{"product_id":"leadership-in-americas-best-urban-schools-9781138922822","title":"Leadership in Americas Best Urban Schools","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeadership in America's Best Urban Schools\u003c\/em\u003e describes and demystifies the qualities that successful leaders rely on to make a difference at all levels of urban school leadership. Grounded in research, this volume reveals the multiple challenges that real urban elementary, middle, and high schools face as well as the catalysts for improvement. This insightful resource explores the critical leadership characteristics found in high-performing urban schools and gives leaders the tools to move their schools to higher levels of achievement for all studentsbut especially for those who are low-income, English-language learners, and from various racial and ethnic backgrounds. In shining a light on the essential qualities for exceptional leadership at all levels of urban schools, this book is a valuable guide for all educators and administrators to nurture, influence, support, and sustain excellence and equity at their schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We have known for many years that leadership matters, and in this important new book we learn what school leaders do to make a difference for all children in urban schools. For educators, policymakers, and parents looking for ways to improve schools, this book will be an invaluable resource.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cb\u003ePedro A. Noguera, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, Distinguished Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education \u0026amp; Information Studies, UCLA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One: Schools that Achieve Outstanding Results for All Students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Excellent and Equitable Learning Results\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvidence of Excellence and Equity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeadership for Excellence and Equity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t: Excellent and Equitable Learning Result\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Is Your School Achieving Excellence and Equity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Positive Transformational Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositive Transformational Culture as the Foundation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Power of a Coherent Educational Improvement System to Create and Sustain \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t: Positive Transformational Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Have a Positive Transformational Culture?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Access to Challenging Curricula for All Students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocus on Deep Understanding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting to Promote Understanding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccess to Art, Music, Physical Education and Other Non-Tested Subjects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRigor for All Students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Power of a Coherent Educational Improvement System to Ensure Curricular Rigor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Provide Access to Challenging Curricula for All Students?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Effective Instruction that Results in Engagement and Mastery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommon Practices \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking students feel valued and capable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading students to love learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Power of a Coherent Educational Improvement System to Ensure Effective \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t: Effective Instruction that Results in Engagement and Mastery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Provide Effective Instruction that Results in Engagement and Mastery?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Leadership that Promotes Outstanding Results for All Students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Leadership that Influences the Desire to Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFraming a Reason for Change that Resonates \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifying Who Will Benefit from the Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasing Every Decision on the Fundamental Reason for Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t: Leadership that Influences the Desire to Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Leadership Positively Influence the Desire to Change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Leadership that Influences Belief in the Capacity to Improve and Succeed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModeling Belief that All Students Will Improve and Succeed \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding and Celebrating Evidence that Cultivates Belief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfronting Disbelief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t: Leadership that Influences Belief in the Capacity to Improve\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Leadership Positively \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Leadership that Influences Clarity about Roles and Responsibilities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear, Consistent, and Regular Communication of Expectations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrioritizing and De-prioritizing Roles and Responsibilities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromoting Inquiry and Flexibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t: Leadership that Influences Clarity about Roles and Responsibilities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Leadership Influence Clarity about Roles and Responsibilities?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Leadership that Builds Capacity to Succeed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentifying and Responding to the Reasons for the Lack of Effectiveness in Assuming Essential Roles and Responsibilities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistributing Leadership to Build Capacity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding Enough Support to Reduce Fear and Magnify Enthusiasm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrating Collaboration, Professional Development, Observation and Feedback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; 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