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Smart 2 the Max Learning Activities help develop and extend important skills for learning success! The colorful activity books in this series expand the critical thinking skills your child needs: • Counting and writing exercises • Word searches and crossword puzzles • Mazes and dot-to-dots • Hidden pictures

Release Date: September 29, 2009

You can easily set up stations around your activity room or gymnasium to support and enhance your teaching of basic motor skills. The front of each card shows the basic fundamental motor skills. The back reminds the teacher of safety points, skill tips and a reminder of the six Rubric Levels. Accompanying each of the seven sets of six Basic Motor Skill Learning Obstacles, you'll receive a Poster of the Developmental Rubric to encourage skill improvement, plus you get a Master Teacher Assessment Form and a Master Student Assessment Form. All the Learning Obstacles and Posters are uniquely fabricated on heavy 24# white cardboard, with grommets, so they stand up in KontrolKones or they can be suspended from fences or walls. The Primary Elementary School Rubrics includes The Three Rs of Assessment video, all seven Posters, and all seven Rubrics sets of Learning Obstacles. That s 42 stations in all! Education Categories: Physical Education / Fitness / Circuit Training. UNSPSC/NIGP Codes: 6010170100-80500000

This is the standard design guide on schools architecture, providing vital information on school architecture. Mark Dudek views school building design as a particularly specialised field encompassing ever changing educational theories, the subtle spatial and psychological requirements of growing children and practical issues that are unique to these types of building. He explores the functional requirements of individual spaces, such as classrooms, and shows how their incorporation within a single institution area are a defining characteristic of the effective educational environment. Acoustics, impact damage, the functional differentiation of spaces such as classrooms, music rooms, craft activities and gymnasium, within a single institution are all dealt with. More esoteric factors such as the effects on behaviour of colour, light, surface texture and imagery are considered in addition to the more practical aspects of designing for comfort and health.Chapter 4 comprises 20 case studies which address those issues important in the creation of modern school settings. They are state of the art examples from all parts of the world. These examples include: Pokstown Down Primary, Bournemouth; Haute Vallee School, Jersey; Heinz-Galinski School, Berlin; Anne Frank School, Papendract, Netherlands; Seabird Island School, British Columbia and The Little Village Academy, Chicago. *Provides a detailed design guide on schools and sets the standard for future design*International and well-illustrated case studies show the theory put into practice

Release Date: December 29, 2009

Release Date: February 15, 2008

T-REX and his dinosaur friends are on the loose! But don’t worry—they are here to help your child learn and have fun. Kids will practice basic skills as they complete mazes, hidden pictures, dot-to-dots, and other activities in the colorful activity book. Then, when they put the puzzle together, they will develop visual discrimination, eye-hand coordination, and motor skills while strengthening their imaginations and storytelling abilities. T-REX is a 3’ x 2’ giant floor puzzle with 32 extra-thick jumbo pieces tough enough for little hands. This book and puzzle combination pack is the perfect mixture of learning and fun! Appropriate for children ages 3 and up.

How can you become an effective primary school teacher? What do you need to be able to do? What do you need to know? Flexible, effective and creative primary school teachers require subject knowledge, an understanding of their pupils and how they learn, a range of strategies for managing behaviour and organising environments for learning, and the ability to respond to dynamic classroom situations. This second edition of Learning to Teach in the Primary School, fully updated since the introduction of the QTS standards, provides valuable support to trainee teachers during both the taught component and the school placement element of their initial teacher education course. It provides an accessible and engaging introduction to teaching and learning that every student teacher needs to acquire in order to gain Qualified Teacher Status, as well as the underlying theory. Written by experts in primary school teaching, this edition is divided into 37 units each covering essential concepts and skills, including: approaching planning understanding early years practice NEW assessment for learning e-learning NEW inclusive approaches personalised learning and pupil voice NEW research and further qualifications NEW responding to ethnic diversity and gender differences teaching modern foreign languages NEW the professional standards of teaching working with others. Each unit offers a range of learning activities for trainee teachers in the form of tasks. Masters Level challenges – new to this edition – and annotated lists of further reading are provided for those who want to explore topics in more detail. This comprehensive textbook is essential reading for all students training to be primary school teachers, including those on undergraduate teacher training courses (BEd, BA with QTS, BSc with QTS), postgraduate teacher training courses (PGCE, SCITT), and employment-based teacher training courses (GTP, RTP, Teach First), plus those studying Education Studies.

