The Data Toolkit: Ten Tools for Supporting School Improvement - Brossura

Hess, Robert T.; Robbins, Pamela M.

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ISBN 10: 1412992974 ISBN 13: 9781412992978

Casa editrice: Corwin, 2011

Riassunto

How to accelerate analysis into action

Boost your professional learning community’s ability to translate data into action with this new book from Pam Robbins and Robert T. Hess. The Data Toolkit provides ten easy-to-use tools that don’t require statistical expertise, can be implemented in a timely manner, and facilitate problem-solving at school and district levels. These proven methods help educators:

• Frame the questions
• Drive the conversation
• Engage in productive reflection
• Uncover understandings
• Create a data-driven plan
• Achieve and monitor results

Included are instructions, sample scenarios, reproducibles, and case studies—practical tools that will help your PLC be the best it can be!

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Informazioni sugli autori

Rob Hess is a practicing superintendent with 10 years of experience as a secondary teacher. He has been an administrator at the high school, middle school, and K-8 levels and served in the central office as a Student Achievement Leader. In 2003 he founded Breakthrough Schools, a grass roots network of educators dedicated to helping schools and districts achieve breakthrough school improvement results. He earned his doctorate from the University of Oregon and has taught classes at the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Willamette University, and Lewis & Clark College on the following subjects: teacher leadership, professional development for administrators, priority leadership, school improvement planning, data analysis for school improvement, and research for education. The Data Toolkit is his fourth book. He frequently presents on the topics of: teacher leadership, professional learning communities, school culture, quality school improvement, and teacher/principal evaluation systems. His webpage can be visited at: www.thedatacoach.net, and he can be reached at: robhess1@mac.com

Pam Robbins earned her doctorate in educational administration from the University of California, Berkeley. Currently, she consults with school systems, professional organizations, State Departments of Education, leadership academies, and corporations throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Europe, Asia, and South America. Her presentation topics include professional learning communities, effective teaching, how the brain learns, emotional intelligence, leadership, teaching in the block schedule, peer coaching, school culture, and presentation skills. Pam has served as a teacher, high school basketball coach, administrator, director of special projects and research, and director of training for the North Bay California Leadership Academy. She has lectured at several universities, authored and co-authored books, and developed training materials for several principals’ academies. 

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Corwin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1412992974
• ISBN 13: 9781412992978
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 160
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile