The answer is in the room : how effective schools scale up student success by Blankstein, Alan M., 1959- instant download

The answer is in the room : how effective schools scale up student success by Blankstein, Alan M., 1959- instant download

xxii, 117 p. : 26 cm, \"Best-selling author Alan Blankstein shares the results of his research with top educational experts and describes a five-step process of finding and scaling excellent practices within learning communities\"-- Provided by publisher, \"Best-selling author Alan Blankstein shares the results of his research with high-achieving schools and districts, providing insights, a process, and tools for identifying excellence and putting their methods into practice. He believes that we already know how to educate students, and good methodology for teaching, leading or organizing a highly effective school can be identified and scaled across the learning community. Blankstein shows how to tap into our collective wisdom and answers that already exist, and shares top educators' -Examples of what is working -Methodologies for achieving success (the CREATE process) -Techniques for giving all teachers necessary feedback -Solutions to today's educational challenges Policy makers, practitioners, parents, and community leaders will find a new approach to assuring success for all students\"-- Provided by publisher, Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-113) and index, Machine generated contents note: PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorDedicationFigures and Tools to Help Answer the Questions in the Room1. Why We Can't Wait to Scale Student Success! The Power of Positive Deviance Saves Millions of Children in Vietnam Applying Positive Deviance to Education Good News for Scaling Student Success About This Book and Chapter Some Common Core Principles of Networking and PD Challenges to Scaling Success in US Education The Moral and Economic Imperative for Change is Now What Works, What Doesn't, What's Next? The Big Question References2. A Process to CREATE Sustained Student Success A Movement is Born in U.S. Education and Exported to Other Nations The Catalyst to Change The CREATE Process The Advantages of the CREATE Process The Big Question References3. The…