<p>The Self-Organizing School shows what it takes to sustain and scale technology-driven school reform. This book captures the scope and the process from theory to practice and includes essential understandings for anyone interested in large-scale change in education.</p>

- Angus King, United States Senator and former Governor of Maine,

<p>The Self-Organizing School places technology where it belongs in school reform—at the heart of what students and teachers do in the classroom every day. I highly recommend it to everyone interested in school change and the role technology can play in making educational reform deep, meaningful, and sustainable. </p>

- Mark Weston, PhD, former Global Education Strategist at Dell Inc. and Director of Strategic Initiatives Group at Apple Inc.,

<p>The Self-Organizing School is unique providing a comprehensive research-driven approach to site-based school reform that successfully melds the theoretical and the practical. Bain understands the realities and challenges from a leadership perspective and embeds his study in real-world examples drawn from a longitudinal school reform process. The Self-Organizing School is a must for all school leaders committed to effecting real, transformational change in today’s demanding educational context.</p>

- Simon Gipson, principal, St. Michael's Grammar School, Melbourne, Australia, Chair of School Council Trinity Grammar School and Senior Education Associate, Hutton Consulting,

The Self-Organizing School provides ground-breaking insights and guidance about how schools can fulfill their aspirations for quality and productivity in learning and teaching. The book describes a comprehensive decade long school design process and effort that improves teaching quality and student outcomes. The practical guidance and examples employed throughout the book are supported by one of the most extensive longitudinal studies of a school reform process, including data from over 1600 classroom observations, 12,000 student evaluations and research studies of school change, technology use, student achievement, collaboration, and teacher effectiveness.
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A practical account of the current state-of-the art in school reform and improvement.
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 – A Reset for School Reform and ImprovementChapter 2 – TheoryChapter 3 – Simple Rules: Committing to QualityChapter 4 – Embedded DesignChapter 5 – Emergent FeedbackChapter 6 – Similarity at Scale: Students in the SOSChapter 7 – Dispersed Control Through CollaborationChapter 8 – Educational Technology for Reform and ImprovementChapter 9 – Organizational Design, Leadership, and AgencyChapter 10 – Implementation: The Harsh Realities of Getting to ScaleChapter 11 – Takeaways and ConclusionsReferences
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The Self-Organizing School shows what it takes to sustain and scale technology-driven school reform. This book captures the scope and the process from theory to practice and includes essential understandings for anyone interested in large-scale change in education.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781475862713
Publisert
2022-07-22
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
485 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
234

Forfatter

Biographical note

Alan Bain is associate professor of inclusive education at Charles Sturt University, Australia and an international consultant to schools, education systems and industry on technology integration and school reform and improvement.