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Schools for All Learners: Beyond the Bell Curve

Author(s): Manning, Renfro C.

ISBN10: 1883001064

ISBN13: 9781883001063

Cover: Hardcover

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About the Author

Introduction

Taking Education Beyond the Bell Curve

(28)

Introduction

(1)

The Reform Movement Emerges

(8)

The Fiasco With Norm Referenced Tests---A Tool of the Bell-Shaped Curve

(4)

Alignment

(1)

Tinkering

(2)

Contextual Change

(15)

Some Basics for Reform

(3)

A Diagram of Change

(2)

Time Gains Significance---Differently

(2)

Outcomes

(2)

Components

(1)

The Back Door

(1)

How Long Does It Take?

(4)

Summary

(1)

References

(3)

New Ways of Doing Business

(36)

Introduction

(1)

Achieving the New Mission

(29)

Grouping Patterns

(7)

Grading

(2)

Use of Research In Teaching

(3)

Parental Involvement

(1)

Volunteers

(1)

Project Committees

(1)

Reinforcers

(1)

Advisory Groups

(1)

Parent Seminars

(1)

Empowering Teachers

(1)

Controlling Basics of Personal Accountability

(1)

Defining Empowerment

(2)

Using a Problem-Solving Model

(1)

The Development of a Mission Statement

(1)

Outcomes

(5)

Transformational Outcome-Based Education

(1)

The Coalition of Essential Schools

(2)

Facing Opposition to School Change

(3)

Summary

(1)

References

(2)

Teacher Evaluation

(26)

Introduction

(1)

Evaluation: A Summative or Formative Process?

(1)

The Difference in Formative and Summative Evaluation

(1)

Formative Evaluation

(10)

Peers as Assessors

(1)

How? Who? Will They Cheat?

(1)

A Training Program for Peer Observers

(2)

Exporting the Training Model

(1)

Using Evaluation as an Appropriate Tool

(1)

Constructing the Formative Evaluation System

(2)

Summative Evaluation

(2)

Viewing Evaluation as Part of the Change Process

(1)

No Bell Curve for Teachers

(1)

How Does Evaluation Fit into the New Organization

(1)

More about the Philosophy of Teacher Evaluation

(3)

Some Considerations

(2)

Strengthening the Process

(1)

Why Typical Teacher Evaluation is Inconsequential

(2)

Summary

(1)

References

(2)

Athletics and Other School Activities

(22)

Introduction

(1)

There is No Side!

(1)

Look at Goals!

(6)

Stimulus-Response Theory in Operation

(4)

Cooperative Group Learning

(1)

Student Needs

(11)

Activities and Academic Achievement

100

(3)

Student Activities for All

103

(1)

Activities at All Levels are Important

104

(1)

A Word of Concern

105

(2)

Abusive Practice

107

(2)

What If?

109

(1)

Summary

109

(1)

References

110

(3)

Climate and Restructuring

113

(24)

Introduction

113

(1)

Two Aspects of School Climate

114

(20)

The Psychological Climate

114

(3)

Human Needs and Teams

117

(4)

Teacher Empowerment and Site-Based Management

121

(4)

Other Psychological Considerations

125

(1)

Recognition

125

(2)

Creating a Positive Climate---The Student Emphasis

127

(1)

The Physical Climate

128

(5)

Students

133

(1)

Summary

134

(1)

References

135

(2)

Ethical Considerations

137

(22)

Introduction

137

(1)

Preparation for Citizenship and Obtaining Cultural Knowledge

138

(3)

Teaching---An Ethical Act

141

(1)

The Ethical Values Which a Public School Must Teach

142

(4)

Honesty

143

(1)

Commitment

144

(1)

Respect

144

(1)

Responsibility

145

(1)

The ``Covenantal'' School

146

(2)

Becoming a School Covenantal Community

146

(2)

A Belief System or a Code of Ethics: A Necessity for Restructuring

148

(2)

What Comes First When Attempting to Restructure a School?

150

(1)

Developing a Belief System

150

(3)

The Allocative Responsibility Reaches Beyond the Classroom

153

(3)

Summary

156

(1)

References

157

(2)

Administering the Restructured Organization

159

(30)

Introduction

159

(1)

Change

159

(6)

Facilitating Change

163

(1)

The Deadly ``What If'' Strategy

164

(1)

Incrementalism

165

(1)

Managing Conflict

165

(6)

``You'' Statements

171

(1)

Working with the Media

171

(3)

Personal Productivity

174

(5)

Getting Control of Time

175

(4)

Working with the Bureaucracy

179

(6)

State Departments of Education

179

(2)

Local School Boards

181

(3)

The Federal Government

184

(1)

Selling

185

(1)

Summary

186

(1)

References

186

(3)

Moving Beyond the Bell Curve Through Restructuring

189

(12)

A Model for Organizing Change

189

(10)

References

199

(2)

Appendix

201

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