Differentiation Is an Expectation

A School Leader's Guide to Building a Culture of Differentiation

AvKimberly Kappler Hewitt,Daniel Weckstein

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Turn your school into a place where every child achieves. This book provides leaders with all that they need to promote differentiation in their schools and districts. Through research and first-hand experience, the authors have identified effective strategies for hiring differentiation-minded staff members, communicating the need for differentiation to all stakeholders, motivating teachers to differentiate, and using differentiated teacher evaluation to effect change. Contents include:First Things First: What is Differentiation?Can Differentiation Work in a High-Need School or District?Change Agents are Knowledgeable Leaders: The Value of a Professional Learning Community.Evaluating Teacher Differentiation and Differentiating Teacher Evaluation.Hiring the Best Teachers for the Job.A valuable resource for principals and other leaders, this book will serve as the go-to-guide to assist you on your journey in embedding differentiation into the culture of your school or district.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-08-09
Mått:178 x 254 x undefined mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138470675

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Dr. Kimberly Kappler Hewitt has served since 2005 as director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment for Oakwood City School District in Ohio. Previously, she served as an elementary school principal and district instructional specialist in Norwood, Ohio, an urban Appalachian community near Cincinnati. Prior to that, she taught middle and high school students in Gwinnett County, Georgia. She earned her PhD in educational leadership at Miami University of Ohio and her MEd from Vanderbilt University. She has presented at a number of state and national conferences. Kim currently serves as president of OhioASCD. She has been selected as a 2010 Emerging Leader by ASCD. She was also recognized as a 2001 Atlanta Journal/Constitution Georgia Honor Teacher. Daniel K. Weckstein has served as principal of Oakwood Junior High School since 2007. He served for seven years as assistant principal of Hopewell Junior School in Lakota Local Schools, a very large suburban district near Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to his service in junior high school administration, Dan taught at the junior high level for five years. In addition to having the opportunity to present at multiple national conferences, Dan was honored as an ASCD Scholar at the 2010 ASCD annual conference. He earned his bachelor&'s degree from Indiana University and his master's degree from Xavier University. Dan lives in Oakwood with his wife, Kellie, and their children, Collin and Casey.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Introduction: Why Would You Read This Book?; Chapter 2 Foundations of Change: District, School, and Teacher Goals; Chapter 3 Change Agents Are Knowledgeable Leaders: The Value of a Professional Learning Community; Chapter 4 Beckoning: “;Light” Strategies; Chapter 5 Pushing: “;Fire” Strategies; Chapter 6 Assessment, Instruction, Materials, and Technology: Tools to Support Differentiation; Chapter 7 Communicate! Communicate! And Then Communicate Some More!; Chapter 8 Staffing; Chapter 9 Jungle to Greenhouse;