New Directions for Addressing Barriers to Learning
"Offers a broad view, and a systemic approach missing from most books on school reform and improving student outcomes, especially for the student who is not achieving." -Susan Wooley, Executive Director American School Health Association "I have not read any other book that is as comprehensive in explaining how the fragmentation of services limits our ability to serve children, as well as provides the 'how to.' In this era of data-based decision making, the authors continue to present well-researched material that perhaps many educators have only read about in isolation." -Sandra Screen, Ph.D., Director Detroit Public Schools, MI Bring new direction to programs and policies for learning supports to address barriers to student learning! Barriers to learning and teaching interfere with students' ability to participate effectively and benefit fully from classroom instruction and other educational activities. For school improvement efforts to succeed in ways that truly improve student achievement and student test scores, systemic changes must be made in how schools provide learning supports. Howard S. Adelman and Linda Taylor now provide this exciting new guide to student learning supports for school leaders, along with a companion volume for schoolwide use, offering an innovative approach to addressing barriers to learning. Emphasizing an intervention framework that is comprehensive, multifaceted, and cohesive, and offering a sophisticated approach to rethinking and facilitating systemic changes to infrastructure and policy at school and community levels, The School Leader's Guide to Student Learning Supports covers strategies built on decades of research. The authors provide case studies, resources, quizzes, cartoons, and more than 75 figures, tables, and tools for analysis and capacity building to help school leaders understand, assess, and remedy the gap between the learning supports students need and the learning supports they are currently receiving. The unparalleled New Directions for Student Support Initiative described in this guide has been cosponsored by more than 20 professional associations, including: The American School Counselor Association The American School Health Association The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning The National Alliance of Pupil Service Organizations The National Association of School Nurses The National Association of Pupil Services Administrators The National Association of School Psychologists The National Association of Secondary School Principals The National Association of State Boards of Education The National Middle School Association The School Social Work Association of America And others!
TheaSchool Leader's Guide to RestorativeaSchool Discipline provides a research-based and field-tested model for school discipline that supports and augments the principalAEs primary duty: to support the education of all students, including those who exhibit behavioral challenges. The authors introduce and explain the latest research on educative discipline, provide a comprehensive discipline plan for secondary schools, and outline how this plan should be supported and sustained through teacher support teams. Whether a principal is aiming to develop a school discipline plan from the ground up or augment their existing model, this book will help administrators develop a cohesive and effective discipline program that promotes and facilitates student learning.
"The time is right and the need is profound for learner-centered practices in schools. McCombs and Miller describe the tools available and how a school can use them to make substantial changes that increase student performance." -Jean W. Pierce, Professor of Educational Psychology Northern Illinois University A new leadership paradigm for increasing collaboration and boosting achievement! In today's educational environment, school leaders must find new ways to create a positive school climate for staff and students while helping them meet rigorous testing and accountability requirements. The School Leader's Guide to Learner-Centered Education introduces a transformative leadership model for creating and sustaining a learner-centered school environment. Using core principles of educational psychology, the authors examine how educators can support student growth, development, and achievement by focusing on key factors such as cognition, metacognition, motivation, affect, and individual differences. Numerous reflective exercises, assessment tools, and real-life success stories help readers: Provide moral leadership for creating school change Incorporate learning standards without sacrificing student engagement Form learner-centered support groups that utilize networking and technology Prepare students for the challenges of global citizenship Promote success for diverse populations and marginalized groups Designed to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving world, this new leadership paradigm provides school principals, superintendents, and district leaders with the means to engage all members of the educational community in a lifelong process of growth, improvement, and empowerment.
"The time is right and the need is profound for learner-centered practices in schools. McCombs and Miller describe the tools available and how a school can use them to make substantial changes that increase student performance." -Jean W. Pierce, Professor of Educational Psychology Northern Illinois University A new leadership paradigm for increasing collaboration and boosting achievement! In today's educational environment, school leaders must find new ways to create a positive school climate for staff and students while helping them meet rigorous testing and accountability requirements. The School Leader's Guide to Learner-Centered Education introduces a transformative leadership model for creating and sustaining a learner-centered school environment. Using core principles of educational psychology, the authors examine how educators can support student growth, development, and achievement by focusing on key factors such as cognition, metacognition, motivation, affect, and individual differences. Numerous reflective exercises, assessment tools, and real-life success stories help readers: Provide moral leadership for creating school change Incorporate learning standards without sacrificing student engagement Form learner-centered support groups that utilize networking and technology Prepare students for the challenges of global citizenship Promote success for diverse populations and marginalized groups Designed to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving world, this new leadership paradigm provides school principals, superintendents, and district leaders with the means to engage all members of the educational community in a lifelong process of growth, improvement, and empowerment.
