Working on the Work: An Action Plan for Teachers, Principals and Superintendents (Jossey Bass Education Series) - Tapa blanda

"...may help boost student achievement..." (Childhood Education, Spring 2003) "I found a wealth of practical suggestions..." (The School Administrator, March 2003) "Working on the Work may help boost student achievement by motivating educators to redesign the pattern of students work..." (Childhood Education, Spring 2003) "Working on the Work provides an instructional model for teachers to use in devising their curricula." (The Indianapolis Star, August 6, 2003)

Is the work you give students engaging-enabling them to learn what they need to learn in order to succeed in the world? Maverick educator Phillip Schlechty believes that the key to improving education is to improve the quality of this student work. He calls this "Working the Work" (WOW), and he's developed a framework that allows educators to put the WOW principles into practice. Beginning with 12 essential components of a WOW school, Schlechty suggests ways to improve the quality of content, organization of knowledge, measurement of achievement, nurturance of creativity, and novelty and variety of tasks. In addition, you'll get: * Practical guidelines for re-designing classroom activity so that more students are highly engaged in schoolwork * Clear and compelling standards for assessing student work You'll also make clear connections between what students are doing and what they are expected to produce as you gain insight into the roles of teachers, principals, and superintendents-and, how they individually and collectively play a part in the WOW process.