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Leading Standards-Based Education Reform: Improving Implementation of Standards to Increase Student Achievement
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Vogel, Linda R. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2010
Standards-based education (SBE) has been the dominant educational reform movement since the early 1980s, reinforced by federal and state accountability systems. This book examines the efforts of educational leaders in implementing SBE to improve student achievement in a variety of demographic contexts but with common challenges. Four stages of SBE…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Academic Standards, Curriculum Implementation, Academic Achievement
The Principal's Companion: Strategies and Hints To Make the Job Easier.
Robbins, Pam; Alvy, Harvey B. – 1995
Despite the administrative leadership that most principals receive in university courses, their most useful learning doesn't occur until they are on the job. The new knowledge--much of it the result of trial and error, success and failure--is gained in relative isolation. This book focuses on the critical work of school principals, offering…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership
A Handbook for Teacher Leaders.
Pellicer, Leonard O.; Anderson, Lorin W. – 1995
This handbook is written for teachers in leadership roles, including team leaders, lead teachers, department chairpersons, and master teachers. Part 1, "The Nature of School Leadership," is devoted to a description of teacher leaders and how they lead. Results are provided from research on teacher leaders, and persistent obstacles to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Becoming a Teacher Leader: From Isolation to Collaboration.
Bolman, Lee G.; Deal, Terrence E. – 1994
This book is designed as a portable mentor for new teachers. Through a close and intense dialogue between a new teacher and a seasoned veteran, the novice comes to see troublesome situations more clearly, to anticipate trouble before it arises, and to develop more comprehensive and powerful strategies for leadership. Through the outcomes achieved…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
NISE Network: Overview of the NISE Network Evaluation
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St. John, Mark; Helms, Jenifer V.; Castori, Pam; Hirabayashi, Judy; Lopez, Laurie; Phillips, Michelle – Inverness Research, 2009
The documents enclosed in this report provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the progress made in developing a network organization capable of supporting nanoscience education for the public on a national scale. There is a logic to the studies that were done and to the reports that are included in this notebook. The following are the…
Descriptors: Workshops, Leadership, Administrators, Scientists
Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness in Adult and Community Education. Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Series.
Dean, Gary J.; Murk, Peter J.; Del Prete, Tony – 2000
This book, which is intended as a resource for individuals and organizations involved in adult and community education, presents guidelines and activities to assist in enhancing organizational effectiveness in adult and community education. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) experiencing professional and organizational development…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning