Solving School Challenges
The Everything Guide to Transformative Change
1st Edition
Published on 30. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
478 pages
978-1-032-79807-3 (ISBN)
Description
In this comprehensive handbook, you'll gain a treasure trove of strategies that you can implement to address some of the most common school challenges. You'll see the amazing impact that educators are having on their schools and classrooms across the country.
The authors offer tangible solutions to problems such as teacher retention and the educator pipeline, money, technology, innovation and initiatives, mental health and well-being, data, perceptions of education, educator commitment, and systemic issues. These issues may seem daunting, but the authors share stories of educators across the country who are already overcoming such obstacles. Each chapter provides inspiring examples, action steps, and takeaways to help you improve your school or classroom.
This thorough resource is designed to be a reference that you can use as needed-either by reading in order or flipping to the sections that most apply, and returning to again and again for a wealth of practical ideas that you can bring to your own setting.
The authors offer tangible solutions to problems such as teacher retention and the educator pipeline, money, technology, innovation and initiatives, mental health and well-being, data, perceptions of education, educator commitment, and systemic issues. These issues may seem daunting, but the authors share stories of educators across the country who are already overcoming such obstacles. Each chapter provides inspiring examples, action steps, and takeaways to help you improve your school or classroom.
This thorough resource is designed to be a reference that you can use as needed-either by reading in order or flipping to the sections that most apply, and returning to again and again for a wealth of practical ideas that you can bring to your own setting.
Reviews / Votes
"Solving School Challenges is an important read for any educator. It's filled with real stories, practical advice, and strategies that you can use to make a difference in your school or classroom. This book is an empowering guide for tackling tough issues and creating real, lasting change."Peter DeWitt, Ed.D., Instructional Leadership Collective
"If you want to be a teacher and leader who brings joy to the job and helps to reduce stress for others, read this book. If you want to be the kind of principal who is a blesser and not a stressor, read this book. If you want to advocate for diversity, increased educator salaries, more state and federal funding, and access to technology for every child, read this book. If you want to be the kind of superintendent who supports engaging curriculum and classrooms, personalized professional learning, effective mental health support for staff and students, and trusting relationships in schools, read this book as well."
From the Foreword by Principal Salome Thomas-El, Ed.D
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
8 s/w Tabellen, 2 farbige Tabellen, 65 farbige Abbildungen, 5 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 60 farbige Zeichnungen
2 Tables, color; 8 Tables, black and white; 60 Line drawings, color; 5 Halftones, color; 65 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
931 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-79807-3 (9781032798073)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Starr Sackstein | Alexandra Laing
Solving School Challenges
The Everything Guide to Transformative Change
E-Book
03/2025
1st Edition
Routledge
€49.99
Available for download
Starr Sackstein | Alexandra Laing
Solving School Challenges
The Everything Guide to Transformative Change
E-Book
03/2025
1st Edition
Routledge
€49.99
Available for download
Persons
Starr Sackstein is a visionary educator, prolific writer, and passionate advocate for transforming the world of education with over 20 years of experience in education as a high school teacher, author, and coach. Starr is currently the COO of Mastery Portfolio, an EdTech startup committed to helping schools move to standard-based communication. You can learn more about her work on her website MsSackstein.com, and you can follow her @MsSackstein.
Alexandra Laing is a visionary leader in K-16 education and an innovative change maker with nearly 20 years of experience teaching in elementary and secondary classrooms, as a district K-12 central office administrator, as a national director with an educational nonprofit, and as a research officer in higher education in a public HBCU. You can learn more about her work on her website NewEdgeLeadership.com, and you can follow her @Dr_ALaing.
MaryAnn DeRosa is a passionate and progressive educator, a classroom teacher for over 20 years, and continues to serve students by working in the classroom as a lead classroom teacher, special educator, and instructional and SEL/Equity coach. You can follow her @MA_DeR0sa.
Tiffany Turner Hall is an award-winning school principal with over 20 years of experience in education as a middle and high school social studies teacher and leader. You can follow her @DrTiffanyHall.
Alexandra Laing is a visionary leader in K-16 education and an innovative change maker with nearly 20 years of experience teaching in elementary and secondary classrooms, as a district K-12 central office administrator, as a national director with an educational nonprofit, and as a research officer in higher education in a public HBCU. You can learn more about her work on her website NewEdgeLeadership.com, and you can follow her @Dr_ALaing.
MaryAnn DeRosa is a passionate and progressive educator, a classroom teacher for over 20 years, and continues to serve students by working in the classroom as a lead classroom teacher, special educator, and instructional and SEL/Equity coach. You can follow her @MA_DeR0sa.
Tiffany Turner Hall is an award-winning school principal with over 20 years of experience in education as a middle and high school social studies teacher and leader. You can follow her @DrTiffanyHall.
Content
1. Retention: Getting People to Stay 2. The Dirty Topic of Money 3. Technology Wars 4. Initiatives and Innovations 5. Professional Learning for All 6. Mental Health and Well-Being 7. Data Dialogues: What Are We Really Talking About? 8. Influencing Perceptions of Education 9. Being All In 10. Systemic Issues and Bureaucracy 11. Epilogue: The Ultimate Opportunity: Schooling Reimagined