Transforming Schools: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement (Adobe Reader) ebook download Allison, Kuklis, Robert, Kline, Everett Zmuda

Transforming Schools: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement

How can a school become a place where all members of the staff are learning, growing, and working to increase student achievement? The answer lies in systems thinking and a focus on continuous improvement, two concepts that can transform staff development from something that people merely tolerate to something that they actively pursue to create lasting improvements in teaching and learning. Each chapter of Transforming Schools: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement is grounded in a set of operating principles that provide practical guidance to school leaders. The story of a fictional school brings the ideas to life as the characters-a school principal, teachers, and district-level administrators-experience the shifts in thinking that are necessary to transform a school into a competent system. Through their story, the reader gains a clear understanding of the six steps of continuous improvement: 1. Identify core beliefs. 2. Create a shared vision. 3. Use data to determine gaps between the current reality and the shared vision. 4. Identify the innovations that will most likely close the gaps. 5. Develop and implement an action plan. 6. Endorse collective accountability. Thoughtful analysis of the fictional dialogue throughout the book gives readers an understanding of the dynamic nature of change, systems thinking, and continuous improvement. And questions at the end of each chapter help readers apply key concepts to their own schools. Whether your school improvement goals are clearly defined or still in development, Transforming Schools will help you tackle the many challenges of the change process.

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Title of ebook: Transforming Schools: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement
ISBN: 9781416602774
parent-ISBN: 9780871208453
Publisher: ASCD
Internet download file size: 2629 kb
Published: 04-2004
Released online for download: 03-25-2005
Author of eBook: Zmuda, Allison
Author of eBook: Kuklis, Robert
Author of eBook: Kline, Everett

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