Getting Excited About Data: How to Combine People, Passion, and Proof - Couverture souple

Holcomb, Edie L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 080396739X ISBN 13 : 9780803967397

Editeur : Corwin Press Inc, 1999

Synopsis

This practical `how to′ manual answers the questions: What data and how much should be collected? How should it be analyzed and reported? What should be done with the findings that will improve the next round of results? How do you assure that what gets measured gets done? How do you sustain people′s passion for teaching and learning while devoting time and energy to the more pedantic tasks of generating proof?

The author outlines a process for producing concrete evidence, stresses the importance of enlisting broad stakeholder involvement, and focuses attention on strategically aligning all elements of the organization around the essential mission of maximizing student success.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Edie L. Holcomb is executive director of curriculum and instructional services for Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She has experienced the challenges of improving student achievement from many perspectives:

• From classroom teacher to university professor
• From gifted education coordinator to mainstream teacher of children with multiple disabilities
• From school- and district-level administration to national and international consulting
• From small rural districts to the challenges of urban education

She is highly regarded for her ability to link research and practice on issues related to instructional leadership and school and district change―including standards-based curriculum, instruction, assessment, supervision, and accountability. She has taught at all grade levels, served as a building principal and central office administrator, and assisted districts as an external facilitator for accreditation and implementation of school reform designs. As associate director of the National Center for Effective Schools, she developed a training program for site-based teams and provided technical support for implementation of school improvement efforts throughout the United States and in Canada, Guam, St. Lucia, and Hong Kong. She developed a comprehensive standards-based learning system for the staff and 47,000 students of the Seattle, Washington, city district and has supervised K–12 clusters of schools and evaluated principals.

Her work received the Excellence in Staff Development Award from the Iowa Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development in 1988. In 1990, her study of the needs of beginning principals was recognized by the American Association of School Administrators with the Paul F. Salmon Award for Outstanding Education Leadership Research.

She served as an elected member-at-large on the Leadership Council for ASCD International, played an active role in Washington State’s School Improvement Assistance Program, and contributed to development of the new School System Improvement Resource Guide. Holcomb is the author of four previous books and numerous articles and reviews.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080396739X
• ISBN 13: 9780803967397
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible