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The information in this book will provide board members with simple tools to become an effective member of the board, even in the first term. Board members are introduced to Values Governance (R) system that incorporates community process techniques,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786205522721Author Tendai CharlesFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Scholars' PressPublisher Scholars' PressWeight(grams) 304g

Appropriate classroom management is the base for an effective teaching/learning process. The practical help offered in this guidebook is based on experience and will provide philosophic and behavioral parameters that easily fit every classroom. For the...

Experts and reformers have suggested many promising ideas for improving schools and ramping up student learning, but in too many cases, proposals for change run up against resistance, confusion, and anxiety from key stakeholders such as teachers,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781970153248Author Karen HiltzFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint La Maison Publishing, Inc.Publisher La Maison Publishing, Inc.Weight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948334426Author Katie NovakFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Impress, LPPublisher Impress, LPWeight(grams) 481gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

For more than one hundred years, the United States has been the scene of academic warfare between traditional and progressive educators. During most of our nation's history, many Americans have assumed that the primary purpose of school is to pass on to...

Selecting School Leaders provides the accounts of a novice elementary principal, an experienced elementary principal, and a veteran superintendent who encounter considerable difficulties in their positions and are forced to resign. Holland explains why...

To learn more about Rowman & Littlefield titles please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.Book InformationISBN 9781566762236Author Carl I. CandoliFormat PaperbackPage Count 221Imprint Rowman & Littlefield EducationPublisher Rowman &...

With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of preparing,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789789685691Author Jide Akindele-OjoFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint National Library of NigeriaPublisher National Library of NigeriaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732248793Author George CourosFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint EdumatchPublisher EdumatchWeight(grams) 290g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786200637277Author Shoira QurbonovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint GlobeeditPublisher GlobeeditWeight(grams) 181g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013272141Author Linda RoennbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Sound school finance is integral to the provision of a quality education. Indeed, a school district's budget is the financial representation of its educational plan. Thus, a clarion alert for all teachers: "if it's not in your budget, it won't be in...

This book centers on the fact that needed improvements in our schools will not occur unless education is able to attract and retain great teachers in the school's classrooms. Teachers with The Magic is directed to administrative leaders as well as those...

Bigger Isn't Always Better is designed to provide a practitioner's viewpoint of the challenges and issues lacing school administrators - particularly those who work in small districts. Based upon a combination of education theory and practical...

A practical guide to restructuring the high school in all areas: organization, curriculum, instruction, scheduling, and student management. Oriented to individual student learning and related to national curriculum standards and cognitive science. Also...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734845037Author George P WaldheimFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Nrd PublishingPublisher Nrd PublishingWeight(grams) 272g

Every building administrator must be proactive to accomplish the demands of educating children for the twenty-first century. This entails making ethical decisions, building relationships, prioritizing school safety, and developing excellent communication...

Diverse Partnerships for Student Success is based on the deep conviction that schools function best in collaboration with the larger community. It offers strategies and tolls to help educational leaders create successful partnerships in a...

Over the past 25 years a major shift in political ideology has refocused educational politics from equality issues to issues relating to excellence, accountability, and choice. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 reauthorized the Elementary and...

A science teacher forgets to remind her students to wear their safety goggles during a chemistry experiment and one student is injured when the caustic chemical he is working with splashes into his eyes. A teacher is late for recess duty and a student...

Marrying theory and practice, this volume will help principals to maximize human potential, promote quality educational outcome, and practice effective leadership skills. This practical, research-based book provides case studies and addresses the more...

What are the important aspects of collective bargaining at the local school district level? Beginning with a discussion on how administrators and employees live and work together in the school district environment, Herman succinctly details the...

Superintendent evaluation is a unique process that is often neglected but critical in this era of accountability. This invaluable guide provides an overview of the entire process, including: crafting board policy, criteria for good policy, and prototype...

The twists and turns and influences of life that helped shape the career of this award-winning school administrator form a story worth telling and sharing with anyone who works or aspires to a career in education. The book is a revealing look at the...

This easy-to-read book integrates research and performance-based concepts in order to demystify and debunk the conventional wisdom about education. For many years, education has been beset by myths - myths that it can't be fixed with new concepts, that...

Scale-Up in Education, Volume 2: Issues in Practice explores the challenges of implementing and assessing educational interventions in varied classroom contexts. Included are reflections on the challenges of designing studies for improving the...

Learn how you can work more effectively with your staff to improve your school. In this unique book, Jeffrey Zoul and Spiri Diamantis Howard reveal how a powerful tool, "Friday Focus" emails or newsletters, can help school principals communicate more...

Schools are now at a boiling point for change, about to incorporate technology as never before in our nation's classrooms. For this to happen, the input of savvy business managers is required. Managing Technology in Our Schools is for those who will not...

In Demonstrating Student Mastery with Digital Badges and Portfolios, David Niguidula shows how students can meet standards and express their individuality through digital badges and portfolios. Building off an essential question-What do schools want...

Developing and updating school improvement plans is an annual ritual for virtually all school principals and their school improvement committees. Still, large numbers of schools continue to produce disappointing outcomes. The authors believe that part of...

In response to the growing concern over nurturing Catholic identity at Catholic colleges and universities and an outcome of the Lilly-funded Institute for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (ISACC), this book is the first of its kind...

School improvement initiatives are often the focus of political agendas, professional conferences, and publications. While a plethora of school improvement resources and techniques exist, most explanations for employing school improvement strategies in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532698750Author Paul M GouldFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877629726Author Leo H. BradleyFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Atlantic BooksPublisher Atlantic BooksWeight(grams) 558g

Good Governance is a Choice, 2nd edition is a book about, and for, boards of public and non-profit organizations. Its central focus is on public school boards and the special challenges they face, but the governing model it introduces, Coherent...

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become an important trend in education; however, it is frequently overlooked at the high school level. Arguably, SEL is even more important at this level than other grade levels for the purposes of effective college...

The failure of continuation schools to educate our most vulnerable adolescent populations is slowly removing them from our educational landscapes. Millions of struggling teens, lacking alternatives, are being set adrift without capacity or hope. Yet...