This book focuses directly on what promotes delivery. It provides the practical tools and implementation guide for re-invigorating your school. Set against a solid blend of international research and international best practice, the narrative is carried by voices from schools that are currently delivering across six countries. Every process in the book has been tested and refined under the heat of practice, addressing the current realities in education.
This book focuses directly on what promotes delivery. It provides the practical tools and implementation guide for re-invigorating your school. Set against a solid blend of international research and international best practice, the narrative is carried by voices from schools that are currently delivering across six countries. Every process in the book has been tested and refined under the heat of practice, addressing the current realities in education.
John Edwards has always been fascinated with the beauty of the human mind. He began his working life as a research metallurgist. He has worked as a teacher and department head in schools; in state, national and international curriculum development roles; and has written textbooks for schools. Through his extensive university career he has been one of the leading research grant recipients in cognitive science in Australia. John's research began in his own classrooms which led to publications in the areas of the direct teaching of thinking and what are children thinking whilst teachers are teaching. He has explored areas including: how people think; what tests really test; ways to measure the intellectual demand of learning; how to generate successful change in organisations; innovation and creativity; leadership; internally-driven transformation of schools; and creating productive feedback environments. He worked on a major project using Piaget's clinical method to reveal how South-East Asian children develop science and mathematics concepts. John is Managing Director of Edwards Explorations, an Australia-based company concerned with exploring and developing human potential. He has worked inside many leading Australian and international companies, and sporting organizations, to research and deliver powerful cultures of learning. He has dedicated a large part of his life to the work that forms the basis of this book; helping school communities create the schools they know are right for their children. Dr Edwards is one of the few international researchers to turn his research into award-winning practice in education, in business and industry, and in high performance sport.
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Foreword by Arthur L. Costa Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Voices Our Learning Journey Our Wording Chapter 1. The Hidden Power of Alignment All of Us Have a Stake in This The Core of Change That May Work for Individuals, But How About Teams? Alignment in Schools and in Life Explanatory Power: Two Models Collaboration and Challenge Alignment Versus Agreement When Voices Are Heard That Are Usually Stilled Introduction to Shared Visioning Shared Vision Creation Process A Year of "Preparation for Action" Designing the Long-Term School Development Plan Identification of Core Values Our Shared Vision as an Alignment Tool Summary Chapter 2. The Real Work Fresh Eyes What Is Our "Return on Investment" in Schools? The Basis for the Curriculum Our Life Lessons About the Real Work of Schools So, What Do You Think Is Your Real Work? Who Knows the Real Work? Social Constructivism Staying Honest to the Real Work: Evidence-Based Decision Making Summary Chapter 3. Leadership Leadership as Disposition or Position? Leading Versus Managing The Eight Leadership Challenges The Joy of Leadership Summary Chapter 4. Authentic Action Action Is What Matters The Knowledge Base for Action Openness to Learning and Confidence to Learn Credibility and Credibility Killers The High-Leverage Drivers of Authentic Action What Does Whole School Accountability Look Like? Summary Chapter 5. Core Values and Culture Does Your School Live by Your Core Values? A Culture of Ownership A Culture of Inclusion A Culture of Caring A Culture of Trust A Culture of Questioning A Culture of Coaching A Strong Adult Professional Culture A Culture of Innovation A Culture of Symbols A Culture of Story A Culture of Celebrating Learning Journeys Summary Chapter 6. Schools Are Part of the Community Balancing Life's Complexities Working Together Family: The Parent/Caregiver as Learner Parents as Partners in Their Child's Learning Thunderbolts Will Challenge Us All Relationships With the Media Mutually Productive Activities With the Wider Community Summary Appendices Appendix 1. Consensus Building: Inquiry Probe Tools Appendix 2. Sample Shared Visions and Research (Preparation for Action) Themes Appendix 3. The Long-Term School Development Plan Appendix 4. Sample Personal Visions References Index
Foreword by Arthur L. Costa Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Voices Our Learning Journey Our Wording Chapter 1. The Hidden Power of Alignment All of Us Have a Stake in This The Core of Change That May Work for Individuals, But How About Teams? Alignment in Schools and in Life Explanatory Power: Two Models Collaboration and Challenge Alignment Versus Agreement When Voices Are Heard That Are Usually Stilled Introduction to Shared Visioning Shared Vision Creation Process A Year of "Preparation for Action" Designing the Long-Term School Development Plan Identification of Core Values Our Shared Vision as an Alignment Tool Summary Chapter 2. The Real Work Fresh Eyes What Is Our "Return on Investment" in Schools? The Basis for the Curriculum Our Life Lessons About the Real Work of Schools So, What Do You Think Is Your Real Work? Who Knows the Real Work? Social Constructivism Staying Honest to the Real Work: Evidence-Based Decision Making Summary Chapter 3. Leadership Leadership as Disposition or Position? Leading Versus Managing The Eight Leadership Challenges The Joy of Leadership Summary Chapter 4. Authentic Action Action Is What Matters The Knowledge Base for Action Openness to Learning and Confidence to Learn Credibility and Credibility Killers The High-Leverage Drivers of Authentic Action What Does Whole School Accountability Look Like? Summary Chapter 5. Core Values and Culture Does Your School Live by Your Core Values? A Culture of Ownership A Culture of Inclusion A Culture of Caring A Culture of Trust A Culture of Questioning A Culture of Coaching A Strong Adult Professional Culture A Culture of Innovation A Culture of Symbols A Culture of Story A Culture of Celebrating Learning Journeys Summary Chapter 6. Schools Are Part of the Community Balancing Life's Complexities Working Together Family: The Parent/Caregiver as Learner Parents as Partners in Their Child's Learning Thunderbolts Will Challenge Us All Relationships With the Media Mutually Productive Activities With the Wider Community Summary Appendices Appendix 1. Consensus Building: Inquiry Probe Tools Appendix 2. Sample Shared Visions and Research (Preparation for Action) Themes Appendix 3. The Long-Term School Development Plan Appendix 4. Sample Personal Visions References Index
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