http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/improvement?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "improvement" on Netvouz http://www.keysonline.org/guide/intro_overview.htm KEYS is a comprehensive, school-based assessment and improvement system designed to provide education employees, parents, members of the community—all education stakeholders —with information useful for improving teaching and learning. School communities that embark on this initiative begin with a prescribed survey, a diagnostic instrument that provides objective data on 42 indicators of school quality that define high performing schools. The indicators are clustered into six integrated keys. Administrators > Indicators of Effective Learning & Teacher Assessment jgordon Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:48:43 GMT http://shop.ascd.org/productdisplay.cfm?categoryid=books&productid=101041 Perfect for self-help or school study groups, this handbook makes it much easier to apply the teaching practices from the ASCD best-seller Classroom Instruction That Works. The authors guide you through the nine categories of instructional strategies that maximize student learning and provide everything you need to quickly use the strategies in your classroom, Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:03:09 GMT http://www.centerii.org/# This site provides research and resources related to school improvement. it includes information, tools, and training for states, schools and districts. Rec. by John Hilliard Administrators > Indicators of Effective Learning & Teacher Assessment jgordon Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:05:11 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=343&r=sb070920sr3 Diane Sweeney, currently a literacy specialist with the Public Education & Business Coalition, tells the story of how the inner-city public school in Denver where she was a teacher and literacy coach used learner-centered professional development to achieve outstanding gains in teacher knowledge and effectiveness. Administrators > Staff Development jgordon Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:14:29 GMT