{"product_id":"its-not-rocket-science-a-guide-to-the-school-improvement-cycle-with-examples-from-new-zealand-and-australian-schools-paperback","title":"It's Not Rocket Science - A Guide to the School Improvement Cycle: With Examples from New Zealand and Australian Schools - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Bendikson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrauke Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelen Timperley\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's Not Rocket Science - A Guide to the School Improvement Cycle: With Examples From New Zealand and Australian Schools\u003c\/i\u003e presents an easy-to-read, practical guide to effectively leading school improvement. It walks leaders through each step of 'The School Improvement Cycle' developed by Bendikson and Meyer, providing case studies, examples, and helpful tools from primary and secondary schools for the implementation of each step. The book will support school leaders in implementing improvement cycles without making the classic mistakes of failing to develop measures of improvement and test change actions before scaling up. Schools and system leaders will benefit greatly from this practical guide, in which Bendikson and Meyer demonstrate that implementing improvement cycles is not a difficult process. While the book uses examples from Australian and New Zealand schools, the lessons that the book teaches can be applied to school leaders everywhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors show how to make the complex work of improving student learning and outcomes at least somewhat simpler. They do this by describing and illustrating improvement steps that they have found to work in practice, providing examples from their work in schools to show the application of these ideas. If implemented properly, the cycles become \"self-propelling,\" thus reducing the cognitive load involved in planning how to improve. A range of evidence from international research and the authors' own research and development work in schools explains the cycle and illustrate it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is entitled \u003ci\u003eIt's Not Rocket Science\u003c\/i\u003e because this is the common reaction from leaders once they understand the improvement cycle process. The book is perfect for a variety of courses in Education Leadership, Professional Development, and any other curriculum devoted to improving schools and student performance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for courses such as: \u003c\/b\u003eEducational Leadership, Professional Development\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170959331463,"sku":"9781975505424","price":64.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/032cb4c382566962e4c80baa56f869d6.webp?v=1733352086","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/its-not-rocket-science-a-guide-to-the-school-improvement-cycle-with-examples-from-new-zealand-and-australian-schools-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}