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Coles Creating the Schools Our Children Need: Why What We're Doing Now Won't Help Much (and What We Can Do Instead) (Explore Strategies That Help Districts Increase Their School Improvement Efforts) at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa, ON
Creating the Schools Our Children Need: Why What We're Doing Now Won't Help Much (and What We Can Do Instead) (Explore Strategies That Help Districts Increase Their School Improvement Efforts)
Creating the Schools Our Children Need: Why What We're Doing Now Won't Help Much (and What We Can Do Instead) (Explore Strategies That Help Districts Increase Their School Improvement Efforts) in Ottawa, ON
Creating the Schools Our Children Need: Why What We're Doing Now Won't Help Much (and What We Can Do Instead) (Explore Strategies That Help Districts Increase Their School Improvement Efforts) in Ottawa, ON
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Improving education in the United States requires school districts to make smart decisions. By examining the gaps between what research says works and what schools actually do, Wiliam provides evidence-based changes to implement for successful school improvement efforts. This book helps districts, school leaders, and stakeholders learn how to become critical consumers of educational research capable of increasing student achievement.
This book will help educators: Build a curriculum focused on developing knowledge Support a culture where every teacher improves Apply a framework for evaluating new district initiatives
Contents:
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Foreword
Introduction
Section 1
Chapter 1: Why We Need to Improve American Education
Section 2
Chapter 2: Getting Smarter People Into Teaching
Chapter 3: Firing Bad Teachers
Chapter 4: Paying Good Teachers More
Chapter 5: Reducing Class Size
Chapter 6: Copying Other Countries
Chapter 7: Expanding School Choice
Section 3
Chapter 8: Moving Forward
Chapter 9: Why Curriculum Matters
Chapter 10: A Knowledge-Rich Curriculum
Chapter 11: Improving the Teachers We Have
Chapter 12: Creating a Learning Environment for Educators
Chapter 13: Pulling It All Together
Appendix
References
Index
Improving education in the United States requires school districts to make smart decisions. By examining the gaps between what research says works and what schools actually do, Wiliam provides evidence-based changes to implement for successful school improvement efforts. This book helps districts, school leaders, and stakeholders learn how to become critical consumers of educational research capable of increasing student achievement.
This book will help educators: Build a curriculum focused on developing knowledge Support a culture where every teacher improves Apply a framework for evaluating new district initiatives
Contents:
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Foreword
Introduction
Section 1
Chapter 1: Why We Need to Improve American Education
Section 2
Chapter 2: Getting Smarter People Into Teaching
Chapter 3: Firing Bad Teachers
Chapter 4: Paying Good Teachers More
Chapter 5: Reducing Class Size
Chapter 6: Copying Other Countries
Chapter 7: Expanding School Choice
Section 3
Chapter 8: Moving Forward
Chapter 9: Why Curriculum Matters
Chapter 10: A Knowledge-Rich Curriculum
Chapter 11: Improving the Teachers We Have
Chapter 12: Creating a Learning Environment for Educators
Chapter 13: Pulling It All Together
Appendix
References
Index
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