*** 2010 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist in Education*** 2009 Notable Education Book by American School Board Journal''Kirsten Olson has written a book that is at once intellectually engaging and replete with usable resources and proposals for action.... May this splendid book be read, discussed, taken to heart, and put into action by a growing company of educational 'wounded healers.'''-- From the Foreword by Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach''This wonderful and probing book is filled with powerful, poignant, passionate stories; stories that are at once fragile and strong, painful and enduring. They make us mourn the losses of laughter and opportunity in schools, weep at the lingering sadness and sorrow in schools, laugh at the absurdities; and grin at the moments of mischief and inspiration.''-- From the Foreword by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Harvard Graduate School of Education''A brilliant, original, and important book. Wounded by School makes an eloquent and moving case for the radical re-invention of our schools.''-- Tony Wagner, author of The Global Achievement Gap and Co-Director of the Change Leadership Group (CLG) ''Kirsten Olson's book is refreshingly unlike the general run of sludge I associate with writing about pedagogy: It seems to be entirely free of the familiar platitudes which replace thought when we read about school matters, is scrubbed clean of pretentious jargon, and offers up the twists and turns of Olson's analysis and citations with beautiful clarity. I can't imagine anyone not being better for reading this book Twice!'' --John Taylor Gatto, Author, Dumbing Us DownWhile reformers and policymakers focus on achievement gaps, testing, and accountability, millions of students mentally and emotionally disengage from learning and many gifted teachers leave the field. Ironically, today's schooling is damaging the single most essential component to education -- the joy of learning.How do we recognize the ''wounds'' caused by outdated schooling policies? How do we heal them? In her controversial new book, education writer and critic Kirsten Olson brings to light the devastating consequences of an educational approach that values conformity over creativity, flattens student's interests, and dampens down differences among learners. Drawing on deeply emotional stories, Olson shows that current institutional structures do not produce the kinds of minds and thinking that society really needs. Instead, the system tends to shame, disable, and bore many learners. Most importantly, she presents the experiences of wounded learners who have healed and shows what teachers, parents, and students can do right now to help themselves stay healthy.

Free Worldwide Delivery : Learning without School : Paperback : JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS : 9781843106852 : 184310685X : 15 Dec 2008 : Explains what home education is; the advantages and disadvantages of choosing this route; how to begin home educating; what you need to do and how to help your child adjust; and how home education affects children's social skills and friendships. This book also covers technical aspects, such as the curriculum, core Subjects, exams and timetables.

''Kirsten Olson has written a book that is at once intellectually engaging and replete with usable resources and proposals for action.... May this splendid book be read, discussed, taken to heart, and put into action by a growing company of educational 'wounded healers.'''-- From the Foreword by Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach''This wonderful and probing book is filled with powerful, poignant, passionate stories; stories that are at once fragile and strong, painful and enduring. They make us mourn the losses of laughter and opportunity in schools, weep at the lingering sadness and sorrow in schools, laugh at the absurdities; and grin at the moments of mischief and inspiration.''-- From the Foreword by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Harvard Graduate School of Education''A brilliant, original, and important book. Wounded by School makes an eloquent and moving case for the radical re-invention of our schools.''-- Tony Wagner, author of The Global Achievement Gap and Co-Director of the Change Leadership Group (CLG)''Kirsten Olson's book is refreshingly unlike the general run of sludge I associate with writing about pedagogy: It seems to be entirely free of the familiar platitudes which replace thought when we read about school matters, is scrubbed clean of pretentious jargon, and offers up the twists and turns of Olson's analysis and citations with beautiful clarity. I can't imagine anyone not being better for reading this book Twice!'' --John Taylor Gatto, Author, Dumbing Us DownWhile reformers and policymakers focus on achievement gaps, testing, and accountability, millions of students mentally and emotionally disengage from learning and many gifted teachers leave the field. Ironically, today's schooling is damaging the single most essential component to education -- the joy of learning.How do we recognize the ''wounds'' caused by outdated schooling policies? How do we heal them? In her controversial new book, education writer and critic Kirsten Olson brings to light the devastating consequences of an educational approach that values conformity over creativity, flattens student's interests, and dampens down differences among learners. Drawing on deeply emotional stories, Olson shows that current institutional structures do not produce the kinds of minds and thinking that society really needs. Instead, the system tends to shame, disable, and bore many learners. Most importantly, she presents the experiences of wounded learners who have healed and shows what teachers, parents, and students can do right now to help themselves stay healthy.

