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Failure Is Not an Option : 6 Principles That Advance Student Achievement in Highly Effective Schools by Alan M. Blankstein (2012, Book, Other)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCorwin Press

ISBN-101452268274

ISBN-139781452268279

eBay Product ID (ePID)150547864

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameFailure Is Not an Option : 6 Principles That Advance Student Achievement in Highly Effective Schools

LanguageEnglish

SubjectLeadership, General, Counseling / Academic Development, Aims & Objectives

Publication Year2012

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReference, Education

AuthorAlan M. Blankstein

FormatBook, Other

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

LCCN2012-043976

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal371.2/07

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Table Of ContentList of ResourcesForeword by Pedro A. NogueraPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorChapter 1. Why Failure Is Not an OptionChapter 2. Courageous Leadership for School SuccessChapter 3. 10 Common Routes to Failure, and How to Avoid EachChapter 4. Relational Trust as Foundation for the Learning CommunityChapter 5. Principle 1: Common Mission, Vision, Values and GoalsChapter 6. Principle 2: Ensuring Achievement for All Students: Systems for Prevention and InterventionChapter 7. Principle 3: Collaborative Teaming Focused on Teaching for LearningChapter 8. Principle 4: Data-Based Decision Making for Continuous ImprovementChapter 9. Principle 5: Gaining Active Engagement from Family and Community by Alan M. Blankstein and Pedro A. NogueraChapter 10. Principle 6: Building Sustainable Leadership Capacity by Alan M. Blankstein with Andy Hargreaves and Dean FinkConclusionResourcesBook Group Discussion QuestionsReferences and Further ReadingsIndex

SynopsisSchool Improvement that lasts: find out how with this masterful guide! Common Core requirements, merit-based pay, new teacher evaluations, project-based learning-21st century learning is a demanding and rapidly changing landscape. Advance from overwhelmed to empowered with the third edition of Alan M. Blankstein's Failure Is Not an Option®, used by more than 350,000 educators to create schools that sustain success for every student. New case studies and field-tested techniques uncover indispensable insights into successful school change. Develop high-performing leadership teams through Powerful engagement strategies and capacity-building questions to help staff and students leverage what's working and target measurable goals, New real-world examples to help stakeholders maintain collaborative cultures in the face of new teacher evaluations and merit pay, sustain successful RTI and Common Core initiatives, thrive in diverse settings, and promote community engagement, New tools, forms, and video segments on a companion website Use this handbook to discover what makes results-oriental, enduring school improvement models work! Book jacket., School improvement that lasts: find out how with this masterful guide! New case studies and field-tested tools and techniques uncover indispensible insights in the powerful third edition of this bestseller. Discover why more than 350,000 educators have used this book to create schools that sustain success for every student. Build high-performing leadership teams across schools and districts through: Engagement strategies and capacity-building questions to help staff and students target meaningful goals New real-world examples to help stakeholders maintain collaborative cultures in the face of new teacher evaluations and merit pay, RTI and Common Core mandates, and diverse settings New tools, forms, and video segments on a companion website, School improvement that lasts: find out how with this masterful guide! Common Core requirements, merit-based pay, new teacher evaluations, project-based learning-21st-century learning is a demanding and rapidly changing landscape. Advance from overwhelmed to empowered with Alan Blankstein's Failure Is Not an Option, used by more than 350,000 educators to create schools that sustain success for every student. New case studies and field-tested techniques uncover indispensable insights into successful school change. Develop high-performing leadership teams through Powerful engagement strategies and capacity-building questions to help staff and students leverage what's working and target measurable goals New real-world examples to help stakeholders maintain collaborative cultures in the face of new teacher evaluations and merit pay, sustain successful RTI and Common Core initiatives, thrive in diverse settings, and promote community engagement New tools, forms, and video segments on a companion website Use this handbook to discover what makes results-oriented, enduring school improvement models work! Praise for the Second Edition: "An overwhelming body of research shows that educational change and improvement must come from the inside. Here is a practical road map for improving the climate and culture of schools in ways that are meaningful and enduring. We must be open to new ideas, new strategies, and new opportunities. School transformation is something you do with educators, not to them. This book will show you how." -Dennis Van Roekel, President National Education Association, School improvement that lasts: find out how with this masterful guide! Common Core requirements, merit-based pay, new teacher evaluations, project-based learning--21st-century learning is a demanding and rapidly changing landscape. Advance from overwhelmed to empowered with Alan Blankstein's Failure Is Not an Option , used by more than 350,000 educators to create schools that sustain success for every student. New case studies and field-tested techniques uncover indispensable insights into successful school change. Develop high-performing leadership teams through Powerful engagement strategies and capacity-building questions to help staff and students leverage what's working and target measurable goals New real-world examples to help stakeholders maintain collaborative cultures in the face of new teacher evaluations and merit pay, sustain successful RTI and Common Core initiatives, thrive in diverse settings, and promote community engagement New tools, forms, and video segments on a companion website Use this handbook to discover what makes results-oriented, enduring school improvement models work! Praise for the Second Edition: "An overwhelming body of research shows that educational change and improvement must come from the inside. Here is a practical road map for improving the climate and culture of schools in ways that are meaningful and enduring. We must be open to new ideas, new strategies, and new opportunities. School transformation is something you do with educators, not to them. This book will show you how." --Dennis Van Roekel, President National Education Association, Uses the FNO framework for action to guide school leaders on how to create a high performing school.

LC Classification NumberLB2822.82.B53 2013