Creating a Culture of Excellence

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Jeffrey Glanz has produced a book on creating a culture of excellence in schools like no other. Drawing upon his impressive career and its productivity, readers will find the latest research on teaching, curriculum, professional development, supervision, and evaluation. In addition, many diagnostic tools are included, along with annotated works that promote instructional excellence. At the core of Creating a Culture of Excellence is the challenge of shifting from a banking and compliance approach to instruction to one that will prepare every student as competent, caring, and loveable for this rapidly changing global age of living. -- Karolyn J. Snyder, Retired professor of Educational Leadership, University of South Florida Creating a Culture of Excellenceis an important and timely contribution for intelligent, action-oriented 21st century educational leaders seeking to create transformative instructional changes in their schools. Glanz provides valuable insights into current needs impacting school leaders today with practical, field-based suggestions. The book is replete with vignettes and activities for reflection. -- Katia Gonzalez, professor of Education and Chair, Wagner College, New York For decades, Professor Jeffrey Glanz has been among the most prominent and prolific scholars in the field of instructional supervision. Creating a Culture of Excellence is geared to become a classic for its cogent attention to helping school leaders improve instructional quality. Readable, scholarly, yet practical, this book draws attention to the over reliance on frontal teaching, pre-packaged curricula, boring PD, varied strategies in working with teachers to improve teaching via supervision, and eschewing useless teacher evaluation processes. This is a volume every school leader should own and policymakers need to attend to its message. -- Clair Berube, associate professor of Education, Virginia Wesleyan University, VA. Beach