School Improvement
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Model PLC at Work® District Catoosa County Public Schools, Georgia Read the district’s success story on page 54.
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Leveraging the Impact of Culture and Climate
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Deep, Significant, and Lasting Change in Classrooms and Schools By Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker Together, culture and climate can make or break school improvement efforts. Authors Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker help educators understand how to leverage culture and climate to drive deep and lasting change. Learn how to assess current culture, address climate issues, combat challenges, and work toward a collaborative school community dedicated to achieving high levels of learning for all.
• Understand the commonalities and differences between school climate and school culture. • Identify the characteristics of specific types of classroom cultures for self-assessment and improvement in creating a positive classroom climate. • Learn how to assess the values and beliefs of educators at the classroom and school levels. 22GCTG-S2A–BKG040 $31.95 USD | $42.00 CAD ISBN 978-1-952812-89-7 152 pages
Small Changes, Big Impact Ten Strategies to Promote Student Efficacy and Lifelong Learning By Anthony R. Reibel and Matt Thede Discover a pathway to improvement that is simple and field tested. Designed as a practical guide to school reform, this resource outlines a series of ten small-scale changes powerful enough to make a lasting impact in schools and districts. Within each chapter, you will find easy-to-implement strategies for strengthening culture, building relationships, and promoting student growth at every grade level.
• Understand how to redefine student success as efficacy and ownership of learning. • Gain research-based instructional strategies and teaching methods for creating studentcentered mission statements that promote student success, self-reliance, and socialemotional learning (SEL). • Explore how to use performance-based assessments as a process for learning. 22GCTG-S2A–BKF921 $31.95 USD | $42.00 CAD ISBN 978-1-949539-29-5 152 pages
