Creating and sustaining small learning communities : strategies and tools for transforming high schools /
Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-221) and index
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Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press,
2008
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:3940422020-12-19T17:13:45ZCreating and sustaining small learning communities : strategies and tools for transforming high schools / 385135 Sammon, Grace M. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press,2008engIncludes bibliographical references (p. 220-221) and indexThe journey begins -- Background -- The mandate for school reform -- Benefits of SLC -- Who makes it happen? The practitioner's role -- Key elements of effective redesign efforts -- Looking at design options -- At a glance : summing it up and next steps -- Formation, study and awareness the sum of the parts -- Understanding the process of change -- What do we want a graduate to look like? -- What does the ideal teacher look like? -- Are we producing that now? The data discussion begins -- What "real" might look like -- Building a "commitment framework" : Agreements needed for success -- Building your local definition establishing structures -- At a glance : summing it up and next steps -- Leading an improvement process changes in practice are inevitable -- Creating a theory of change -- Where to begin with building capacity -- Establish relationships -- At a glance : summing it up and next steps -- The plan's the thing establishing structures -- Initiative alignment and partnership audit -- Creating working teams -- The punch list : 100+ things for teams to think about and work through -- How much will SLC implementation cost? -- Reality check strengths and deficit mapping -- The planning stage -- The ninth grade experience -- How fast do we have to go? -- At a glance : summing it up and next steps -- Establishing SLC teams developing the mission, culture and schedule -- Creating teams -- Creating specific SLC teams -- Building the team -- The team sets the agenda -- Mission -- Commitment to students and families -- Scheduling -- School practices -- At a glace : summing it up and next steps -- Curriculum for college and careers -- Curriculum defined -- Understanding and addressing academic and industry skills standards -- From goals 2000 to SCANS : what work requires of schools -- Knowledge, skills and abilities -- Identifying and honing the SLC curriculum pathways, courses and integration -- "Quick wins" curriculum tools -- At a glance : summing it up and next steps --Professional practice -- Moving into data-driven discussion -- A culture of literacy -- Data, data everywhere -- Use of time -- Professional development -- Will this impact student achivement? -- Pulling the pieces together -- At a glance : summing it up and next steps -- Powerful partnerships -- Partnership defined -- Partnership possibilities -- Business basics -- Key ingredients in creating and sustaining partnerships -- Structures and strategies -- Work-based learning -- The "why" of employability skills -- The "when" of employability skills -- Developing work-based experiences -- At a glance : summing it up and next steps -- The student experience making it personal -- School-based structures -- Personalizing the learning experience -- service learning / community service -- The senior experience -- Student voice -- More about work-based learning brief, perform, and debrief everything -- A word about placements -- Job shadowing -- Mentorships -- At a glance : summing it up and next steps -- Sustaining the experts are amongst us -- Revisiting the practitioner's role -- What will it take to succeed? -- What does success and sustainability look like? -- Taking stock : study process and the peer review -- Study tools to get you started -- At a glance : summing it up and next steps -- The journey continues -- Resources -- ReferencesPSZKLLSchool improvement programsCareer academiesIndividualized instructionURN:ISBN:9781412957472URN:ISBN:9781412937894 (hbk.) |
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