In this text Etta Hollins presents a powerful process for developing a teaching perspective that embraces the centrality of culture in school learning. The six-part process covers objectifying culture, personalizing culture, inquiring about students' cultures and communities, applying knowledge about culture to teaching, formulating theory or a conceptual framework linking culture and school learning, and transforming professional practice to better meet the needs of students from different cultural and experiential backgrounds. All aspects of the process are interrelated and interdependent. Two basic procedures are employed in this process: constructing an operational definition of culture that reveals its deep meaning in cognition and learning, and applying the reflective-interpretive-inquiry (RIQ) approach to making linkages between students' cultural and experiential backgrounds and classroom instruction. Discussion within chapters is not intended to provide complete and final answers to the questions posed, but rather to generate discussion, critical thinking, and further investigation. Pedagogical Features Focus Questions at the beginning of each chapter assist the reader in identifying complex issues to be examined. Chapter Summaries provide a quick review of the main topics presented. Suggested Learning Experiences have been selected for their value in expanding preservice teachers' understanding of specific questions and issues raised in the chapter. Critical Readings lists extend the text to treat important issues in greater depth. New in the Second Edition New emphasis is placed on the power of social ideology in framing teachers’ thinking and school practices. The relationship of core values and other important social values common in the United States to school practices is explicitly discussed. Discussion of racism includes an explanation of the relationship between institutionalized racism and personal beliefs and actions. Approaches to understanding and evaluating curriculum have been expanded to include different genres and dimensions of multicultural education. A framework for understanding cultural diversity in the classroom is presented. New emphasis is placed on participating in a community of practice. This book is primarily designed for preservice teachers in courses on multicultural education, social foundations of education, principles of education, and introduction to teaching. Inservice teachers and graduate students will find it equally useful.

Peter Senge and his team have written 'Schools That Learn' because educators demanded it. Educators, who have comprised as much as twenty-five percent of the audience for The Fifth Discipline books, have regularly requested a book that focuses specifically on schools and education, and that can help reclaim schools even in depressed or ill-managed districts. The book brings together practices that are being tried across the country, as schools attempt to learn, grow, and reinvent themselves using learning organization principles. Featuring articles and case studies from over seventy-five contributors in the education field, including prominent educators such as Howard Gardner, Jay Forrester, and 1999 'Superintendent of the Year' Gerry House, the book offers a wealth of practical tools, anecdotes, and advice parents and educators can use to make schools better. In a fast-changing world where school violence is not uncommon, the value of standardized tests is questioned, rapid advances in science and technology threaten to leave students woefully unprepared, an

The Complete Book series provides young learners an exciting and dynamic way to learn the basic skills essential to learning success. This vivid workbook will guide your student step-by-step through a variety of engaging and developmentally appropriate activities in basic concepts, reading, math, language arts, and fine motor skills. Each title includes a complete answer key, poster, and two sticker sheets. The Complete Book of Grade 1 is designed to be used with an adult's support. Your student will gain the most when you work together through the activities.

Free Worldwide Delivery : Colors and Shapes : Cards : Brighter Child : 9780769646893 : 0769646891 : 29 Mar 2006 : -Brighter Child(R) Colors & Shapes Flash Cards offer children a fun and easy way to practice their colors and shapes. The set features 54 cards that help reinforce colors, early geometry, and reading readiness skills.

The National High School Alliance developed six Call to Action principles—personalized learning environments; academic engagement for all students; empowered educators; responsive and accountable leaders; engaged community and youth; and an integrated system of curriculum, instruction, and assessments aligned to high standards with supports for teaching and learning. Drawing on these proven principles, The Personalized High School offers a series of first-hand accounts for implementing effective high school reform. The authors take an in-depth look at how a diverse array of schools from across the country have crafted programs to create more effective learning experiences for students, with insights on the challenges faced, lessons learned, and what this means for any educator contemplating implementing similar reforms. The chapters are written by veteran educators who have worked in these innovative schools, and illustrate how the Call to Action principles provide practical examples for developing personalized learning plans, student portfolios and student-led conferences; creating professional learning communities for teachers; and implementing authentic assessments that empower students to demonstrate what they know and are able to do far beyond high-stakes standardized tests. Many of the chapters include vignettes written by students who have benefited from the innovative practices at the schools they have attended, providing testimony for the power of engaging students to take responsibility for their own learning. The Personalized High School is a powerful resource for teachers, administrators, district and state education officials, and community members to use in their journey to high school reform.

This is the standard design guide on schools architecture, providing vital information on school architecture. Mark Dudek views school building design as a particularly specialised field encompassing ever changing educational theories, the subtle spatial and psychological requirements of growing children and practical issues that are unique to these types of building. He explores the functional requirements of individual spaces, such as classrooms, and shows how their incorporation within a single institution area are a defining characteristic of the effective educational environment. Acoustics, impact damage, the functional differentiation of spaces such as classrooms, music rooms, craft activities and gymnasium, within a single institution are all dealt with. More esoteric factors such as the effects on behaviour of colour, light, surface texture and imagery are considered in addition to the more practical aspects of designing for comfort and health.Chapter 4 comprises 20 case studies which address those issues important in the creation of modern school settings. They are state of the art examples from all parts of the world. These examples include: Pokstown Down Primary, Bournemouth; Haute Vallee School, Jersey; Heinz-Galinski School, Berlin; Anne Frank School, Papendract, Netherlands; Seabird Island School, British Columbia and The Little Village Academy, Chicago. *Provides a detailed design guide on schools and sets the standard for future design*International and well-illustrated case studies show the theory put into practice

Release Date: August 13, 2004

Entrepreneurial creativity, private investment, and competition have been among America's great strengths. Can they be harnessed to improve troubled public schools? Or is private management of public schools at best a gimmick, and at worst an undemocratic sellout? In the 1990s, some failing school systems turned to private education management organizations to manage their schools. The EMOs promised academic improvement to families and profits to their investors. Wall Street and foundations lavished hundreds of millions of dollars on for-profit and nonprofit start-ups, and thousands of students' educations began to be directed not by school officials, but by private companies. In Learning on the Job, industry insider Steven Wilson, the founder and CEO of Advantage Schools, looks back on the first tumultuous decade of this social experiment. Digging deep into the academic, financial, logistic, and political records of seven leading EMOs, including his own, he reveals the potential and pitfalls of their business and educational models, and their actual successes in the classrooms and the boardrooms. Have they given their students a better education? Can they succeed as businesses? Can businesses in fact run better public schools than school districts? With remarkable honesty and fairness on an ideologically charged topic, Wilson describes the follies and wisdom, overreaching and real accomplishment, of the first education entrepreneurs. Acknowledging that they had much to learn about the real-world challenges of running schools, he passionately defends the promise of private involvement in public schooling. (20060103)

This fun reproducible workbook is organized according to NCTM content standards covering Number and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis and Probability. With a variety of question formats-including problem solving, hands-on exploration, and drill practice-Math, grades 7-8 gives students comprehensive review in specific areas of mathematics. From integers, percents, equations, problem solving, probability, and more, fresh content and engaging illustrations keep students interested and motivated. The perfect supplement for any mathematical curriculum, these activities provide a mix of difficulty levels that support a range of learning styles and abilities. Empower students to succeed on standardized tests with fun, flexible skill-development exercises. Focus on a specific area of mathematics, or select from a variety of skills to offer a broad range of practice. Answer key included.

Written by acclaimed school reform advocate Phillip C. Schlechty, Leading for Learning offers educators the framework, tools, and processes they need to transform their schools from bureaucracies into dynamic learning organizations. Schlechty explains how to move beyond some of the deeply ingrained and negative conceptions of schooling that guide so much of their practice. He shows educators how they can take advantage of new learning technologies by increasing their organization's capacity to support continuous innovation."Clearly not for the fainthearted, Schlechty's engrossing appraisal of American education calls for a bold, truly fundamental transformation of how we run our public schools. Some books are thought-provoking; this one is action-provoking." —W. James Popham, professor emeritus, UCLA"Dr. Schlechty has once again written an insightful book that educational leaders can use as a road map in transforming our schools into learning organizations designed to serve twenty-first century students." —Dr. Randy Bridges, superintendent, Alamance-Burlington School System, NC"Because education is ultimately a community responsibility, Schlechty's proposal to shift school systems from bureaucracies to learning organizations can open doors to citizens who are frustrated by the bureaucracy in their efforts to reclaim their role in education. This book is as much for them as it is for professional educators." —David Mathews, president, Kettering Foundation"Anyone in a school leadership position—from the board room to the classroom—should read this engaging and thought-provoking book. It's a must?-read for all immersed in or contemplating the transformation of public education." — Claudia Mansfield Sutton, chief communications and marketing officer, American Association of School Administrators

