{"product_id":"engaging-students-9780470640081","title":"Engaging Students","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGAGING STUDENTS\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Phillip Schlechty''s best-selling book \u003ci\u003eWorking on the Work\u003c\/i\u003e, he outlined a motivational framework for improving student performance by improving the quality of schools designed for students. \u003ci\u003eEngaging Students\u003c\/i\u003e offers a next-step resource in which Schlechty incorporates what he''s learned from the field and from the hundreds of workshops he and the Schlechty Center staff have conducted since \u003ci\u003eWorking on the Work\u003c\/i\u003e was first published.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis innovative and practical book is focused on helping teachers become increasingly successful in designing engaging work for their students. Schlechty contends that rather than viewing schools as teaching platforms, schools must be viewed as learning platforms. Rather than seeing schools as knowledge distribution systems, schools must be seen as knowledge work systems. Rather than defining teachers as instructors, teachers must be defined as designers, leaders, and guides to instruction. \u003ci\u003eEngagin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Schlechty Center xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART O N E Engagement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eONE Introduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTWO The Meaning of Engagement 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO The Framework\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHREE Motives and Motivation 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFOUR The Engagement-Focused School 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF I V E Prototypes and Design Specifi cations 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eS I X An Alternative View of Teaching 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART T H R E E New Roles in Our Schools\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSEVEN The Teacher’s Role: Leader, Designer, and Guide to Instruction 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE I G H T The Principal’s Role: Leader of Leaders 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNINE The Superintendent’s Role: Moral and Intellectual Leader 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT E N Rethinking Accountability 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: A Framework for Refl ection and Discussion 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 199\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402384286039,"sku":"9780470640081","price":26.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470640081.jpg?v=1730480233","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/engaging-students-9780470640081","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}