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The Courage to Change
Stories from Successful School Reform
- Paul E. Heckman - University of Arizona, USA
- Ana Maria Andrade - Tucson Unified School District
- Suzanne Bishop - Tucson Unified School District
- Marianne Chavez
- Christine B. Confer - Tucson Unified School District
- Laura C. Fahr - Tucson Unified School District
- Delia C. Hakim - Tucson Unified School District
- Linda S. Ketcham - Tucson Unified School District
- Elsa N. Padilla - Tucson Unified School District
- Rebecca Romero - Tucson Unified School District
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School Change, Reform, & Restructuring
School Change, Reform, & Restructuring
January 1996 | 216 pages | Corwin
The progress of a complex educational restructuring project in the US state of Arizona is the focus of this book. The goals of the project included: to improve dramatically student achievement in the core subjects; to develop new assessment and evaluation practices; and to develop teaching strategies, curricula and school structures that meet the needs of poor, minority and bilingual students.
Seymour B Sarason
Foreword
Introduction
Exploring Conditions for Change
Developing Dialogue Sessions
Supporting Colleagues through Team Teaching
Getting Off Track
Teaching in Multiage/Grade Classrooms
Creating Contextualized Curricula
Managing Student Behavior
Developing Creativity through Indigenous Invention
Assessing Student Achievement
Involving Parents in School Reform
Risk Taking in the Role of the Principal
Reflecting on Change and Looking to the Future