In this text Etta Hollins presents a powerful process for developing a teaching perspective that embraces the centrality of culture in school learning. The six-part process covers objectifying culture, personalizing culture, inquiring about students' cultures and communities, applying knowledge about culture to teaching, formulating theory or a conceptual framework linking culture and school learning, and transforming professional practice to better meet the needs of students from different cultural and experiential backgrounds. All aspects of the process are interrelated and interdependent. Two basic procedures are employed in this process: constructing an operational definition of culture that reveals its deep meaning in cognition and learning, and applying the reflective-interpretive-inquiry (RIQ) approach to making linkages between students' cultural and experiential backgrounds and classroom instruction. Discussion within chapters is not intended to provide complete and final answers to the questions posed, but rather to generate discussion, critical thinking, and further investigation. Pedagogical Features Focus Questions at the beginning of each chapter assist the reader in identifying complex issues to be examined. Chapter Summaries provide a quick review of the main topics presented. Suggested Learning Experiences have been selected for their value in expanding preservice teachers' understanding of specific questions and issues raised in the chapter. Critical Readings lists extend the text to treat important issues in greater depth. New in the Second Edition New emphasis is placed on the power of social ideology in framing teachers’ thinking and school practices. The relationship of core values and other important social values common in the United States to school practices is explicitly discussed. Discussion of racism includes an explanation of the relationship between institutionalized racism and personal beliefs and actions. Approaches to understanding and evaluating curriculum have been expanded to include different genres and dimensions of multicultural education. A framework for understanding cultural diversity in the classroom is presented. New emphasis is placed on participating in a community of practice. This book is primarily designed for preservice teachers in courses on multicultural education, social foundations of education, principles of education, and introduction to teaching. Inservice teachers and graduate students will find it equally useful.

If we want to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all children, we must start applying what we know about mental functioning - how children think, learn, and remember - in our schools. We must apply cognitive science in the classroom. Schools for Thought provides a straightforward, general introduction to cognitive research and illustrates its importance for educational change.Using classroom examples, Bruer shows how applying cognitive research can dramatically improve students' transitions from lower-level rote skills to advanced proficiency in reading, writing, mathematics, and science. Cognitive research, he points out, is also beginning to suggest how we might better motivate students, design more effective tools for assessing them, and improve the training of teachers. He concludes with a chapter on how effective school reform demands that we expand our understanding of teaching and learning and that we think about education in new ways. Debates and discussions about the reform of American education suffer from a lack of appreciation of the complexity of learning and from a lack of understanding about the knowledge base that is available for the improvement of educational practice. Politicians, business leaders, and even many school superintendents, principals, and teachers think that educational problems can be solved by changing school management structures or by creating a market in educational services. Bruer argues that improvement depends instead on changing student-teacher interactions. It is these changes, guided by cognitive research, that will create more effective classroom environments.John T. Bruer is President of the James S. McDonnell Foundation.A Bradford Book

A must-have for any young researcher! Just the Facts People of the World is a fact-by-fact look at the daily lives, cultures, religions, languages, and history of the world’s people. This important reference guide features statistics on every country in the world and full-color photographs, illustrations, and maps. Perfect for any school report! Features: • High quality photographs and illustrations • Quick-to-use visual format • Detailed glossary and index Our popular Just the Facts series provides the most up-to-date information available, presented in a unique easy-reference system of lists, fact boxes, tables, and charts that are cross-referenced and indexed. This series features titles that cover important subjects taught in school, such as the human body, inventions and discoveries, people of the world, the prehistoric world, the solar system, and the world atlas. Collect all of the Just the Facts titles for your researcher!

Confused by standards? Help is here! Using the Standards is your complete guide to incorporating standards-based activities in your classroom--from national standards to state and local standards. Developed with tested ideas from experienced teachers, this resource book will lead you all the way from "Where do I find my standards?" to "How can I help prepare my students for standardized tests?" Teacher-friendly icons identify the subjects covered in the book: Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Each section contains easy-to-understand information for you about the standards and a wealth of activities and reproducible worksheets for your students. For every teacher who has wondered how to translate theory into practice, these books will be a welcome resource.

A decade after publication of his best-selling book, Barth returns to the schoolhouse. Drawing from a career committed to building schools rich in community, learning, and leadership, he shows how to accomplish the most difficult task of school reform-transforming a school's culture so that it will be hospitable to human learning. In an engaging conversational style, he suggests how school people can become the architects, engineers, and designers of their own schools-and of their own destinies.

