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What to Expect and How to Respond offers a solutions oriented glimpse into life in academia from the vantage point of groups including students, faculty and administrators. This interdisciplinary anthology provides insight into the profession for graduate students planning on ...

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What to Expect and How to Respond offers a solutions oriented glimpse into life in academia from the vantage point of groups including students, faculty and administrators. This interdisciplinary anthology provides insight into the profession for graduate students planning on ...

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Administrators must respond to parents, students, and stakeholders in the wake of a school crisis in order to inform them, allay fears, and to counteract rumors. Most often, school superintendents, principals, deans, and school security officers seek a concise reference for he...

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Behind the scenes, a revolution is taking place in primary and secondary education. Once thought sacrosanct, the principle of local lay control has come under growing attack.

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This book provides a unique examination on the ways in which educating the whole child in the community school serves to ameliorate the conditions of poverty and obstacles to learning faced by students. Using a case study approach the book will highlight the successful journey of one school that transformed itself into a community school.

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Addressing topics from the opening days of school to planning activities, assessments and reflections, these chapters offer teachers and administrators helpful tips on how to build meaningful, professional relationships with students. Keep todays learners at the center of their educational experience and they will grow beyond expectation.

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Addressing topics from the opening days of school to planning activities, assessments and reflections, these chapters offer teachers and administrators helpful tips on how to build meaningful, professional relationships with students. Keep todays learners at the center of their educational experience and they will grow beyond expectation.

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Here, Robert Brower counters the misdirection of the present reform movement in education. This book details the errors of the present movement and gives a prescription for how to do it right.

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This book uncovers some of the reasons behind the elevated attrition rates in the field of education through a long-term study of beginning teachers in one urban school district. Drawing upon research conducted over a seven-year period, this book sheds light upon the role that teachers intentions play in shaping their later career paths.

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Why School Communication Matters is an easy-to-use reference for the communication dilemmas that superintendents, principals, and other school leaders face today as they lead faculty and staff, parents and students, neighbors and community leaders. This newly revised edition i...

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Why School Communication Matters is an easy-to-use reference for the communication dilemmas that superintendents, principals, and other school leaders face today as they lead faculty and staff, parents and students, neighbors and community leaders. This newly revised edition i...

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Visionary leaders are those educators who are able to imagine a different future for their schools, teachers and students. Whether they are working to keep students engaged, ensure learning objectives are met, or develop new community partnerships, they must work collaboratively with students, faculty, and families to make this vision a reality.

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Visionary leaders are those educators who are able to imagine a different future for their schools, teachers and students. Whether they are working to keep students engaged, ensure learning objectives are met, or develop new community partnerships, they must work collaboratively with students, faculty, and families to make this vision a reality.

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Provides the perspective of a practitioner as to how and why the unintended consequences of well- intentioned people have hindered, rather than helped, to reform and improve our schools. This book presents a roadmap and recommendations for steps that need to be taken to reform school reform.

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Why Teach Notes and Questions from a Life in Education is a journey inside American education and a story of self-discovery. Why Teach is the perfect introductory text for an aspiring teacher, a source of reflection for fellow educators, and a compelling insider critique of ...

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Why Teach Notes and Questions from a Life in Education is a journey inside American education and a story of self-discovery. Why Teach is the perfect introductory text for an aspiring teacher, a source of reflection for fellow educators, and a compelling insider critique of ...

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This book provides step-by-step, concrete advice for aspiring school administrators as they strive to achieve principal certification.

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Wild Curiosity brings together cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology research with simple, effective advice for parents and teachers on how to ignite the fire of curiosity in children. The author offers a new way to think about parenting and teaching-one that values autonom...

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The fact that Japanese students consistently outperform other nationalities on international tests of educational achievement has made the Japanese educational system a leading topic for media attention and evaluative study.

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This book identifies the challenges that women in leadership positions face in public schools. It provides examples to illustrate these challenges as well as strategies to increase their success.

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Most published research on the superintendency has failed to examine the voices of female superintendents. Today, white males make up approximately 85% of superintendents, rendering female responses to the superintendency almost nonexistent. Women Leading School Systems, commi...

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The book will provide guiding principles that can be used on a daily basis to improve interactions, conversations, and relationships.