Join today′s most insightful thinkers as they explore the heart, mind, and soul of educational leadership!
This concise volume offers educational leaders key concepts and strategies for framing discussions about closing the equity gap and ensuring high achievement for all learners. As the first volume in The Soul of Educational Leadership series, this unique collection presents:
- Pedro A. Noguera and Alan M. Blankstein on essential questions and themes
- Delores B. Lindsey and Randall B. Lindsey on culturally proficient equity audits
- Antoinette Mitchell on the knowledge base for teaching diverse learners in big-city schools
- Stephen G. Peters on how to capture, inspire, and teach every learner
- Thomas R. Guskey on rethinking the work of Benjamin S. Bloom
- Karen J. Pittman and Merita Irby on readiness for college, work, and life
- Alan Boyle on helping failing schools to turn around
- Richard Farson on the paradoxes of risk, challenge, failure, and innovation
Pioneering educators and series editors Alan M. Blankstein, Robert W. Cole, and Paul D. Houston offer thought-provoking ideas applicable to all schools, districts, and learning communities and include a complete index for browsing and easy reference.
قائمة المحتويات
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Introduction
1. Terms of Engagement: Where Failure Is Not An Option – Alan M. Blankstein
2. From Vision to Reality: Pedro Noguera Discusses Engaging Every Learner With Alan Blankstein – Pedro A. Noguera, Alan M. Blankstein
3. Culturally Proficient Equity Audits: A Tool for Engaging Every Learner – Delores B. Lindsey, Randall B. Lindsey
4. The Emergence of a Knowledge Base for Teaching Diverse Learners in Big-City Schools: From Practice to Theory to Practice – Antoinette Mitchell
5. Capture, Inspire, Teach!: Reflections on High Expectations for Every Learner – Stephen Peters
6. All Our Children Learning: New Views on the Work of Benjamin S. Bloom – Thomas R. Guskey
7. Engaging Every Learner: Blurring the Lines for Learning to Ensure that All Young People Are Ready for College, Work, and Life – Karen J. Pittman, Merita Irby
8. Compassionate Intervention: Helping Failing Schools to Turn Around – Alan Boyle
9. The Case for Failure: Risk, Innovation, and Engagement – Richard Farson
Index
عن المؤلف
Paul D. Houston has established himself as one of the leading spokespersons for American education through his extensive speaking engagements, published articles, and his regular appearances on national radio and television. Formerly executive director of the American Association of School Administrators from 1994 to 2008, Houston has served as a teacher and building administrator in North Carolina and New Jersey. He has also served as assistant superintendent in Birmingham, Alabama, and as superintendent of schools in Princeton, NJ; Tucson, AZ; and Riverside, CA. Houston has served in an adjunct capacity for the University of North Carolina, Harvard University, Brigham Young University, and Princeton University. He has served as a consultant and speaker throughout the United States and overseas, and he has published more than 100 articles in professional journals.
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