The Heart of Transformation in K-12 Schools and Teacher Education
This book presents accounts of African diaspora literacy in action in school settings. Focusing specifically on the language, history, politics, economics, and cultural traditions of people in the African diaspora, the authors illuminate critical information missing from schoo...
So much of the teaching in schools of how the English works does not prepare students for the real world. This brilliant book helps schools redress that dramatic imbalance and will help to prepare secondary school children to be successful and effective users of English.
Intelligent Accountability discusses two opposed models of school improvement: the deficit model (which assumes problems are someone's fault) and the surplus model (which assumes problems are unintended systemic flaws).
Michaela Community School in Brent, London is one of the most talked-about schools in the UK. In this follow-up to the best-selling book Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Teachers, their teachers further explain how their relentlessly high expectations are helping young people to get great results and be successful.
This book gives educators a view into the kinds of methods to use in the twenty-first century. Higher Education will need to make a transition from what is accepted practice today, to what will become successful methods in the near future. The new emphasis places the student in the center of the educational process.
This book gives educators a view into the kinds of methods to use in the twenty-first century. Higher Education will need to make a transition from what is accepted practice today, to what will become successful methods in the near future. The new emphasis places the student in the center of the educational process.
Why young people are succeeding on their own terms and what schools can do to avoid being left behind
A wide-reaching, engaging enquiry into the things that young people actually need from their education.
Young people need to network effectively, manage their finances responsibly, be digitally proficient and be alert to the world around them. If school does not respond quickly, then today's youth will no ......
This book helps the reader find that correct balance of authority across the governance groups by empowering all groups within a common framework and understanding.