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The Gatekeepers is a comprehensive review of many parts of a school system that resist change. For all stakeholders to embrace improvement, they need to know what habits, practices and indifference act as barriers to growth and change. This book reveals insiders insights into what gates exist, how to navigate around them, and why it is important to risk new ways of doing school.
List of contents
Table of Contents
Introduction: Gatekeepers Beware: A Whole New World Awaits...
Chapter 1: Rapid Tests
Chapter 2: "Assessment as Expression of Core Values", Guest Writer: Rick Wormeli
Chapter 3: Shields Down
Chapter 4: "Partnering With Students to Personalize Learning", Guest Writers: Bena Kallick & Allison Zmuda
Chapter 5: Hiding Places
Chapter 6: "It's Not Just About Student Engagement." Guest Writer: Ted Spear
Chapter 7: Time Out
Chapter 8: "Time is a Precious Commodity." Guest Writer: Emily Walton-Doris
Chapter 9: Search Party
Chapter 10: "Don't you trust their students?" Guest Writer: Michael Lawrence
Chapter 11: A Show of Force
Chapter 12: "Team over Faculty" Guest Writer: Luke Coles
Chapter 13: Growing Gains
Chapter 14: "Making Professional Learning Visible", Guest Writer: Tanisha Nugent Chang
Chapter 15: To Lead - or Manage, that is a question?
Chapter 16: "Leadership in Designing a New School" Guest Writer: John Neretlis
Chapter 17: Political Correctness
Chapter 18: "We Censor Ourselves." Guest Writer: Douglas Reeves
Chapter 19: Higher Education
Chapter 20: "Post Secondary Education: The Presence of Invisible Steps and Stairs" Guest Writer: Beverley Freedman
Chapter 21: Five Days in October
Chapter 22: House of Mirrors
Chapter 23: "Saving Students From A Shattered System", Guest Writers: Eldon "Cap" Lee
Chapter 24: The Sausage Machine: Policy Making and School Funding
Conclusion: Further Discussion: Embrace the Storm
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Edited by Barbara J. Smith
