Unmistakable Impact
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Unmistakable Impact
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Author : Jim Knight
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 2010-11-23
Unmistakable Impact written by Jim Knight and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-23 with Education categories.
A focused approach to school improvement that hits the mark This book simplifies the process for becoming an Impact School through targeted, consistent professional learning that is done with teachers, not to teachers. Award-winning author Jim Knight provides tangible tools for translating staff members’ joy of learning into high-leverage practices that achieve dramatic results. Characteristics of Impact Schools include: A focused, clearly defined improvement plan that takes into account the complexity of teaching and learning relationships A school culture that encourages enrollment in ongoing professional development Alignment of purpose and actions among all staff members
Mapping Comprehensive Units To The Ela Common Core Standards 6 12
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Author : Kathy Tuchman Glass
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 2013-05-09
Mapping Comprehensive Units To The Ela Common Core Standards 6 12 written by Kathy Tuchman Glass and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-09 with Education categories.
Your blueprint for skilled Common Core literacy alignment! Learn to artfully navigate Common Core - or any state/province - standards with concrete, step-by-step instruction from master teacher and curriculum specialist, Kathy Tuchman Glass. Confidently map a unit of study aligned to Common Core’s rigorous, evidence-based writing and reading requirements. Dive into in-depth analyses of informational text with supporting essential questions. Glass walks you through the entire process with manageable chunks that eliminate overwhelm. Chapters include thorough explanations, step-by-step exercises, and detailed templates, assessments, charts, tips, and prompts centered around key CCCS concepts for grades 6–12. Teachers, curriculum committees, grade level teams, and professional development leaders will learn to: Challenge and engage students in all content areas using the CCCS ELA framework Use existing curriculum and materials to design new, CCCS-aligned units of study Identify mandatory CCCS ELA essential understandings for informational text, evidence-based writing and other critical competencies Conduct resource-rich workshops and professional development This all-in-one instructional guide, with a companion website for extra help, improves your professional capacity to create, revise, or critique quality-driven units and lessons aligned to the ELA Common Core. Get this essential blueprint to building high quality 6–12 grade-level curriculum for skilled CCCS literacy-aligned success! "Like them or hate them, the Common Core Standards represent one of the most significant opportunities for improvement schools have faced in decades. This book will be a great help to anyone engaged in the act of translating the Common Core into actual teaching practices." --Jim Knight, Author of High-Impact Instruction
Cultivating Knowledge
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Author : Scott Tunison
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-27
Cultivating Knowledge written by Scott Tunison and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-27 with Education categories.
Over the last decade or two, there has been increasing consensus that academic research, if used judiciously to guide practice, improves both educational policy and pedagogy – ultimately leading to better outcomes for students. Yet, despite this potential, there remains a deep ravine between the body of knowledge built through research – especially at the intersection between specific interventions and improved student achievement – and the actions taken by policy makers, administrators, and classroom teachers in their regular practice. There are myriad reasons for this research-practice divide. Among them is that it is difficult for district-based people to access primary research. Furthermore, multiple waves of well-intentioned research-based but largely unsuccessful school reform efforts have resulted in skepticism among practitioners about research and, at the same time, damaged researchers’ credibility in the field. This book is divided into three broad areas. First, it develops an engaging analysis of the root causes for the research-practice gap in education. Second, it describes the framework developed and used in a public school district by the author to address the root causes and provides evidence of its efficacy to facilitate greater incorporation of research into school- and district-level practice. Through a process the author calls Knowledge Cultivation, the framework uses weekly research summaries for district leaders that are relevant to their “real-time” issues along with suggestions about ways in which the research might be useful. The final section of the book includes the actual research summaries used by the author over a five-year period.
Evaluating Instructional Coaching
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Author : Sharon Thomas
language : en
Publisher: ASCD
Release Date : 2021-10-07
Evaluating Instructional Coaching written by Sharon Thomas and has been published by ASCD this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-07 with Education categories.
A clear and comprehensive guide to evaluating and supporting instructional coaches and coaching programs, including how to recruit, hire, and retain effective coaches. With sound practices in place to evaluate coaching programs, instructional coaches will become better partners, teachers will become better mentors, and students will become better learners. Few evaluation systems are specifically geared toward coaching roles. Ensuring that school districts have accurate information about both coaches and coaching programs is crucial to guide improvement in supporting classrooms, as well as in ensuring accountability. With sound evaluation processes in place, districts can effectively evaluate instructional coaches and coaching programs and use data to set goals. Advance Praise for Evaluating Instructional Coaching: It has arrived! The ICG team has pulled through again with a much-needed guide, providing a thorough process from how to hire, evaluate, support, and retain instructional coaches. This book will empower school leaders to be partners with instructional coaches by providing meaningful evaluation tools and effective coaching programs. Readers will walk away with ideas on how to help coaches grow to best serve students and teachers in their schools. Thank you, ICG. We needed your research, knowledge, and most of all your humble approach on how best to support coaches and coaching programs! —Kelly Jacobs, District Instructional Coaching Coordinator, Lansing (Mich.) School District Instructional coaches devote their time to growing teachers. One way to support instructional coaches in their professional growth is to ensure an effective evaluation system is in place for them. This book gives leaders several things to consider as they define the coach's role, hire candidates, and put an evaluation process in place. —Michelle Lis, Coordinator, Instructional Coaching, Fairfax County (Va.) Public Schools A joint publication of ASCD and One Fine Bird Press.
Letters From Camp Wilderness
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Author : Ellen Swanson-Szudajski
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2002-10-16
Letters From Camp Wilderness written by Ellen Swanson-Szudajski and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-16 with Fiction categories.
In a world no longer simple with clear enemies and ready strategies to protect oneself, the aging warriors from the Vietnam era are forced to once again fight for their lives. This time, it's not against a peasant force in the steamy jungles of Vietnam defending their homeland. This time they find themselves under attack in the forests of their own homeland by a fanatical force of Jihadists dedicated to the destruction of America itself. In addition o being vastly outnumbered and aging, the Americans have a unique disadvantage: they are all amputees. The only advantage that the Americans have is now it's their homeland that they are defending. To the end, it's not clear whether or not that and the few friendlies that are able to be recruited to the cause will be enough to prevail over their adversaries. The Vietnam Vets Amputee Group is both inspirational and an ode to those brave soldiers that fought not so long ago. They finally might be accorded the respect that they deserve, perhaps posthumously, from a changed and grateful nation.
Focus On Teaching
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Author : Jim Knight
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 2014-03-20
Focus On Teaching written by Jim Knight and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-20 with Education categories.
"Video will completely change the way we do professional learning." --Jim Knight To improve our teaching methods, we must understand what our current teaching methods are. And this is impossible to do this based only on our own perceptions or even feedback from observers. A classroom is a dynamic environment and there is always a lot going on that can be missed in the moment. The solution, according to renowned professional development expert Jim Knight, is video. In Focus on Teaching, Knight turns to the vast and disruptive potential of video recording to reach new levels of excellence in schools. This book builds on Knight's prior bestsellers to show how every classroom can easily benefit from setting up a camera and hitting "record". The book includes Strategies that teachers, instructional coaches, teams, and administrators can use to get the most out of using video Tips for ensuring that video recordings are used in accordance with ethical standards and teacher/student comfort levels Protocols, data gathering forms, and many other tools to get the most out of watching video With Jim Knight's expertise and the latest in video technology, positive change in your classroom will be immediate and long-lasting. "This book provides a blueprint for any school or district to continuously enhance the instructional prowess of teachers. Concepts like 'video-enhanced professional development' are revolutionary in their intent, yet consummately simple, clear, and practical." --Robert J. Marzano, CEO Marzano Research Laboratory "While many advocate for using video to improve teaching and learning, Jim Knight combines the rationale and strategies that compel us to take action." --Stephanie Hirsch, Executive Director Learning Forward Join Jim Knight and other experts at the 2014 Instructional Coaching Conference to explore how whole school reform is enhanced when principals, teachers, and coaches use collaborative planning and effective Instructional Coaching techniques to improve student learning.
Atlantis Ragnarok Fire In The Sky
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Author : Riddick Dawson
language : en
Publisher: BOAZ MYSTERIES
Release Date : 2025-10-08
Atlantis Ragnarok Fire In The Sky written by Riddick Dawson and has been published by BOAZ MYSTERIES this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-10-08 with History categories.
