New Directions for Addressing Barriers to Learning
"Offers in-depth understanding for a wide variety of barriers to student learning as well as a learned synthesis of the best thinking about student motivation and healthy development...Adelman and Taylor's book provides a perspective that helps practitioners understand all students who enter the classroom." --Linda Miller, Consultant Iowa Department of Education "As psychologists and support staff we read innumerable journal articles regarding responses to intervention, learning disabilities, differentiated instruction, and the like. The authors here effectively address the total child and offer research-based suggestions on how to help all children." --Sandra Screen, Ph.D., Director Detroit Public Schools, MI Ensure that every school has a comprehensive and adaptable system of learning supports in the classroom and throughout the school! Every teacher knows about barriers to learning and teaching that interfere with student progress and academic achievement. These barriers to learning can hamper a student's ability to participate effectively and benefit fully from classroom instruction and other educational activities. For school improvement efforts to succeed in ways that truly improve student achievement and student test scores, schools must provide students with learning supports in comprehensive, multifaceted, and cohesive ways. This innovative Implementation Guide to Student Learning Supports in the Classroom and Schoolwide by Howard Adelman and Linda Taylor is designed to accompany their new School Leader's Guide to Student Learning Supports. Together, these two handbooks comprise a complete and adaptable system for addressing barriers to learning and teaching. The authors offer specific ideas, procedures, resources, tools, and guides for motivating students, personalizing instruction and curriculum, promoting development, building school and community partnerships, and closing the gap between the learning supports students need and the learning supports they are currently receiving. This unique guide for teachers, counselors, school administrators, and student support staff is based on an unparalleled New Directions for Student Support Initiative endorsed by more than 20 professional associations, including: The American School Counselor Association The American School Health Association The National Association of Pupil Services Administrators The National Association of School Nurses The National Association of School Psychologists The School Social Work Association of America And others!
New Directions for Addressing Barriers to Learning
'Offers in-depth understanding for a wide variety of barriers to student learning as well as a learned synthesis of the best thinking about student motivation and healthy development...Adelman and Taylor's book provides a perspective that helps practitioners understand all students who enter the classroom' - Linda Miller, Consultant, Iowa Department of Education 'As psychologists and support staff we read innumerable journal articles regarding responses to intervention, learning disabilities, differentiated instruction, and the like. The authors here effectively address the total child and offer research-based suggestions on how to help all children' - Sandra Screen, Director, Office of Psychological Services, Detroit, MI Ensure that every school has a comprehensive and adaptable system of learning support in the classroom and throughout the school! Every teacher knows about barriers to learning and teaching that interfere with student progress and academic achievement. These barriers to learning can hamper a student's ability to participate effectively and benefit fully from classroom instruction and other educational activities. For school improvement efforts to succeed in ways that truly improve student achievement, schools must provide students with learning support in a comprehensive, multidimensional and cohesive way. This innovative guide by Howard Adelman and Linda Taylor is designed to accompany their new School Leader's Guide to Student Learning Supports. Together, these two handbooks comprise a complete and adaptable system for addressing barriers to learning and teaching. The authors offer specific ideas, procedures, resources, tools, and guides for motivating students, personalizing instruction and curriculum, promoting development, building school and community partnerships, and closing the gap between the learning supports students need and the learning supports they are currently receiving. This unique guide for teachers, counselors, school administrators, and student support staff is based on an unparalleled New Directions for Student Support Initiative endorsed by more than 20 professional associations, including: The American School Counselors Association The American School Health Association The National Association of Pupil Services Administrators The National Association of School Nurses The National Association of School Psychologists The School Social Work Association of America And others!
A vulnerable and courageous grassroots guide that leads K-12 math teachers through a journey to cultivate a more equitable, inclusive, and cohesive culture of professionalism for themselves.
It may seem obvious, but learning should never be implied or assumed. Learning must be explicit, evaluated and monitored; the impact of teaching on student learning should be visible. But how can we be sure?
Refine the art and craft of instructional coaching. For more than 25 years, Jim Knight and his team at the Instructional Coaching Group have been studying what excellence in instructional coaching looks and sounds like. Their findings-organized around 7 Success Factors for instructional coaches and shared via books, articles, and workshops-have helped many instructional coaches around the world to increase teacher effectiveness and improve outcomes for students. Bringing together for the first time a wealth of resources and practical tools, The IC Toolkit is designed to guide instructional coaches-either individually or, preferably, collectively-through a 36-week journey of practice, reflection, and learning. For instructional coaches who want to improve and leaders who want to set up meaningful learning experiences, the book provides concrete tools-including activities, checklists, case studies, and videos-that you can use every week. Additional features include One-page descriptions of each success factor A needs assessment to gauge your instructional coaching proficiency in the 7 Success Factors Learning paths to guide your use of the resources and enable meaningful exploration of each success factor End-of-chapter reflection questions The IC Toolkit makes it possible for every instructional coach to become highly proficient in the Success Factors. When instructional coaches become highly proficient in their craft, we can see students, teachers, and systems flourish.
How to Lead Change With Clarity, Conviction, and Courage
When we ask schools to change, we are asking human beings to change and this requires special tools and a human-centered approach. This book shows how school leaders can change the heart of the system by enabling the hearts and minds of those who make schools work. It also helps them make sense of challenging change journeys and accelerate implementation as well as understand why resistance is to be expected and how to get through it with this practical framework that includes human-centered tools, resources and mini case studies. Readers will discover three different kinds of change strategies and when to use each one.
This book will be a valuable organizational tool for both new and experienced principals. Optimum planning means more than assessing the past, the truly effective principal must be a visionary and in July his/her focus should be directed toward developing strategic future plans. Beginning with July, the Principal's Calender provides a month-to-month checklist of tasks that if properly addressed, will make the school year run smoothly from opening to end.
'The High Achiever's Guide to Happiness is a very practical book that provides both a strategic framework to understand why high achievers do what they do as well as plenty of real life examples on how to achieve the right work//life balance in your own life. I found this to be a refreshing reminder of what's really important in my own life as well as what I need to do to keep it all in perspective. Highly recommended reading.' -Kip Knight, Vice President, Marketing eBay, Inc. '...a great reference to get people thinking about themselves and their professional happiness. A school leader could use this information with teachers, students, parent groups, and community groups.' -Gwen Gross, Superintendent Manhattan Beach Unified School District, CA 'This book makes a contribution to the entire world. From educators to professionals in any work organizations, all would benefit from putting the practices in this book into their lives.' -Kim Boelkes, Principal Eastview Elementary School, Canton, IL 'The authors got me thinking about my own life purpose, for whom I am living, and my vision. I found the strategies useful and positive!' -Gail Houghton, Chair//Associate Professor Department of Educational Leadership School of Education & Behavorial Studies Azusa Pacific University Do you feel that happiness and fulfillment are still missing even after reaching the high goals you set for yourself? You're not alone. According to research by well-known educator and life coach to Fortune 500 leaders, Vance Caesar, only 8 percent of high achievers feel happy and fulfilled. This simple, straightforward, easy-to-reference guide explores the profile of a high achiever and provides tools throughout for improving one's own leadership style and incorporating more happiness along the way. The authors provide leaders and aspiring leaders with seven keys to gain fulfillment in all areas of life, including one's career: Discovering and articulating your life Purpose Possessing a Vision to set your direction Attitudes and beliefs for finding Meaningful Work Developing Energizing Relationships Creating Peace in your life Reviewing, Renewing, and Recommitting to your purpose Forming the habits of Discipline Filled with personal anecdotes, thought-provoking examples and questions, reflection exercises, and easy-to-implement models, this inspirational resource is a must for those interested in more deeply connecting personal values, vision, and satisfaction to life and work and modeling that connection for others. This is a book you will return to again and again as your personal life coach!
