Full Description
Deliver real change and real results for your schoolThis book focuses directly on what promotes delivery. It provides the practical tools and implementation guide for re-invigorating your school. Set against a solid blend of international research and international best practice, the narrative is carried by voices from schools that are currently delivering across six countries. They tell it how it is, in lived reality. Every process in the book has been tested and refined under the heat of practice, addressing the current realities in education. The book provides a carefully selected repertoire of skills, models, and processes that:deliver results for children, teachers, school leaders, families and their communitiesbuild trust through ensuring every voice is heard and respecteddevelop a strong culture of leadership and alignment, while recognizing and embracing the complexities of school changeaddress the frustrations currently felt by teachers in a positive, productive waySchools That Deliver fills the gap between intention and delivery. The book respects your voice, and your ability to create your own ways of delivering while remaining loyal to the unique personality of your school. When a school community delivers together what really matters for their children, they feel the true joy of education, that splendid feeling of professional satisfaction and achievement that we all deserve.
Contents
Foreword by Arthur L. CostaAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroductionVoicesOur Learning JourneyOur WordingChapter 1. The Hidden Power of AlignmentAll of Us Have a Stake in ThisThe Core of ChangeThat May Work for Individuals, But How About Teams?Alignment in Schools and in LifeExplanatory Power: Two ModelsCollaboration and ChallengeAlignment Versus AgreementWhen Voices Are Heard That Are Usually StilledIntroduction to Shared VisioningShared Vision Creation ProcessA Year of "Preparation for Action"Designing the Long-Term School Development PlanIdentification of Core ValuesOur Shared Vision as an Alignment ToolSummaryChapter 2. The Real WorkFresh EyesWhat Is Our "Return on Investment" in Schools?The Basis for the CurriculumOur Life Lessons About the Real Work of SchoolsSo, What Do You Think Is Your Real Work?Who Knows the Real Work? Social ConstructivismStaying Honest to the Real Work: Evidence-Based Decision MakingSummaryChapter 3. LeadershipLeadership as Disposition or Position?Leading Versus ManagingThe Eight Leadership ChallengesThe Joy of LeadershipSummaryChapter 4. Authentic ActionAction Is What MattersThe Knowledge Base for ActionOpenness to Learning and Confidence to LearnCredibility and Credibility KillersThe High-Leverage Drivers of Authentic ActionWhat Does Whole School Accountability Look Like?SummaryChapter 5. Core Values and CultureDoes Your School Live by Your Core Values?A Culture of OwnershipA Culture of InclusionA Culture of CaringA Culture of TrustA Culture of QuestioningA Culture of CoachingA Strong Adult Professional CultureA Culture of InnovationA Culture of SymbolsA Culture of StoryA Culture of CelebratingLearning JourneysSummaryChapter 6. Schools Are Part of the CommunityBalancing Life's ComplexitiesWorking TogetherFamily: The Parent/Caregiver as LearnerParents as Partners in Their Child's LearningThunderbolts Will Challenge Us AllRelationships With the MediaMutually Productive Activities With the Wider CommunitySummaryAppendicesAppendix 1. Consensus Building: Inquiry Probe ToolsAppendix 2. Sample Shared Visions and Research (Preparation for Action) ThemesAppendix 3. The Long-Term School Development PlanAppendix 4. Sample Personal VisionsReferencesIndex
