on historical research, interviews with public Montessori educators, and ethnographic case studies, Debs explores the forces that pull intentionally diverse, progressive schools toward elitism. At the heart of Debs's book is a thoughtful analysis of the notion of ""fit"" between parents and schools—an idea that is central to school choice, which is often marketed as an opportunity for parents to find the perfect fit for their kids. By exploring parents' varied motivations in choosing these schools and observing how families experience—or fail to experience—a ""good fit"" after having chosen a particular school, Debs makes an original contribution to the literature on school choice and sheds light on the dilemmas entailed in maintaining diversity in progressive charter and magnet schools.
£31.46
Harvard Educational Publishing Group Districts That Succeed: Breaking the Correlation
Book SynopsisIn Districts That Succeed, long-time education writer Karin Chenoweth turns her attention from effective schools to effective districts. Leveraging new, cutting-edge national research on district performance as well as in-depth reporting, Chenoweth profiles five districts that have successfully broken the correlation between race, poverty, and achievement. Focusing on high performing or rapidly improving districts that serve children of color and children from low-income backgrounds, the book explores the common elements that have led to the districts’ successes, including leadership, processes, and systems. Districts That Succeed reveals that helping more students achieve is not a matter of adopting a program or practice. Rather, it requires developing a district-wide culture where all adults feel responsible for the academic well-being of students and adopt systems and processes that support that culture. Chenoweth explores how districts, from urban Chicago, Illinois to suburban Seaford, Delaware, have organized themselves to look at data to guide improvement. Her research highlights the essential role of districts in closing achievement gaps and illustrates how successful outliers can serve as resources for other districts. With important lessons for district leaders and policy makers alike, Chenoweth offers the hard-won wisdom of educators who understand the power of schools to, as one superintendent says, “change the path of poverty.”
£28.76
Taylor & Francis Ltd Harnessing the Science of Learning
Book SynopsisDrawing together the worlds of classroom practice, school leadership and scientific research, this is an essential how-to guide for initiating and maintaining a school improvement journey based on the science of learning.What we now know about learning and teaching is vast; yet often, wading through the thousands of articles and books on this subject can leave even the most seasoned educator overwhelmed. This guide instead offers a distillation of key understandingsfor teaching, literacy, mathematics, curriculum and implementationto launch your school improvement work.Harnessing the Science of Learning also features contributions from thought leaders across the fields of learning sciences and educational practice: Pamela Snow, Tanya Serry, Zach Groshell, Reid Smith, Toni Hatten-Roberts, Simon Breakspear, Katie Roberts-Hull, David Morkunas, Steven Capp, Shane Pearson and Eamon Charles.This book illustrates practical ways to harness this knowledge, using a
£24.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Innovative University Changing the DNA of
Book SynopsisThe Innovative University illustrates how higher education can respond to the forces of disruptive innovation , and offers a nuanced and hopeful analysis of where the traditional university and its traditions have come from and how it needs to change for the future.Trade Review"Scholars will find this work a good point of departure for asking more pointed questions about how nest to meet the demands of an increasingly disparate population of students (and potential students) who have different needs and expectations from previous generations of college-going individuals." — Journal of College Student Retention Vol. 15 (3)Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Ripe for Disruption—and Innovation xix Part One: Reframing the Higher Education Crisis Chapter 1 The Educational Innovator’s Dilemma: Threat of Danger, Reasons for Hope 3 Part Two: The Great American University Chapter 2 Puritan College 33 Chapter 3 Charles Eliot, Father of American Higher Education 46 Chapter 4 Pioneer Academy 72 Chapter 5 Revitalizing Harvard College 80 Chapter 6 Struggling College 98 Chapter 7 The Drive for Excellence 110 Chapter 8 Four-Year Aspirations in Rexburg 139 Chapter 9 Harvard’s Growing Power and Profile 148 Chapter 10 Staying Rooted 157 Part Three: Ripe for Disruption Chapter 11 The Weight of the DNA 171 Chapter 12 Even at Harvard 185 Chapter 13 Vulnerable Institutions 192 Chapter 14 Disruptive Competition 206 Part Four: A New Kind of University Chapter 15 A Unique University Design 223 Chapter 16 Getting Started 238 Chapter 17 Raising Quality 249 Chapter 18 Lowering Cost 276 Chapter 19 Serving More Students 301 Part Five: Genetic Reengineering Chapter 20 New Models 325 Chapter 21 Students and Subjects 347 Chapter 22 Scholarship 358 Chapter 23 New DNA 379 Chapter 24 Change and the Indispensable University 396 Notes 403 The Authors 445 Innosight Institute 447 Index 449
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