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ERIC Number: ED603946
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct-21
Pages: 220
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: 978-0-3671-8589-3
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Bringing Innovative Practices to Your School: Lessons from International Schools
Richardson, Jayson W., Ed.
Eye on Education
Exploring issues of student agency, equity, assessment, teaching, management, teacher leadership, and use of technology, this book provides strategies, tips, and guidance for enacting innovative change in today's schools. Drawing from unique and creative approaches at international schools, real practitioners share their stories and best-practices. Chapters contain engaging snapshots of the innovative practices currently happening in international schools, translate those practices into leadership actions, and show how those innovations are played out in localized contexts. This exciting book is for every school and district leader keen to think outside the box, reassess their schools' strengths, and improve the purposes and means by which they educate students. Following an introduction, "Innovative Leadership Practices in International Schools," by the editor, this book contains the following chapters: (1) iBlock @ UNIS Hanoi: Turning Potential into Performance (Glenda Baker); (2) Vignette: Classrooms without Teachers (Shwetangna Chakrabarty and Natasha Haque); (3) Vignette: Innovate, Play, Transform--Design Thinking in the Early Years (Kristen L. MacConnell); (4) Vignette: Developing Creativity in Schools (Sara Ssengendo); (5) A Journey to Inclusion (Ryan Elissa Hopkins-Wilcox and Deborah Bradshaw); (6) In Pursuit of International Mindedness (Natasha Haque); (7) Women in Science: Community Collaboration for Real-World Inquiry (Stephanie Budd and Caleb Steindam); (8) Skill-Based Exams: Assessment Promoting the Transfer of Learning Beyond the Classroom (Jim Gerhard and Gray Macklin); (9) Creating Curriculum Structures that Foster Innovation (Elizabeth Rossini); (10) Vignette: Personal Learning Profiles--Learning for the Unique, Not the Average (Daniel Todd); (11) Instructional Coaches: An Investment in Innovation (Kimberly Ann Cofino); (12) Bringing Innovative Practices to Traditional Contexts: Navigating the Challenges of Change (Jennifer D. Klein); (13) The Future of Learning at the Western Academy of Beijing: A Work in Progress (John D'Arcy); (14) A Reimagined Doctoral Program (Matt Militello and Lynda Tredway); (15) Cultivating Teacher Leadership (Kristen L. MacConnell); (16) Vignette: Distributed Leadership Through Reciprocal Advisory Structures (Joelle Basnight); (17) Creating a Culture of Learning (Ryan Elissa Hopkins-Wilcox); (18) Vignette: Visiting Scholars--Bringing Innovation to You! (Kimberly Ann Cofino); (19) A Reimagined Doctoral Program in Action: Confronting Equity Challenges in International Schools (Matthew Militello, Lynda Tredway, Tosca Killoran, Christie Powell, and Kristin Halligan); (20) Innovative Learning Spaces: Design Thinking in Pedagogy (Shwetangna Chakrabarty); (21) Technology in Today's Schools (Todd Von Seggern); and (22) Hit the Ground Running: Leveraging Distance Education for Teacher Induction (Jeff Dungan).
Eye on Education. Available from: Taylor & Francis Group. 7625 Empire Drive, Florence, KY 41042. Tel: 800-634-7064; Fax: 800-248-4724; e-mail: orders@taylorandfrancis.com; Web site: https://www.routledge.com/k-12
Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: China (Beijing); Vietnam
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