Writing the Playbook - Couverture souple

King, Kelley E.

 
9781452242989: Writing the Playbook

Synopsis

Your game plan for getting boys on the path to higher achievement

As a school leader, Kelley King has walked the talk: she successfully led her own staff to close the achievement gap between boys and girls in reading and writing in just one year. In this book, readers get King's step-by-step, research-based leadership plan for jump-starting boys' achievement. King shares:

  • Critical insight into the brain-based differences between boys and girls
  • First-hand leadership and classroom experiences to provide educators with a blueprint for creating schools where boys (and girls!) thrive
  • Ready-to-use activities and resources for leading a successful gap-closing initiative

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À propos de l?auteur

Kelley King, the author, has spent 25 years in public education at the elementary, middle and high school levels. She has worked in regular education, special education and gifted education and, for the past 13 years, has served as a school principal. Due to her extensive experience working in schools, Kelley knows what it is like to walk in the readers′ shoes and can address readers in an informed and credible manner. Through her affiliation with the Gurian Institute, Kelley has been equipping PreK-12 teachers with the brain science and instructional strategies for the past six years. During this time, Kelley has accumulated many wonderful stories and examples that are just as heartwarming and inspiring as they are transformative.

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