Leading a High Reliability School: (Use Data-Driven Instruction and Collaborative Teaching Strategies to Boost Academic Achievement) - Robert J. Marzano

\n \nHow do educators build High Reliability Schools (HRS) and boost academic achievement? By implementing interdependent systems of operation and performance assessment for student-centered learning. A critical commitment to becoming an HRS is the PLC at Work(TM) process of collaborative learning and teaching. This user-friendly teaching resource focuses on: (1) a safe and collaborative culture, (2) effective teaching in every classroom, (3) a guaranteed and viable curriculum, (4) standards-referenced reporting of student progress (standards-based grading), and (5) a competency-based system.\n \nMarzano, Warrick, Rains, and DuFour will help you: \n \n- Increase school effectiveness through a focus on student-centered learning and the implementation of research-based leading indicators of operation. \n- Monitor effective practices through the use of lagging indicators and quick data sources. \n- Explore the three big ideas associated with the PLC at Work(TM) process to implement student-centered learning, collaborative teaching strategies, and data-driven instruction. \n- Engage in periodic reflection on effective school leadership and instructional coaching practices. \n- Understand how to balance and achieve school and district goals using data to improve students' academic achievement and college- and career-readiness skills. \n\n \nContents: \nForeword \nIntroduction \nChapter 1: High Reliability Organizations and School Leadership \nChapter 2: Safe and Collaborative Culture \nChapter 3: Effective Teaching in Every Classroom \nChapter 4: Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum \nChapter 5: Standards-Referenced Reporting \nChapter 6: Competency-Based Education \nChapter 7: District Leadership in High Reliability Schools \nAppendix \nReferences and Resources \nIndex \n