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Ron Nash, Kathleen Hwang - Collaborative School Leadership

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Ron Nash, Kathleen Hwang

Collaborative School Leadership

2012

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CHAPTER 7: BUILDING CAPACITY AND SUSTAINING IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS S. 87-98

„… INVOLVED IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTDynamic continuous-improvement efforts can succeed at the building level …” „… improvement is composed of actions that are goal-based and values-driven.BEYOND THE PLANNINGThe main question …” „… after the development of a school improvement plan (SIP) is, “So what?” Brainstorming on the part of …”

Preface

„… . Improvement—and learning, for that matter—begins with the asking of questions. Those questions can be directed at …” „… Sustaining Improvement Efforts 87Epilogue 99Appendix A Sample Lesson Plans with Administrative Look-Fors 103 …” „… continuous-improvement journey. Students benefit enormously when they are lucky enough to find teachers—and …”

INDEX S. 143-148

„… ; continuous-improvement process influencing, 97; instruction focused on by, 12; principal influencing, 1, 11–12; at …” „… , 119, 124; continuous-improvement process influenced by, 1–2; problems and, 61–62; SIP supported by …” „… focusing on, 103continuous-improvement plan, 2, 81; district-imposed, 88; principals influencing, 4, 97 …”

CHAPTER 2: INDEPENDENT AND INTERDEPENDENT REFLECTIONS AND DECISIONS S. 13-28

„… part of this new culture of improvement.BUILDING TRUSTWhen new building-administrator appointments are …” „… name of improvement.“Goals,” according to Conzemius and O’Neill (2002), “provide direction, define …” „… on the continuous-improvement highway. Nothing is more disconcerting to classroom teachers than to …”

CHAPTER 1: INTENTIONAL LEADERSHIP WITH AN INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS S. 1-12

„… that all improvement-related and reflective dialogue, individual or collaborative decisions, classroom …” „… improvement.ANSWERING QUESTIONS WITH QUESTIONSGreat principals do not serve as the “answer person” in the schoolhouse …” „… the building.The continuous-improvement journey, once begun, will not be easy, nor will it be quick …”

CHAPTER 6: HARNESSING THE POWER OF FORMATIVE SUPPORT S. 73-86

„… improvement—for students and employees alike.THE FEEDBACK IMPERATIVEWhen working in continuous-improvement mode …” „… and teacher assistant in the building. Principals can see to the formation of process-improvement …” „… teams dedicated to continuous improvement regarding everything from customer service to a …”

CHAPTER 4: FOCUSED AND DIFFERENTIATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT S. 45-58

„… FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTContinuous improvement is a never-ending journey that starts from a baseline …” „… large-sized binders that contain the master plans for improvement from years gone by. Ask them about the …” „… classrooms—with the SIP as a guide. Finally, and this is the most powerful post-workshop improvement component …”

CHAPTER 5: IDENTIFYING AND REMOVING BARRIERS S. 59-72

„… everyone. A princi-pal new to the building may find barriers to continuous improvement already in place …” „… and classroom tardiness—all these can work to slow or stop improvement efforts in other areas.SUMMER …” „… formation of process-improvement teams is the right thing to do in the name of progress, but in cases where …”

APPENDIX E: ONE SIP JOURNEY S. 135-138

„… , listen carefully, and finally decide the entire continuous-improvement system needs an overhaul. The …” „… schools where continuous improvement is a collaborative effort, teachers and support staff are …” „… principal. Her continuous-improvement journey at Sanders Corner has been seven years in the making, and no …”

EPILOGUE S. 99-102

„… stop, reflect, and make adjustments in her continuous-improvement journey.Sara stayed for the entire …” „… working hard to let everyone know that in the continuous-improvement business, frequent and formative …” „… , common assessments, and other im-portant continuous-improvement pieces worthy of a good deal of …”

REFERENCES S. 139-142

„… . Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.Blase, J., Blase, J., and Phillips, D. (2010). Handbook of school improvement …” „… ReferencesDavidovich, R., Nikolay, P., Laugerman, B., and Commodore, C. (2010). Beyond school improve-ment: The journey …” „… power of reflection: Continuous school improvement from the front office to the classroom. Thousand Oaks …”

APPENDIX D: OBSERVATION-RELATED FORMS S. 129-134

„… 129In any continuous-improvement journey, feedback and reflection are indispensable components. We …” „… improvement goals. The third form is a Sample Observation Report that would serve, along with the teacher’s …” „… should provide a valuable focus for instruction and the continuous-improvement process.130 Appendix …”

CHAPTER 3: EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION S. 29-44

„… continuous-improvement highway. The culture of the classroom (and the culture of the building) will go a long way toward …” „… school each day. The students who took part in this program showed “a 17 percent improvement in reading …” „… and compre-hension, compared with a 10.7 percent improvement among the other literacy students who …”

APPENDIX A: SAMPLE LESSON PLANS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LOOK-FORS S. 103-118

„… serve building administrators well as they work with teachers in a formative, continuous-improvement …” „… continuous-improvement process for everyone in the room.The Procedure portion of each lesson is written in present tense …”

APPENDIX C: SAMPLE CHECKLISTS AND RUBRICS S. 123-128

„… teachers proceed in the continuous-improvement process on the same sheet of music—a high-quality checklist …”

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Aline Bartenstein - The Concept of Solidarity

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Aline Bartenstein

The Concept of Solidarity

Series: Studies on the European Union

Volume 18 2021

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4. Solidarity in secondary law: only cosmetic improvements? S. 154-250

„… Solidarity in secondary law: only cosmetic improvements? In the following chapter, I will elaborate …” „… solidarity. 4. Solidarity in secondary law: only cosmetic improvements? 155 Case 1: SoS – solidarity in case …” „… has promoted the idea 4.1. 4. Solidarity in secondary law: only cosmetic improvements? 156 of …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-16

„… 3.2.4. 152 Solidarity in secondary law: only cosmetic improvements?4. 154 Case 1: SoS – solidarity in …”

1. Introduction: European solidarity – a chameleonic term S. 17-31

„… (institutionalised solidarity) or if they are only cosmetic improvements (declarative solidarity). The concept of …”

3. The principle of solidarity as political commitment and legal norm S. 118-153

„… meeting of March 2009. One point concerned the improvement of solidarity: „which priority measures should …”

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Gerard Giordano - Common Sense Questions about School Administration

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Gerard Giordano

Common Sense Questions about School Administration

2015

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Preface

„… ADMINISTRATIONThe Answers Can Provide Essential Steps to ImprovementGerard GiordanoROWMAN & LITTLEFIELDLanham …” „… to Improvement (2014)Capping Costs: Putting a Price Tag on School Reform (2012)Teachers Go to Rehab …” „… provide essential steps to improvement / Gerard Giordano. pages cm Includes bibliographical …”

REFERENCES S. 127-152

„… essential steps to improvement. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.Girdner, R. (2012, May 21). Florida Virtual …” „… .). (1998). School effectiveness for whom? Challenges to the school effectiveness and school improvement …” „… from http://www.greatschools.org/improvement/quality-teaching/5 …”

CHAPTER 1. DO QUESTIONS ALWAYS REQUIRE ANSWERS? S. 1-14

„… Improvement Movements (Slee, Weiner, & Tomlinson, 1998).When union proponents used hypophoric questions, they …”

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