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Lent, ReLeah Cossett; Voight, Marsha McCracken – Corwin, 2018
What happens when middle and high school teachers who know their content very well are told they should be teaching reading and writing too? Is there a bit of resistance? A decrease in self-efficacy? An overturning of curricula? In "Disciplinary Literacy in Action," ReLeah Cossett Lent and Marsha Voigt show us a better way. In this…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Content Area Reading, Teaching Methods
Cowan, D'Ette; Joyner, Stacey; Beckwith, Shirley – Corwin, 2012
For many districts, the improvement process can seem like trying to nail Jello to the wall. This fieldbook shows how to avoid a haphazard approach by focusing on all aspects of the system and specific issues that have most impact upon student achievement. This multidimensional process also entails increasing the competencies of everyone involved…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Systems Approach, Instructional Leadership
Cowan, D'Ette; Joyner, Stacey; Beckwith, Shirley – Corwin, 2012
It may take a village to raise a child, but it takes a community of educators to improve a school--a community that includes administrators and teachers in different, but equally important, roles. A district's changes can only show results once their improvements reach the classroom. At the same time, teachers need support from their districts to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Systems Approach, Instructional Leadership