Download or read book Observing Dimensions of Learning in Classrooms and Schools written by John Brown and published by ASCD. This book was released on 1995-11-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expands the use of ASCD's Dimensions of Learning (DoL) program to include not only teachers but also administrators who are observing and coaching teachers, central office administrators in districts using the DoL model as a catalyst for organizational change or restructuring, and individuals responsible for staff development. Includes three questionnaires for evaluating the extent of the school's current use of DoL, a "Productive Habits of Mind" checklist for students, and several checklists for observing teachers who are using the DoL model in their classrooms. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.
Download or read book Observing Dimensions of Learning in Classrooms and Schools written by John L. Brown and published by ASCD. This book was released on 1995 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expands the use of ASCD's Dimensions of Learning (DoL) program to include not only teachers but also administrators who are observing and coaching teachers, central office administrators in districts using the DoL model as a catalyst for organizational change or restructuring, and individuals responsible for staff development. Includes three questionnaires for evaluating the extent of the school's current use of DoL, a "Productive Habits of Mind" checklist for students, and several checklists for observing teachers who are using the DoL model in their classrooms.
Download or read book Dimensions of Learning Teacher s Manual 2nd ed written by Robert J. Marzano and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The premise of Dimensions of Learning an instructional framework founded on the best of what researchers and theorists know about learning is that five types, or dimensions, of thinking are essential to successful learning. These are (1) positive attitudes and perceptions about learning, (2) thinking involved in acquiring and integrating knowledge, (3) thinking involved in extending and refining knowledge, (4) thinking involved in using knowledge meaningfully, and (5) productive habits of mind. Dimensions of Learning is a valuable tool for reorganizing curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The authors discuss each of the five dimensions in detail and describe hundreds of teaching strategies that support them for example, how to help students construct meaning for declarative knowledge, internalize procedural knowledge, and see the relevance of what they are expected to learn. The authors provide many examples at the elementary and secondary classroom levels. Teachers of grades K-12 can use this information to improve teaching and learning in any content area. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.
Download or read book Mentoring Novice Teachers written by Debra Eckerman Pitton and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-04-28 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated resource helps mentors develop skills for guiding new teachers and offers reflections, discussion prompts, and role plays to promote effective interactions between mentors and beginning teachers.
Download or read book Observational Research in U S Classrooms written by Hersholt C. Waxman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-26 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Download or read book The Hero s Journey written by John L. Brown and published by ASCD. This book was released on 1999-07-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about hope. It affirms the power of personal and collective responsibility to enact heroic changes in our schools. Through a shared vision, purpose, and inquiry--and using the collective wisdom of myth, legend, and metaphor from around the world--we can find the inspiration and courage to face the challenges inherent in transforming schools into authentic learning organizations. As the heroes of legend leave the safety of their homes to face dragons and serpents in their quest for treasure and enlightenment, so do modern educators face new practices and confront the barriers to change in education. The authors show how heroic educators can triumph in their journey--and achieve excellence for students. Like both Arthurian and Jedi Knights, the Native American hero Black Elk, and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, heroic educators face six stages on their journey: * innocence lost; * chaos and complexity; * the heroic quest; * gurus and alliances; * trials, tests, and initiations; and * insight and transformation. Finally, the heroic educator returns "home" and begins the journey again, with a renewed vision and an enlarged heart, to create a caring community for learners of all ages. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.
Download or read book A Handbook for the Art and Science of Teaching written by Robert J. Marzano and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Handbook for the Art and Science of Teaching, Robert J. Marzano and John L. Brown help you explore and refine your instructional strategies, always with the goal of enhancing student achievement. As a companion volume to Marzano's The Art and Science of Teaching, the handbook is intended to be a guide for individual teachers, study groups, and professional developers working together to improve their teaching. It is organized into 25 modules, each related to one of the 10 design questions introduced in the earlier book. Each module begins with a series of reflection questions and concludes with a set of self-assessment questions that allow the reader to determine areas that might need further work. At the heart of each module are specific strategies for addressing the key components of effective teaching. Dozens of examples illustrate the strategies in action in elementary and secondary classrooms, in all subject areas. The strategies provide a thorough grounding in the science of teaching. How a teacher chooses to implement them constitutes the art of teaching. Both elements are necessary for improving student achievement and creating successful schools. For anyone committed to developing a wide range of teaching skills, this handbook is a welcome road map to best practices.