In Atlantis Ragnarok, the calm mask of Earth's history is stripped away to reveal the chaos beneath. From the great ice sheets of the Pleistocene to the shattered gravels of forgotten continents, this work revisits the nineteenth-century debate between gradualism and catastrophe through modern eyes. Ignatius Donnelly's once-ridiculed vision of a world consumed by cosmic fire becomes the entry point for a sweeping investigation of impacts, floods, and mythic memory—a scientific and poetic synthesis that connects geology, archaeology, and ancient storytelling. Across pages of gravel, glass, and flame, the reader journeys from Victorian laboratories to the edges of the solar system, tracing how celestial events have repeatedly rewritten the face of the planet. Drawing on new research in impact stratigraphy, palaeoclimatology, and myth-archaeology, Atlantis Ragnarok shows that the legends of floods and falling stars were not mere metaphors but recollections of real catastrophe. The Norse twilight, the biblical deluge, the Hopi fire-rain—all are woven into one planetary chronicle of destruction and renewal. Combining historical scholarship, modern science, and literary eloquence, this volume restores awe to geology and meaning to myth. Atlantis Ragnarok is both a meditation on humanity's amnesia and a rediscovery of the cosmic forces that shaped our world—a reminder that stability is illusion, and that within every layer of Earth lies the memory of the sky's fire.
The Reflexivity Of Language And Linguistic Inquiry
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Author : Dorthe Duncker
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-11-09
The Reflexivity Of Language And Linguistic Inquiry written by Dorthe Duncker and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-09 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book explores the reflexivity of language both from the perspective of the lay speaker and the linguistic analyst. Linguistic inquiry is conditional upon linguistic reflexivity, but so is language. Without linguistic reflexivity, we would not be able to make sense of everyday linguistic communication, and the idea of a language would not be conceivable. Not even fundamental notions such as words or meaning would exist. Linguistic reflexivity is a feature of the communication process, and it essentially depends on situated participants and time. It is a defining characteristic of the human language but despite its obvious importance, it is not very well understood theoretically, and it is strangely under-researched empirically. Throughout history and in modern linguistics, it has mostly either been taken for granted, misconstrued, or ignored. Only integrational linguistics fully recognizes its specifically linguistic implications. However, integrational linguistics does not provide the necessary methodological basis for investigating linguistic phenomena empirically. This catch-22 situation means that the goal of the book is twofold: one part is to explore the reflexivity of language theoretically, and the other part is to propose an applied integrational linguistics and to implement this proposal in practice.
The War Within The Union High Command
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Author : Thomas Joseph Goss
language : en
Publisher: Modern War Studies
Release Date : 2003
The War Within The Union High Command written by Thomas Joseph Goss and has been published by Modern War Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
As this book reveals, professional generals viewed the war as a military problem requiring battlefield solutions, while appointees (and President Lincoln) focused more emphatically on the broader political contours of the struggle. The resulting friction often eroded Northern morale and damaged the North's war effort. Goss challenges the traditional idea that success was measured only on the battlefield by demonstrating significant links between military success and the achievement of the Union's political objectives. Examining commanders like Benjamin Butler, Nathaniel Banks, John McClernand, John Fremont, and Franz Sigel, Goss shows how many filled vital functions by raising troops, boosting homefront morale, securing national support for the war--and sometimes even achieving significant success on the battlefield.
Rediscovering The Democratic Purposes Of Education
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Author : Lorraine McDonnell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Rediscovering The Democratic Purposes Of Education written by Lorraine McDonnell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Education categories.
Why do America's public schools seem unable to meet today's social challenges? As competing interest groups vie over issues like funding and curricula, we seem to have lost sight of the democratic purposes originally intended for public education. Public schools were envisioned by the Founders as democratically run institutions for instilling civic values, but today's education system seems more concerned with producing good employees than good citizens. Meanwhile, our country's diversity has eroded consensus about citizenship, and the professionalization of educators has diminished public involvement in schools. This volume seeks to demonstrate that the democratic purposes of education are not outmoded ideas but can continue to be driving forces in public education. Nine original articles by some of today's leading education theorists cut a broad swath across the political spectrum to examine how those democratic purposes might be redefined and revived. It both establishes the intellectual foundation for revitalizing American schools and offers concrete ideas for how the educational process can be made more democratic. The authors make a case for better empirical research about the politics of education in order to both reconnect schools to their communities and help educators instill citizenship. An initial series of articles reexamines the original premise of American education as articulated by important thinkers like Jefferson and Dewey. A second group identifies flaws in how schools are currently governed and offers models for change. A final section analyzes the value conflicts posed by the twin strands of democratic socialization and governance, and their implications for education policy. Spanning philosophy, history, sociology, and political science, this book brings together the best current thinking about the specifics of education policy—vouchers, charter schools, national testing—and about the role of deliberation in a democracy. It offers a cogent alternative to the exchange paradigm and shows how much more needs to be understood about an issue so vital to America's future.