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Going To Scale With New School Designs: Reinventing High School (The Series On School Reform),New
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Americans Have Been Trying To Redesign The American High School Since It Was First Invented. One Of The Latest Approachesfunded By The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Is To Find Inventive High School Designs That Work Well In One Location And Can Be Replicated In Others. The Authors Of This Book Followed A Design Team From Big Picture Learning, Recording The Challenges It Faced And The Strategies It Employed In Pursuit Of This Goal. Their Accessible And Entertaining Account Of Big Pictures Work Is Laced With Stories About Scaling Up By Other School Design Teams And In Other Enterprises Beyond High School, And Includes Commentary Throughout By Greg Farrell, Founder Of Expeditionary Learning Schools Outward Bound And Howard Wollner, Former Senior Vice President Of Starbucks. Based On Careful Research, The Book Is Both A Practical Guide To A New Dimension Of School Reform And An Engaging Read For Anyone Interested In School Change.The Book Is Organized According To The Eight Challenges Of Going To Scale With New School Designs, Complete With Advice For How To Address Them:1.;Fidelity Challenge. Balancing Fidelity And Adaptation.2.;Teaching Challenge. Teaching And Learning The Design.3.;Ownership Challenge. Instilling Shared Ownership Of The Design.4.;Communication Challenge. Communicating Effectively Across Contexts.5.;Feedback Challenge. Using Experience In New Settings To Improve The Design.6.;Resource Challenge. Obtaining And Managing Resources.7.;Political Challenge. Negotiating The Politics Of Local Adoption.8.;Mindset Challenge. Coping With The Difference That Difference Makes.A Practical Guide For Educators Trying To Use Our Nation'S Best Schools As A Model For Change.Pedro A. Noguera, New York Universityreadable And Much Needed.Deborah Meier, Education Reformerthe Big Challenge In Education Is Quality At Scalea Function Of Talent, Model, And Execution. Going To Scale With New School Designs Is An Important Summary Of One Of The Most Innovative School Networks In The World, Big Picture Learning, Which Has Achieved Remarkable Scale And Impact.Tom Vander Ark, Revolution Learningbravo! Ive Followed The Adventures Of Dennis Littky And Elliot Washortwo Heroes In American Education. This Book About Why And How They Are Creating Brighter Futures For Americas Youth Is A Must Read. Don Shalvey, Teacher And Cofounder Of Aspire Public Schools.
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