Download or read book Educating the Whole Child written by John L. Brown and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While everyone wants students to be healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged, it's tough to work toward that vision when there are so many other priorities and constraints. That's why we've developed this special tool to help you lead and implement a school- or district-wide initiative for the Whole Child. Using the tools and guidelines in this action tool, you can Convince teacher, parent, and other audiences of the rationale for a Whole Child initiative Focus your school and community on developing and maintaining an intellectually engaging and challenging learning environment Focus your school and community on preparing 21st century students Put forward a plan to address students' health and safety issues Guide your school toward a more personalized and supportive learning environment Included is a single use of the Whole Child Assessment Survey to give you baseline data and help you assess your school's current strengths and weaknesses. Downloadable professional learning activities with a Powerpoint presentation make it much easier for you to conduct a professional development focused on educating the Whole Child. Plus, a school improvement planning process gives you steps and strategies for leading a successful Whole Child initiative.
Download or read book Schooling by Design written by Allison Zmuda and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2007 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on: Schooling by design / Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.
Download or read book We Guarantee Academic Success written by and published by iUniverse. This book was released on with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boletin Internacional de Bibliografia Sobre Educacion written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Effective Learning in Classrooms written by Chris Watkins and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-03-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `The book is at once accessible, evidence-based, practical and eminently readable...Readers will find in this book a treasury of learners′ voices guiding us towards the goal of more effective learning in classrooms′ - International Network for School Improvement `This book promotes an ambitious and inspiring conception of meaningful pedagogy and works to applaud those teachers who are determined to reflect upon, enquire into, and then facilitate ′′effective learning′′. A coherent and structured case is made for the primacy of ′′learning′′ over ′′work′′ - Learning & Teaching Update This book addresses an important, and too seldom addressed issue: learning. Not teaching, not performance, not "work": this book really is about learning, what makes learning effective and how it may be promoted in classrooms. The authors take the context of the classroom seriously, not only because of its effects on teachers and pupils, but because classrooms are notorious as contexts which change little. Rather than providing yet more tips, they offer real thinking and evidence based on what we know about how classrooms change. Four major dimensions of promoting effective learning in classrooms are examined in depth: Active Learning; Collaborative Learning; Learner-driven Learning and Learning about Learning. Evidence from practising teachers in the form of case studies and examples, and evidence from international research in the form of useful ideas and frameworks is included.
Download or read book Leading for Instructional Improvement written by Stephen Fink and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading for Instructional Improvement Educational experts agree that quality teaching is the single most important factor in improving educational outcomes for all students. Teaching is a highly sophisticated and complex endeavor requiring deep expertise on the part of teachers and school leaders. This book shows how teacher, school, and district leaders can cultivate the expertise of teachers to deliver high quality instruction for all students. Leading for Instructional Improvement captures the nationally acclaimed work conducted by the Center for Educational Leadership at the University of Washington in its effort to improve the quality of teaching and leadership in schools across the country. The book provides extensive practical guidance grounded in theory and research, along with powerful stories and examples from classrooms, schools, and districts. Many of the tools, protocols, and frameworks contained in this book can be accessed electronically by visiting the Center for Educational Leadership website at www.k-12leadership.org. Praise for Leading for Instructional Improvement "This book offers insights that are invaluable to educators who seek to enhance teacher effectiveness now. The ideas presented are practical and applicable to schools in a variety of settings." —PEDRO A. NOGUERA, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Development and executive director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education "A deep and thoughtful look at how the issue of expertise is cultivated. Seizing upon their Center's research-based instructional framework, the authors provide important insights and tools." —DR. BEVERLY HALL, superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools "In this age of intense focus on how we evaluate teachers, we have to remember that any evaluation is only as good as the evaluator. This extremely useful book provides an excellent roadmap for how principals can become more effective in the most important aspect of their work, instructional leadership." —JERRY D. WEAST, Ed.D., superintendent of schools, Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland "Fink and Markholt offer practitioners a guide to effective teaching. Leading for Instructional Improvement asks us to heed the lessons within and support the kind of teacher education that will improve student achievement for today's schools and those of tomorrow." —BARNETT BERRY, president, Center for Teaching Quality
Download or read book Reading in the Classroom written by Sharon Vaughn and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Each chapter examines the development of one system or method, describes its field testing, includes solid research on reliability and validity, weighs its strengths and limitations, and (in some cases) includes the actual tool discussed. A careful compilation of critical information, this book will help educational stakeholders choose the most effective systems and methods for assessing literacy outcomes, identifying methods that work, and highlighting directions for change."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The First Weeks of School written by Jane Perlmutter and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Louise Burrell and the classroom she constructed during the first weeks of school. And it's the story of Louise's students, who struggled, learned, and grew over the course of a school year.
