Working on the Work: An Action Plan for Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents, 1st Edition

Schlechty, Phillip C.

ISBN 10: 0787961655 / ISBN 13: 9780787961657

Verlag: Jossey-Bass, 2002

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0787961655-4-25931073

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Is the work you give students engaging--enabling them to learn what they need to learn in order to succeed in the world? Maverick educator Phillip Schlechty believes that the key to improving education is to improve the quality of this student work. He calls this "Working the Work" (WOW), and he's developed a framework that allows educators to put the WOW principles into practice.

Beginning with 12 essential components of a WOW school, Schlechty suggests ways to improve the quality of content, organization of knowledge, measurement of achievement, nurturance of creativity, and novelty and variety of tasks. In addition, you'll get:
* Practical guidelines for re-designing classroom activity so that more students are highly engaged in schoolwork
* Clear and compelling standards for assessing student work
You'll also make clear connections between what students are doing and what they are expected to produce as you gain insight into the roles of teachers, principals, and superintendents--and, how they individually and collectively play a part in the WOW process.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Phillip C. Schlechty is founder and CEO of the Center for Leadership in School Reform. The creator of some of the nation's most innovative professional development programs for educators, he has been the recipient of the American Federation of Teachers Quest Citation and the American Educational Research Association's Professional Service Award. Schlechty is author of Schools for the 21st Century (1991), Shaking Up the Schoolhouse (2000), and Inventing Better Schools (2001) all published by Jossey-Bass.

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Titel: Working on the Work: An Action Plan for ...
Verlag: Jossey-Bass
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair