Schools Within Schools by Valerie E Lee
How effective is whole-school high school reform, such as the Schools-Within-Schools (SWS) model? What benefits does it have for students and in which areas does it fall short? This book seeks to answer these questions through the compelling stories of five public high schools that have embraced the SWS method. In order to fully understand the effectiveness of such a system, Valerie Lee and Douglas Ready have delved into every aspect of the reform in these settings, including participants' reactions, curriculum structures, governance and leadership, and the allocation of students to the schools. The result is a thoughtful look at the SWS model that considers the benefits and problems of implementation, along with issues of equity and access. This work provides the first comprehensive, systematic report on the Schools-Within-Schools reform; offers suggestions for how this popular high school reform can be implemented to work for all students, not just the most academically able or socially advantaged; and follows five schools for several years to determine the long-term results of the reform.-
Finnish Lessons
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The Power of Protocols
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Authentic Assessment in Action
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Looking Together at Student Work
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Mathematics Professional Development
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Inside the National Writing Project
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At the Heart of Teaching
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What's Worth Fighting for Out There?
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Teachers
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Assessing Student Learning: from Grading to Understanding
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Failing at School
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The Mindful Teacher
An insightful and trenchant critique... The stories Lee and Ready tell about these schools and the recommendations they make based on their research should be required reading for anyone concerned about improving secondary education in this country. - Jeffrey Mirel, University of Michigan ""Lee and Ready's nuanced analysis of small school conversions offers sobering lessons for educators, reformers, and policymakers."" - David Ferrero, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Valerie E. Lee is a professor in the School of Education at the University of Michigan. She also serves as a Faculty Associate at the University's Institute for Social Research. Douglas D. Ready is an assistant professor of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780807747520 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807747521 |
| Title | Schools Within Schools |
| Author | Valerie E Lee |
| Series | Series On School Reform |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Teachers' College Press |
| Year published | 2007-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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