Download or read book Washington State Superintendents and K 12 Online Learning Leadership Perceptions Challenges Opportunities written by Glenn E. Malone and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine the perceptions, interpretations, and reactions of K-12 superintendents in Washington in response to the rapid growth of K-12 online learning. A survey instrument with 43 Likert-type items and five open-ended items was sent electronically to all superintendents in Washington during the 2010-11 school year. The representative sample consisted of 201 superintendents in Washington State, which represents 71% of those invited to participate.
Download or read book Outcomes based Education written by Mark E. Jacobson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, cognitive, and social potential, many ELsâ€"who account for more than 9 percent of enrollment in grades K-12 in U.S. schoolsâ€"are struggling to meet the requirements for academic success, and their prospects for success in postsecondary education and in the workforce are jeopardized as a result. Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising Futures examines how evidence based on research relevant to the development of DLLs/ELs from birth to age 21 can inform education and health policies and related practices that can result in better educational outcomes. This report makes recommendations for policy, practice, and research and data collection focused on addressing the challenges in caring for and educating DLLs/ELs from birth to grade 12.
Download or read book Lessons on Leadership written by Seattle Pacific Univ., Lynnwood, WA. Washington School Research Center and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As traditionally structured, American schools, in general, have found it more difficult to educate some students than others. In Washington State, as in most other states, the single best predictor of student achievement at the school level is the percentage of students on free or reduced (f/r) lunch status (Abbott & Joireman, 2001). This fact has made comparing school-wide performance problematic, let alone comparing district-wide performance. Therefore, it has been difficult to identify the schools and districts that are most successful at helping their students reach high standards because the comparative success and progress of student achievement must be considered in light of the demographic challenges facing the school and the district. Over the life of educational reform in Washington State, schools and districts have experienced various levels of success in raising student achievement as measured by the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). For the last seven years, the Washington School Research Center (WSRC) has been interested in studying schools and districts in the state that are distinguished by their remarkable progress, despite their challenging demographics, as measured by the WASL. Although it was clear that some schools were experiencing high levels of success (WSRC, 2002), an important consideration for those invested in school reform is the degree to which widespread success is possible. This question led WSRC researchers to conduct their study on effective districts in Washington State (WSRC, 2004). When they began their effective districts study, there was general agreement that highly effective teachers were present in some schools and that highly effective schools were present in some districts. In this study, "Lessons on Leadership," the researchers build upon their previous report on effective districts and examine the types of leadership provided in the 10 districts that have been successful at meeting Washington's learning standards despite their demographic challenges. Their purpose is to add to the growing body of research that identifies distributed leadership as an important characteristic of effective districts. The 10 districts that participated in their two district studies are: (1) Bellingham Public Schools; (2) Central Valley School District; (3) Federal Way School District; (4) Lynden School District; (5) Medical Lake School District; (6) Nooksack Valley School District; (7) Spokane Public Schools; (8) Tumwater School District; (9) West Valley School District (Spokane); and (10) West Valley School District (Yakima). The researchers' analyses confirmed important patterns and themes regarding the "characteristics of effective districts" (as previously reported): (1) Commitment to school reform; (2) Ownership for student learning; (3) Distributed leadership; (4) Collaborative organizational environment; (5) Focus on adult learning; and (6) Trust and relationship-building. In addition to describing how the effective district characteristics developed, the present study uncovered characteristics that were common to the leaders in these districts. The most prominent of these characteristics were: (1) an ability to communicate effectively, (2) a tendency to lead by example before mandating changes, (3) a skill for empowering others to lead, and (4) a capacity for providing support. (Contains 1 footnote.).
