Accountability for Learning : How Teachers and School Leaders Can Take Charge.
Title:
Accountability for Learning : How Teachers and School Leaders Can Take Charge.
Author:
Reeves, Douglas B.
ISBN:
9781416600725
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (170 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The "A-Word": Why People Hate Accountability and What You Can Do About It -- Chapter 2: Accountability Essentials: Identifying and Measuring Teaching Practices -- Chapter 3: The Accountable Teacher -- Chapter 4: Teacher Empowerment: Bottom-Up Accountability -- Chapter 5: A View from the District -- Chapter 6: The Policymaker's Perspective -- Chapter 7: Putting It All Together: Standards, Assessment, and Accountability -- Appendix A: A Sample Comprehensive Accountability System -- Appendix B: Tools for Developing and Implementing an Accountability System -- Appendix C: Contact Information for State Departments of Education and Other Organizations -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
Reeves provides a blueprint to transform educational accountability from something ''done to'' (and hence resisted and resented by) teachers, to the use of accountability as a constructive force that will improve student learning and the professional practices of teachers and leaders.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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