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Informationen zum Autor Ken Jones is an associate professor and director of teacher education at the University of Southern Maine. He has been a middle school teacher, professional development coordinator, district mathematics supervisor, and director of a school-university partnership. Throughout his educational career, he has focused on authentic learning, teacher development, and systemic school reform and renewal. Klappentext This book encourages readers to step out of the box of the current approach to school accountability and shows examples of using multiple methods for assessing student learning, cultivating and sustaining the professional knowledge and skills of teachers, engaging the community in meaningful and empowered decision-making, organizing schools for greater performance, and conducting self-studies and external visitations for monitoring and fostering high quality schooling within the local context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Introduction: Raising Schools Chapter 3 A New Model for School Accountability Chapter 4 Connecting High-Quality Local Assessment to Teacher Leadership Chapter 5 Opportunities to Learn: Beyond Access to Engagement Chapter 6 Teacher Quality and the Teaching Profession: New Messages, New Messengers Chapter 7 School Capacity: Organizing for High Standards and Continuous Learning Chapter 8 Bottom-Up Accountability: An Urban Perspective Chapter 9 The Accreditation Process: An Inside/Outside School Quality Review System Chapter 10 A Local Accountability System in Progress Chapter 11 A Question of Balance: State Oversight vs. Local Ownership Chapter 12 Thinking Ahead
