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Direct linkEaker, Robert, Ed.; Marzano, Robert J., Ed. – Solution Tree, 2020
Dramatically improve schooling by harnessing the collective power of the High Reliability Schools™ (HRS) model and the PLC at Work® process. Featuring some of America's best educators, this anthology includes information, insights, and practical suggestions for both PLCs and HRS. The overarching purpose is to demonstrate how these two approaches…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Improvement, School Effectiveness, Models
Bulkley, Katrina E.; Marsh, Julie A.; Strunk, Katharine O.; Harris, Douglas N.; Hashim, Ayesha K. – Harvard Education Press, 2020
In "Challenging the One Best System," a team of leading education scholars offers a rich comparative analysis of the set of urban education governance reforms collectively known as the "portfolio management model." They investigate the degree to which this model--a system of schools operating under different types of governance…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Urban Schools, Governance, Educational Change
Colby, Rose L. – Harvard Education Press, 2017
"Competency-Based Education" introduces educators to a new model for anytime, anywhere schooling and provides tools and curriculum resources for redesigning the traditional structures of K-12 schools. Based on pioneering work across multiple states, the book shows how educators can design central elements of competency-based…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Case Studies, Models
Brookhart, Susan M. – ASCD, 2015
In this book, best-selling author Susan M. Brookhart helps teachers and administrators understand the critical elements and nuances of assessment data and how that information can best be used to inform improvement efforts in the school or district. Readers will learn: (1) What different kinds of data can--and cannot--tell us about student…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Student Evaluation, Data Analysis
Burns, Tracey, Ed.; Köster, Florian, Ed. – OECD Publishing, 2016
What models of governance are effective in complex education systems? In all systems an increasing number of stakeholders are involved in designing, delivering, and monitoring education. Like our societies, education systems are increasingly diverse regarding students, teachers, and communities, as well as the values and identities we expect…
Descriptors: Governance, Models, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Williamson, Ronald; Blackburn, Barbara R. – Eye on Education, 2011
Raise the level of rigor in your school and dramatically improve student learning with the tools in this book. Each illuminating exercise is tailored to educators looking to spread the word on rigor and beat the obstacles to achieving it schoolwide. Formatted for duplication and repeated use, these tools are perfect for those who currently hold a…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Academic Achievement, Leadership, Models
Anagnostopoulos, Dorothea, Ed.; Rutledge, Stacey A., Ed.; Jacobsen, Rebecca, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2013
"The Infrastructure of Accountability" brings together leading and emerging scholars who set forth an ambitious conceptual framework for understanding the full impact of large-scale, performance-based accountability systems on education. Over the past 20 years, schools and school systems have been utterly reshaped by the demands of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data, Information Utilization, Educational Change
Brundrett, Mark; Rhodes, Christopher – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
"Leadership for Quality and Accountability in Education" addresses the interconnected issues of quality and accountability in the education system and provides a coherent framework within which these issues can be analysed. The authors outline the significance of promoting quality in all educational establishments and go on to discuss "why"…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Accountability, Instructional Leadership, Books
Cai, Jinfa, Ed. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2017
This volume, a comprehensive survey and critical analysis of today's issues in mathematics education, distills research to build knowledge and capacity in the field. The compendium is a valuable new resource that provides the most comprehensive evidence about what is known about research in mathematics education. The 38 chapters present five…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Parrish, Sherry – Math Solutions, 2010
"Number Talks" is: (1) A five- to fifteen-minute classroom conversation around purposefully crafted computation problems that are solved mentally; and (2) The best part of a teacher's day. Whether you want to implement number talks but are unsure of how to begin or have experience but want more guidance in crafting purposeful problems, this…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mental Computation, Mathematics Skills, Video Technology
Braun, Henry, Ed.; Chudowsky, Naomi, Ed.; Koenig, Judith, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2010
Value-added methods refer to efforts to estimate the relative contributions of specific teachers, schools, or programs to student test performance. In recent years, these methods have attracted considerable attention because of their potential applicability for educational accountability, teacher pay-for-performance systems, school and teacher…
Descriptors: Accountability, Teacher Improvement, Workshops, Program Evaluation
Hershberg, Theodore, Ed.; Robertson-Kraft, Claire, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2009
This book offers an ambitious new system for evaluating, compensating, and providing professional development for school teachers and administrators. In this realigned system, new forms of accountability are introduced, but they go hand in hand with new rewards and access to enhanced forms of professional development to help educators succeed in…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Educational Change, Rewards, Accountability
Alfred, Richard; Shults, Christopher; Seybert, Jeffrey – Community College Press (NJ3), 2007
The key to success in today's competitive environment is meeting the needs of key stakeholders who may have competing interests. Community colleges must meet the challenge to deliver value and to measure performance in ways that are meaningful to different groups. Forward-looking institutions are investing in assessment and capitalizing on its…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Indicators, School Effectiveness, College Outcomes Assessment
Stufflebeam, Daniel L.; Shinkfield, Anthony J. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2007
"Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications" is designed for evaluators and students who need to develop a commanding knowledge of the evaluation field: its history, theory and standards, models and approaches, procedures, and inclusion of personnel as well as program evaluation. This important book shows how to choose from a growing…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Standards, Glossaries
Gallagher, Karen Symms, Ed.; Goodyear, Rodney, Ed.; Brewer, Dominic, Ed.; Rueda, Robert, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Many factors complicate the education of urban students. Among them have been issues related to population density; racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity; poverty; racism (individual and institutional); and funding levels. Although urban educators have been addressing these issues for decades, placing them under the umbrella of "urban…
Descriptors: African American Students, Urban Schools, Race, Action Research
