The Intelligent School

In writing The Intelligent School, the authors offer a practical resource to schools to help them maximize their improvement efforts. The aim is to help schools to be intelligent organizations; to be the type of school that can synthesize different kinds of knowledge, experience and ideas in order to be confident about current achievements, and be able to decide what to do next. The second edition has been fully revised in the light of New Labour's term of office, global social and economic changes, and new research evidence. It brings fresh thinking about the nine intelligences and new ideas about school improvement including the exploration of spiritual, ethical and emotional intelligence. It also includes examples of Intelligent Schools in action written by practitioners.

Foreword

xi

Acknowledgements

xiii

Introduction

xv

The purpose of the book

The structure of the book

How the book can be used

The intelligent school in times of change -- setting the scene

1

(16)

Political change -- the educational reform agenda in England and Wales

2

(9)

The information and communication technologies revolution

11

(2)

Socio-economic changes and inequalities

13

(4)

Reflections on school effectiveness

17

(15)

The school effect

17

(4)

The concept of value-added

21

(3)

Measuring what we value

24

(1)

Defining achievement

25

(1)

The characteristics of effective schools

26

(3)

Criticisms of SESI research

29

(2)

Questions for discussion

31

(1)

Reflections on school improvement

32

(16)

What is school improvement?

32

(2)

Some key messages

34

(1)

Change takes time

34

(4)

An individual school's capacity for change varies

38

(2)

Change is complex

40

(1)

Change needs to be well led and managed

41

(3)

Teachers need to be the main agents of change

44

(1)

The pupils need to be the main focus for change

45

(2)

Questions for discussion

47

(1)

Learning about learning

48

(23)

Introduction

48

(3)

Learning as an active process of making meaning

51

(2)

Learning and performance

53

(1)

Meta-learning

54

(1)

The nature of intelligence

55

(4)

The contribution of neuroscience

59

(1)

Learning styles

60

(1)

The nature of learners

61

(4)

Pupils' experience of their learning and the role of their teachers

65

(3)

The physical, emotional and social environment of school

68

(1)

Conclusion

69

(1)

Questions for discussion

69

(2)

Teaching for learning

71

(21)

Teaching and learning

72

(3)

The features of teaching for learning

75

(1)

Subject knowledge and making it accessible

75

(2)

Knowledge of who the pupils are and how they learn

77

(2)

Facilitating the process of learning and teaching

79

(7)

Managing the process of teaching for learning

86

(4)

Conclusion: the learning and teaching Pact

90

(1)

Questions for discussion

91

(1)

Teachers' learning

92

(16)

Why do teachers need to learn?

92

(2)

Does professional development make a difference?

94

(2)

How can teachers learn?

96

(1)

Where can teachers learn?

97

(4)

Professional learning communities

101

(2)

Encouraging learning

103

(3)

Conclusion

106

(1)

Questions for discussion and activities

107

(1)

The nine intelligences -- a framework for school improvement

108

(42)

Ethical intelligence

112

(6)

Spiritual intelligence

118

(4)

Contextual intelligence

122

(4)

Operational intelligence

126

(3)

Emotional intelligence

129

(3)

Collegial intelligence

132

(4)

Reflective intelligence

136

(4)

Pedagogical intelligence

140

(2)

Systemic intelligence

142

(5)

Corporate intelligence

147

(2)

Leading the intelligent school

149

(1)

Questions for discussion

149

(1)

A postscript

150

(14)

Second guessing

150

(1)

Changing times

151

(1)

Changing schools?

152

(1)

Home schooling

153

(2)

Alternative possibilities

155

(1)

Learning as a social activity

156

(4)

Working together

160

(1)

The 24-hour school

161

(1)

Schools and schooling

162

(1)

Activity

162

(1)

Points for discussion

163

(1)

References

164

(15)

Index

179

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