Teachers' Guide to School Turnarounds
Published on 15. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
190 pages
978-1-57886-668-7 (ISBN)
Description
Most guides on the process of turning around low-performing schools typically are addressed to principals and superintendents. Teachers, however, are the individuals expected to conduct the "heavy lifting" of school improvement. Teachers' Guide to School Turnarounds is the first book on the subject written expressly for teachers. It provides a step-by-step introduction to the process of raising student achievement, beginning with diagnosing the causes of low performance and extending beyond the first year of improvement to the factors involved in sustaining high performance.
Based on the authors' experiences with the School Turnaround Specialist Program as well as a review of research on successful school improvement projects, the book contains a wealth of tips and warnings for those engaged in, or anticipating being engaged in, the process of turning around a low-performing school.
Based on the authors' experiences with the School Turnaround Specialist Program as well as a review of research on successful school improvement projects, the book contains a wealth of tips and warnings for those engaged in, or anticipating being engaged in, the process of turning around a low-performing school.
Reviews / Votes
In this volume, professor Duke and his associates describe how the most needful schools can initiate and maintain the winning streaks needed to enhance the confidence and efficacy of both faculty and students, resulting in enhanced achievement...In short, turnaround schools...come to believe in themselves in this sense. Both struggling schools and struggling learners can find that sense of self-efficacy only if they have the opportunity to experience success at some level. The [authors] provide a roadmap to that success. -- Rick Stiggins, ETS Assessment Training Institute, Portland, OregonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57886-668-7 (9781578866687)
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Persons
Daniel L. Duke has been a high school teacher, school administrator, staff development director, researcher, and consultant. He is currently a professor at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education.
Pamela D. Tucker is a former special education teacher and school administrator and currently is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at the University of Virginia.
Michael J. Salmonowicz is a doctoral student in administration and supervision at the University of Virginia. As a Teach for America corps member, he taught high school English in Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2003.
Melissa K. Levy is a doctoral student in social foundations at the University of Virginia. She previously served as a middle school band director.
Stephen Saunders is a veteran high school foreign language teacher and award-winning soccer coach. Currently he is completing his doctoral degree in educational leadership at the University of Virginia.
Pamela D. Tucker is a former special education teacher and school administrator and currently is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at the University of Virginia.
Michael J. Salmonowicz is a doctoral student in administration and supervision at the University of Virginia. As a Teach for America corps member, he taught high school English in Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2003.
Melissa K. Levy is a doctoral student in social foundations at the University of Virginia. She previously served as a middle school band director.
Stephen Saunders is a veteran high school foreign language teacher and award-winning soccer coach. Currently he is completing his doctoral degree in educational leadership at the University of Virginia.
Content
Chapter 1 It Takes a Faculty to Turn around a School
Chapter 2 School Turnaround Is Not a Myth
Chapter 3 Why Are Some Schools Less Successful Than Other Schools?
Chapter 4 Inquiring into the Health of Your School
Chapter 5 Planning: The First Step to Better School Performance
Chapter 6 The First Year of the School Turnaround Process
Chapter 7 Keys to Sustaining a Successful School Turnaround
Chapter 8 Those Who Can, Teach; Those Who Can Teach, Change
Chapter 9 Turnaround Resources
Chapter 2 School Turnaround Is Not a Myth
Chapter 3 Why Are Some Schools Less Successful Than Other Schools?
Chapter 4 Inquiring into the Health of Your School
Chapter 5 Planning: The First Step to Better School Performance
Chapter 6 The First Year of the School Turnaround Process
Chapter 7 Keys to Sustaining a Successful School Turnaround
Chapter 8 Those Who Can, Teach; Those Who Can Teach, Change
Chapter 9 Turnaround Resources