Creating and sustaining small learni...
Sammon, Grace M.

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  • Creating and sustaining small learning communities : = strategies and tools for transforming high schools /
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    Title/Author: Creating and sustaining small learning communities :/ Grace Sammon.
    Reminder of title: strategies and tools for transforming high schools /
    remainder title: Small learning communities
    Author: Sammon, Grace M.
    Published: Thousand Oaks, CA :Corwin Press, : c2008.,
    Description: xvii, 227 p. :ill. ;29 cm. +1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
    [NT 15003449]: The journey begins -- Background -- The mandate for school reform -- Benefits of SLC -- Who makes it happen? The practitioner's role -- Key elements of effective redesign efforts -- Looking at design options -- At a glance: summing it up and next steps -- Formation, study and awareness: the sum of the parts -- Understanding the process of change -- What do we want a graduate to look like? -- What does the ideal teacher look like? -- Are we producing that now? The data discussion begins -- What "real" might look like -- Building a "commitment framework": Agreements needed for success -- Building your local definition: establishing structures -- At a glance: summing it up and next steps -- Leading an improvement process: changes in practice are inevitable -- Creating a theory of change -- Where to begin with building capacity -- Establish relationships -- At a glance: summing it up and next steps -- The plan's the thing: establishing structures -- Initiative alignment and partnership audit -- Creating working teams -- The punch list: 100+ things for teams to think about and work through -- How much will SLC implementation cost? -- Reality check: strengths and deficit mapping -- The planning stage -- The ninth grade experience -- How fast do we have to go? -- At a glance: summing it up and next steps -- Establishing SLC teams: developing the mission, culture and schedule -- Creating teams -- Creating specific SLC teams -- Building the team -- The team sets the agenda -- Mission -- Commitment to students and families -- Scheduling -- School practices -- At a glance: summing it up and next steps -- Curriculum for college and careers -- Curriculum defined -- Understanding and addressing academic and industry skills standards -- From goals 2000 to SCANS: what work requires of schools -- Knowledge, skills and abilities -- Identifying and honing the SLC curriculum: pathways, courses and integration -- "Quick wins" curriculum tools -- At a glance: summing it up and next
    [NT 15003449]: steps -- Professional practice -- Moving into data-driven discussions -- A culture of literacy -- Data, data everywhere -- Use of time -- Professional development -- Will this impact student achievement? -- Pulling the pieces together -- At a glance: summing it up and next steps -- Powerful partnerships -- Partnership defined -- Partnership possibilities -- Business basics -- Key ingredients in creating and sustaining partnerships -- Structures and strategies -- Work-based learning -- The "why" of employability skills -- The "when" of employability skills -- Developing work-based experiences -- At a glance: summing it up and next steps -- The student experience: making it personal -- School-based structures -- Personalizing the learning experience -- service learning / community service -- The senior experience -- Student voice -- More about work-based learning: brief, perform, and debrief everything -- A word about placements -- Job shadowing -- Mentorships -- At a glance: summing it up and next steps -- Sustaining: the experts are amongst us -- Revisiting the practitioner's role -- What will it take to succeed? -- What does success and sustainability look like? -- Taking stock: study process and the peer review -- Study tools to get you started -- At a glance: summing it up and next steps -- The journey continues -- Resources -- References.
    Subject: School improvement programs. -
    Online resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102762.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102762.html
    Online resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2006102762-b.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2006102762-b.html
    Online resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2006102762-d.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2006102762-d.html
    ISBN: 1412937892$b(hbk.)
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