*** 2010 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist in Education*** 2009 Notable Education Book by American School Board Journal''Kirsten Olson has written a book that is at once intellectually engaging and replete with usable resources and proposals for action.... May this splendid book be read, discussed, taken to heart, and put into action by a growing company of educational 'wounded healers.'''-- From the Foreword by Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach''This wonderful and probing book is filled with powerful, poignant, passionate stories; stories that are at once fragile and strong, painful and enduring. They make us mourn the losses of laughter and opportunity in schools, weep at the lingering sadness and sorrow in schools, laugh at the absurdities; and grin at the moments of mischief and inspiration.''-- From the Foreword by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Harvard Graduate School of Education''A brilliant, original, and important book. Wounded by School makes an eloquent and moving case for the radical re-invention of our schools.''-- Tony Wagner, author of The Global Achievement Gap and Co-Director of the Change Leadership Group (CLG) ''Kirsten Olson's book is refreshingly unlike the general run of sludge I associate with writing about pedagogy: It seems to be entirely free of the familiar platitudes which replace thought when we read about school matters, is scrubbed clean of pretentious jargon, and offers up the twists and turns of Olson's analysis and citations with beautiful clarity. I can't imagine anyone not being better for reading this book Twice!'' --John Taylor Gatto, Author, Dumbing Us DownWhile reformers and policymakers focus on achievement gaps, testing, and accountability, millions of students mentally and emotionally disengage from learning and many gifted teachers leave the field. Ironically, today's schooling is damaging the single most essential component to education -- the joy of learning.How do we recognize the ''wounds'' caused by outdated schooling policies? How do we heal them? In her controversial new book, education writer and critic Kirsten Olson brings to light the devastating consequences of an educational approach that values conformity over creativity, flattens student's interests, and dampens down differences among learners. Drawing on deeply emotional stories, Olson shows that current institutional structures do not produce the kinds of minds and thinking that society really needs. Instead, the system tends to shame, disable, and bore many learners. Most importantly, she presents the experiences of wounded learners who have healed and shows what teachers, parents, and students can do right now to help themselves stay healthy.

Confused by standards? Help is here! Using the Standards is your complete guide to incorporating standards-based activities in your classroom--from national standards to state and local standards. Developed with tested ideas from experienced teachers, this resource book will lead you all the way from "Where do I find my standards?" to "How can I help prepare my students for standardized tests?" Teacher-friendly icons identify the subjects covered in the book: Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Each section contains easy-to-understand information for you about the standards and a wealth of activities and reproducible worksheets for your students. For every teacher who has wondered how to translate theory into practice, these books will be a welcome resource.

Can your school or district improve its approach to building expertise among teachers, both those new to the profession and those interested in refining their craft? Diane Sweeney, currently a literacy specialist with the Public Education & Business Coalition, tells the story of how the inner-city public school in Denver where she was a teacher and literacy coach used learner-centered professional development to achieve outstanding gains in teacher knowledge and effectiveness.In Learning Along the Way, you will see concrete examples of how your school can move away from a one-size-fits-all professional development model to create an authentic learning environment that meets the needs of individual teachers. The book features chapters that focus on:implementing an instructional coaching model;establishing study groups among teachers;using observation as a means to model effective instruction;going deeper with discussion through the use of Critical Friends protocols;examining various ways adults process new information;encouraging teachers to take leadership roles;focusing the principal's leadership around the professional development model.Replete with real-life anecdotes and practical steps offered at the end of each chapter, this book will be useful to any teacher or administrator interested in rethinking the way they look at professional development.

Winner of AERA Outstanding Book Award in 1998"While she recognizes the necessity for school reform and the complexity of implementing it, Darling-Hammond remains optimistic that systemic changes to ensure access to a meaningful education for all children are possible. Her book is positive and hopeful and serves as a fascinating account of American education and its promise of 'the right to learn' for all children."--Washington Post "Darling-Hammond's central claim is well worth listening to. She argues that American students do so poorly by comparison with students in other industrialized countries not because we don't give them enough work, but because our teaching is less thoughtful, and because we are obsessed with bureaucratic processes rather than educational outcomes."--New York Times Book ReviewOne of the nation's most respected educators provides a vision of exceptional, learner-centered schools and describes the policies and practices that are needed to create these schools on a system-wide basis.