Download or read book Reimagining Leadership During a Pandemic written by Nancy A. Khalaf and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research demonstrates that leadership in the field of education is important in increasing student achievement and improving schools (Louis et al., 2010; Marzano et al., 2005; Oswalt, 2011). According to Marzano et al. (2005), leadership in schools is important because it plays a role in school effectiveness. Leadership is a key aspect in student achievement and school success, but what happens in the face of a major crisis? How does the role of school leadership change and adapt to the new situation? The importance of planning for uncertain and crisis situations has been demonstrated by previous research in the areas of natural disasters (Comfort, 2007; Goswick, et al., 2017; Mutch, 2015), school violence (Carr, 2009; Gainey, 2009; Gainey, 2010; Jenkins & Goodman, 2015), and other types of crises (Cavanaugh, 2006; Smith & Riley, 2010; Smith & Riley, 2012). Little research exists, however, when discussing the role of school leaders in a major crisis universally experienced (Marzano et al., 2005). In this context, research is needed to learn about how leaders may have adjusted their practices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to understand how principals perceive changes in their leadership practices due to the shift to remote learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was guided by the following research question: How do principals perceive the changes to their leadership practices resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic? Employing a qualitative descriptive design, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with an expert (N = 1), principals (N = 10), and through extant document/artifact analysis (N = 30). Thematic data analysis strategies were used to analyze the data; content analysis was used to analyze extant documentation. Four themes emerged from the data analysis: 1) Reimagining Schools, 2) Communication is Key, 3) Increased Collaboration: Challenges and Opportunities, and 4) Social-Emotional Well-Being of Principals and Their Communities. The findings from this study imply that the COVID-19 has drastically changed leadership practices for K-12 public school principals. Based on the finding, further research, policy, and practice recommendations are made.
Download or read book Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning written by Joseph A. Durlak and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The burgeoning multidisciplinary field of social and emotional learning (SEL) now has a comprehensive and definitive handbook covering all aspects of research, practice, and policy. The prominent editors and contributors describe state-of-the-art intervention and prevention programs designed to build students' skills for managing emotions, showing concern for others, making responsible decisions, and forming positive relationships. Conceptual and scientific underpinnings of SEL are explored and its relationship to children's and adolescents' academic success and mental health examined. Issues in implementing and assessing SEL programs in diverse educational settings are analyzed in depth, including the roles of school- and district-level leadership, teacher training, and school-family partnerships.
Download or read book District Leadership That Works written by Robert J. Marzano and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge the great divide between distanced administrative duties and daily classroom impact. This book introduces a top-down power mechanism called defined autonomy, a concept that focuses on district-defined, nonnegotiable, common goals and a system of accountability supported by assessment tools. Defined autonomy creates an effective balance of centralized direction and individualized empowerment that allows building-level staff the stylistic freedom to respond quickly and effectively to student failure.
Download or read book Preparing Principals for a Changing World written by Linda Darling-Hammond and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preparing Principals for a Changing World provides a hands-on resource for creating and implementing effective policies and programs for developing expert school leaders. Written by acclaimed author and educator Linda Darling-Hammond and experts Debra Meyerson, Michelle LaPointe, and Margaret Terry Orr, this important book examines the characteristics of successful educational leadership programs and offers concrete recommendations to improve programs nationwide. In a study funded by the Wallace Foundation, Darling-Hammond and the team examined eight exemplary principal development programs, as well as state policies and principals' experiences across the country. Using the data from the study, they reveal how successful programs are structured, the skills and knowledge participants gain, and what they are able to do in practice as school leaders as a result. What do these exemplary programs have in common? Aggressive recruitment; close ties with schools in the community; on-the-ground training under the wing of expert principals, and a strong emphasis on the cutting-edge theories of instructional and transformational leadership. In addition to highlighting the programs' similarities, the study also explains the differences among the programs and sheds light on the effectiveness of approaches and models from different states and contexts?East, West, North, and South; urban and rural; pre-service and in-service. The authors analyze program outcomes for principals and their schools, including illustrative case studies and educators' voices on the influence of programs' strategies for recruitment, internships, mentoring, and coursework. The ideas and suggestions outlined in Preparing Principals for a Changing World are presented with the goal of increasing the number of highly qualified, thoughtful, and innovative educational leaders.
Download or read book National Education Technology Plan written by Arthur P. Hershaft and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education is the key to America's economic growth and prosperity and to our ability to compete in the global economy. It is the path to higher earning power for Americans and is necessary for our democracy to work. It fosters the cross-border, cross-cultural collaboration required to solve the most challenging problems of our time. The National Education Technology Plan 2010 calls for revolutionary transformation. Specifically, we must embrace innovation and technology which is at the core of virtually every aspect of our daily lives and work. This book explores the National Education Technology Plan which presents a model of learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure and productivity.
