{"product_id":"creating-the-schools-our-children-need-why-what-were-doing-now-wont-help-much-and-what-we-can-do-instead-explore-strategies-that-help-districts-paperback","title":"Creating the Schools Our Children Need: Why What We're Doing Now Won't Help Much (and What We Can Do Instead) (Explore Strategies That Help Districts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDylan Wiliam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImproving education in the United States requires school districts to make smart decisions. By examining the gaps between what research says works and what schools actually do, Wiliam provides evidence-based changes to implement for successful school improvement efforts. This book helps districts, school leaders, and stakeholders learn how to become critical consumers of educational research capable of increasing student achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will help educators: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild a curriculum focused on developing knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupport a culture where every teacher improves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApply a framework for evaluating new district initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author \u003cbr\u003eForeword \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eSection 1 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Why We Need to Improve American Education \u003cbr\u003eSection 2 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Getting Smarter People Into Teaching \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Firing Bad Teachers \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Paying Good Teachers More \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Reducing Class Size \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Copying Other Countries \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Expanding School Choice \u003cbr\u003eSection 3 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Moving Forward \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Why Curriculum Matters \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: A Knowledge-Rich Curriculum \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Improving the Teachers We Have \u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Creating a Learning Environment for Educators \u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Pulling It All Together \u003cbr\u003eAppendix \u003cbr\u003eReferences \u003cbr\u003eInde\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eImproving education in America is hard, because it doesn't have an education system...It has 13,491 of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dr. Dylan Wiliam is the world's foremost authority on formative assessment and has worked for years to improve the state of education in the US and abroad. Through his experience teaching in classrooms, leading schools, and directing research, Dr. Wiliam has found there is no simple solution to school improvement that works in every classroom every timebut there are district-wide measures that can improve the odds of success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e In Creating the Schools Our Children Need,\u003c\/i\u003e Dr. Wiliam breaks down the methods American schools use to improve, and the gaps between what research tells us works and what we actually do. Dr. Wiliam analyzes the three real, implementable improvements that are proven to be factors in school success: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding a curriculum focused on developing knowledge \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporting a culture where every teacher improves \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplying a framework for evaluating new district initiatives \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eSolutions to the problem of improving education for our children require each school district to make smart decisions about what will make the most difference in their district. In order to create the schools our children need, district leaders must understand why what we're doing right now really won't help much, and critically, what we can do instead.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155497980039,"sku":"9781943920334","price":49.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9c3edcc867596a93a7c70e5e6d5e8b34.webp?v=1733236478","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/creating-the-schools-our-children-need-why-what-were-doing-now-wont-help-much-and-what-we-can-do-instead-explore-strategies-that-help-districts-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}