Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance

by Alvy, Harvey
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ISBN: 9781416624134
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Overview

In this indispensable book for K-12 leaders, Harvey Alvy offers a thoughtful roadmap and guidance to help educators select, implement, and assess school- or districtwide initiatives that actually work. The book is filled with a wealth of resources--action checklists, principles to guide educators, and in-depth questions and protocols--for engaging in collaborative professional development activities that strengthen teaching and learning practices and improve student achievement.

Alvy discusses in detail the six "red flags" that educators confront daily and a set of countervailing strategies (six practical guidelines) to pursue meaningful reforms, initiatives, and innovations:

Red Flags

  • The Narrative Trap
  • Overpromising and Overloading
  • Minimizing the Enormous Difficulty of Implementation
  • Eyes off the Prize
  • Historical Amnesia
  • The Business "Solution"

Guidelines

  • Building a Collaborative Learning Community
  • Effectively Using Human, Fiscal, and Material Resources
  • Respecting the Change Process
  • Sustaining a Coherent School Mission and Vision
  • Embracing Timeless and Eclectic Teaching Practices
  • Championing and Empowering the Underserved

Selecting and implementing reforms, initiatives, and practices wisely is key if we truly want the best for our students--and skipping the necessary planning and forethought can be catastrophic. Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance is the book every educator needs to ensure the former and prevent the latter. The time to address these challenges is now.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Alvy, Harvey
  • ISBN: 9781416624134
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.50
  • Number Of Pages: 220
  • Publication Year: 2017

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