Download or read book Personalized Learning written by Peggy Grant and published by International Society for Technology in Education. This book was released on 2014-06-21 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personalized Learning: A Guide for Engaging Students with Technology is designed to help educators make sense of the shifting landscape in modern education. While changes may pose significant challenges, they also offer countless opportunities to engage students in meaningful ways to improve their learning outcomes. Personalized learning is the key to engaging students, as teachers are leading the way toward making learning as relevant, rigorous, and meaningful inside school as outside and what kids do outside school: connecting and sharing online, and engaging in virtual communities of their own Renowned author of the Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go series, Dale Basye, and award winning educator Peggy Grant, provide a go-to tool available to every teacher today—technology as a way to ‘personalize’ the education experience for every student, enabling students to learn at their various paces and in the way most appropriate to their learning styles.
Download or read book Instructional Leadership written by Wilma F. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses four key qualities of instructional leaders: resource provider, instructional resource, communicator, and visible presence.
Download or read book The Money Myth written by W. Norton Grubb and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can money buy high-quality education? Studies find only a weak relationship between public school funding and educational outcomes. In The Money Myth, W. Norton Grubb proposes a powerful paradigm shift in the way we think about why some schools thrive and others fail. The greatest inequalities in America's schools lie in factors other than fiscal support. Fundamental differences in resources other than money—for example, in leadership, instruction, and tracking policies—explain the deepening divide in the success of our nation's schoolchildren. The Money Myth establishes several principles for a bold new approach to education reform. Drawing on a national longitudinal dataset collected over twelve years, Grubb makes a crucial distinction between "simple" resources and those "compound," "complex," and "abstract" resources that cannot be readily bought. Money can buy simple resources—such as higher teacher salaries and smaller class sizes—but these resources are actually some of the weakest predictors of educational outcomes. On the other hand, complex resources pertaining to school practices are astonishingly strong predictors of success. Grubb finds that tracking policies have the most profound and consistent impact on student outcomes over time. Schools often relegate low-performing students—particularly minorities—to vocational, remedial, and special education tracks. So even in well-funded schools, resources may never reach the students who need them most. Grubb also finds that innovation in the classroom has a critical impact on student success. Here, too, America's schools are stratified. Teachers in underperforming schools tend to devote significant amounts of time to administration and discipline, while instructors in highly ranked schools dedicate the bulk of their time to "engaged learning," using varied pedagogical approaches. Effective schools distribute leadership among many instructors and administrators, and they foster a sense of both trust and accountability. These schools have a clear mission and coherent agenda for reaching goals. Underperforming schools, by contrast, implement a variety of fragmented reforms and practices without developing a unified plan. This phenomenon is perhaps most powerfully visible in the negative repercussions of No Child Left Behind. In a frantic attempt to meet federal standards and raise test scores quickly, more and more schools are turning to scripted "off the shelf" curricula. These practices discourage student engagement, suppress teacher creativity, and hold little promise of improving learning beyond the most basic skills. Grubb shows that infusions of money alone won't eradicate inequality in America's schools. We need to address the vast differences in the way school communities operate. By looking beyond school finance, The Money Myth gets to the core reasons why education in America is so unequal and provides clear recommendations for addressing this chronic national problem.
Download or read book School Family and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Download or read book Cyberkids written by Sarah L. Holloway and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws together research in the sociology of childhood and social studies of technology to explore children's experiences in the information age. Addresses key policy debates about social exclusion, identity, friends and family.
Download or read book InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards written by The Council of Chief State School Officers and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These new model core teaching standards outline what all teachers across all content and grade levels should know and be able to do to be effective in today's learning contexts. They are a revision of the 1992 model standards, in response to the need for a new vision of teaching to meet the needs of next generation learners. This document incorporates changes from a public feedback period in July 2010.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders written by Michelle D. Young and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders brings together empirical research on leadership preparation and development to provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we know about preparing school leaders today. With contributions from the field’s foremost scholars, this new edition investigates the methodological foundations of leadership preparation research, reviews the pedagogical and curricular features of preparation programs, and presents valuable insights into the demographic, economic, and political factors affecting school leaders. This volume both mirrors the first edition’s macro-level approach to leadership preparation and presents the most up-to-date research in the field. Updates to this edition cover recent state and federal government efforts to improve leadership in education, new challenges for the field, and significant gaps and critical questions for framing, researching, evaluating, and improving the education of school leaders. Sponsored by the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), this handbook is an essential resource for students and scholars of educational leadership, as well as practitioners, policymakers, and other educators interested in professional leadership. .
Download or read book The Collective Wisdom of Practice written by Chen Schechter and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a model for how to learn from successes—instead of failures—The Collective Wisdom of Practice introduces an assets-based approach to designing and implementing professional learning and growth.