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"Provides a wealth of specific information and resources that should be at the fingertips of every school counselor." -Richard Hazler, Professor of Counselor Education, Penn State University Author, Helping in the Hallways The school counselor's all-in-one reference for assisting students with special needs! What is the school counselor's role in the special education process? How can school counselors assist students with special needs? In this comprehensive and thorough guide, the authors answer these and other questions about best practices for meeting the academic, social, and career requirements of students with disabilities. This hands-on guide clarifies the counselor's role and provides a wealth of practical strategies for navigating special education processes, using available resources, and building effective teams. The authors examine special education procedures and present interventions for preschool, school-age, and transitioning students, provide study questions for reflection, and cover topics such as: Assessment and intervention, including RTI Behavioral and academic challenges associated with disabilities Collaboration with school and community personnel and medical specialists Disability categories Legal and ethical issues Individual and group counseling Special education terminology Designed for busy school professionals, The School Counselor's Guide to Special Education is an invaluable desk reference that will help counselors respond with confidence to a wide range of student and staff needs.
"This book should be on every school counselor's desk. One would need to have read dozens of books every year for the past 10 years to have even minimal access to the information and wisdom imparted here." -Gloria Avolio DePaul, School Counselor Hillsborough County School District, Tampa, FL Get the latest facts, research, and best practices to help students with ADHD succeed! To help establish an optimal learning environment and support students with ADHD and their families, educators need up-to-date knowledge, in-depth advice, and practical tools that can be immediately and easily implemented. The School Counselor's Guide to ADHD covers not only principal causes, symptoms, and interventions for ADHD, but also current, detailed information on executive brain function. This comprehensive resource includes a wide range of inclusive practices that help define the multiple roles and responsibilities of school counselors, such as: Providing effective student interventions to ensure individual success Collaborating with teachers to deliver instruction, manage behavior, and facilitate classroom accommodations Communicating with parents about student progress and challenges Understanding common ADHD medications and their effects on children Strengthen your work with students and key stakeholders with this resource and ensure that students with ADHD have the support they need to thrive.
"This book should be on every school counselor's desk. One would need to have read dozens of books every year for the past 10 years to have even minimal access to the information and wisdom imparted here." -Gloria Avolio DePaul, School Counselor Hillsborough County School District, Tampa, FL Get the latest facts, research, and best practices to help students with ADHD succeed! To help establish an optimal learning environment and support students with ADHD and their families, educators need up-to-date knowledge, in-depth advice, and practical tools that can be immediately and easily implemented. The School Counselor's Guide to ADHD covers not only principal causes, symptoms, and interventions for ADHD, but also current, detailed information on executive brain function. This comprehensive resource includes a wide range of inclusive practices that help define the multiple roles and responsibilities of school counselors, such as: Providing effective student interventions to ensure individual success Collaborating with teachers to deliver instruction, manage behavior, and facilitate classroom accommodations Communicating with parents about student progress and challenges Understanding common ADHD medications and their effects on children Strengthen your work with students and key stakeholders with this resource and ensure that students with ADHD have the support they need to thrive.
Creating Mindful Curriculum, Instruction, and Dialogue
"Within this robust collection, the reader is soon privy to a noble and notable vision of schooling in which mindfulness permeates the metaphorical walls of the school and all of its structural components: the curriculum, the instruction, and the reflective practices of those immersed in the vision." -From the Foreword by Robin Fogarty "What is the next best thing to having the opportunity to be in one of Art Costa's presentations? It is clearly the opportunity to read and reread his work. He has a knack for making the theoretical understandable and the practical 'practice-able.'" -Bena Kallick, Educational Consultant "Art Costa has done more than anyone I can think of to advance the practical cause of more thoughtful education." -David Perkins, Professor of Education Harvard University Create a culture where the process of thinking is the content of instruction! This unique guide reflects the author's best and most recent research, theory, and practice for the teaching of thinking. Arthur L. Costa explains why educators need to integrate explicit thinking instruction into daily lessons, illustrates what the instruction of thinking looks like in the classroom, and identifies the curricular changes that can have the most positive impact. The text also examines: Curriculum mapping efforts that support the teaching of thinking Specific teaching behaviors that foster students' thinking processes Cognitive coaching that encourages a high level of performance Metacognitive mediations that connect immediate lessons to lifelong learning
