Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn

by Richard DuFour, et al. (2004, National Educational Service, 24.95)
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Examines the question, "What happens when, despite our best efforts in the classroom, a student does not learn?" A PLC (Professional Learning Community) will create a school-wide system of interventions that provides all students with additional time and support when they experience difficulty in their learning. [6" x 9"...263 pages]

Failure Is Not an Option: Six Principles That Guide Student Achievement in High-Performing Schools

by Alan Blankstein (2004, Corwin Press, 32.95)
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Building on a foundation that identifies courageous school leadership and the professional learning community as the center of effective school reform, this powerful new book offers six guiding principles for creating and sustaining high-performing schools. Covering theory into practice, applications that include case studies and vignettes, and techniques for addressing difficult issues, the book also provides valuable dual perspectives on the critical issues: how implementation looks when it’s done right as well as when things go wrong. Failure Is Not an Option is sure to be the state-of-the-art resource that school leaders reach for when, in Michael Fullan’s words, they need "practical applications to perplexing problems." [6" x 9"...276 pages]

What Matters Most for School Leaders: 25 Reminders of What Is Really Important

by Robert Ramsey (2005, Corwin Press, 32.95)
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If you are a school leader who has ever felt lost, confused, or disheartened, then this single, compact, survival guide is for you! A primer of what is truly important for today’s school leaders at all levels, it is a how-to book made up of 25 fundamental insights and baseline beliefs that never change. Staying focused on what really matters, each page reminds administrators of the simple, guiding truths and timeless values that made them want to become educators in the first place. [7" x 10"...209 pages]

What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action

by Robert Marzano (2003, ASCD, 25.95)
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Applying 35 years of research, author Robert J. Marzano illuminates the factors that influence student academic achievement. Using the book’s research-based survey tools and action steps, you can identify your school’s strengths and weaknesses, prioritize your options, and implement a clear plan for improvement. Discover how any school can operate at advanced levels of effectiveness. [8" x 10"...219 pages]

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