These Inventory Planning Facilitator's Notes are intended for district leaders who are beginning the planning process for an assessment inventory. District leaders using this "Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts" training guide should have a basic understanding of the "Student Assessment Inventory for School…

Since 1996, hundreds of teacher preparation programs and thousands of schools, school districts, and government agencies have turned to the Framework for Teaching for a better understanding of excellent instruction. The Framework's four domains, 22 components, and 78 key elements provide an expansive, holistic definition of what teachers across…

In 2015, the superintendent of the Jackson County School District revised the existing nepotism policy, and, subsequently, his wife was hired to a newly created position of director of innovation at a salary nearly twice the average paid to teachers in the district. Because of community reaction, the Jackson County School Board met in special…

This case examines one district's attempts to enhance and rework its approach to dual language bilingual education (DLBE). Upon her hire at "Triton Public Schools," the new coordinator for language services noticed that Spanish-speaking students designated as English Learners (ELs) had inequitable access to the district's only DLBE…

This guide is designed to provide important resources and recommendations to support teacher implementation of digital learning. Digital learning is defined as "any instructional practice that effectively uses technology to strengthen a student's learning experience and encompasses a wide spectrum of tools and practices." This guide will…

Objective of the Case--There is a large volume of theoretical and "how to" literature on professional learning communities (PLCs), but little documenting the challenges of implementation and even less on the challenges of system-wide implementation of PLCs. This case is about the role of the central office in initiating and supporting…

Leaders must know how to use evidence to inform district decisions, particularly as decisions related to learning become standard practice, and provide professional development that builds the organizational capacity needed to support continuous and sustainable district improvement. Collaboration and implementation of a shared vision and mission…

A generation or two ago, the achievement of children who came to school knowing little or no English was not a prominent national issue. Today, with the increased focus on school accountability and educational equity, it is. This comprehensive resource explores the research on promoting academic success among language-minority students. The…

This companion Instructor's Guide to "Managing School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership" includes detailed teaching notes on each case in the coursebook, with an emphasis on making cases drawn from other disciplines relevant to education administrators. Both experienced instructors and those new to the…

This book examines learning science from multiple perspectives--especially a child's. The whimsical character of Mary Froggins guides readers through the steps of igniting students' natural sense of wonder, incorporating brain research, integrating science concepts with other subjects, and applying science to daily life. The authors demonstrate…

The mission of Foods and Nutrition Education is to prepare students for family life, community life and careers in the foods and nutrition fields by creating opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors needed to: (1) Analyze career paths within the foods and nutrition industry; (2) Examine factors that influence food…

Describes a school district's development and use of a guide to inform parents about the district's efforts to align its mathematics curriculum with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM) Standards. (Author)

Discusses several aspects of the activity/seminar/contact block (often a component of the eight-block school scheduling pattern): its various purposes; how students move about; labs; scheduling activities that involve many students; and which block of the day is best suited for journalism classes. (SR)

This publication is a curriculum designed to support the training by qualified instructors of K-12 school and district staff about the issues pertaining to the production of high-quality education data. It builds on the "Forum Guide to Building a Culture of Data Quality: A School & District Resource," published by the National Center…

This 3-section guide was compiled to provide assistance to teachers who want to work with video in the classroom, and also to relate the experiences of students and teachers who participated in the video project, "Ptarmigan TV." The first section describes the significance of using video in the classroom and explains what video is and…