Future of Education Sept/Oct 2008

 
The Future of Education Is Now
September/October 2008 Table of Contents

 
Examining the Principal Preparation and Practice Gap
Gary E. Martin and Rosemary Papa
Effective principal preparation requires a partnership between school districts and universities.
 
Standards for Leading Learning Communities: A Call to Action
The second edition of NAESP’s Leading Learning Communities: What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do features new strategies to help principals structure and support future learning communities.
 
 
Preparing for the future means knowing how to effectively teach diverse populations.
 
Debunking the Myths About Change
Michael Chirichello
Five common misbeliefs about change can be major obstacles to achieving it.
 
FEATURES

Hot Topic:
Combating Childhood Obesity: School Leadership Makes a Difference
Rob Bisceglie
Finding the time, among principals’ other pressing priorities, to promote school wellness.
 
Research Report:
The Impact of Fidelity of Implementation in Effective Standards-Based Instruction
Nancy Protheroe
Delivery of instruction must match instructional design in order to maximize program benefits.
 
The Principal’s Role in Successful Schools: Creating a Positive School Culture
Shelly Habegger
Positive school culture is the heart of improvement and growth in any building.

Action Planning: Rowing in the Same Direction
Kurtis Hewson and Lorna Adrian
A collaborative action-planning process ensures school improvement that is focused, ongoing, and sustainable.

COLUMNS

From the Editor
Planning for the Future
Raven Padgett

Parents & Schools
Getting Started on the Right Foot With Parents
John H. Wherry

It’s the Law
Bullying – Perry A. Zirkel

Postscript
Preparing for Tomorrow…Today – Gail Connelly

DEPARTMENTS

Practitioner's Corner
Creating a University-Going Environment at the Elementary Level
Brenda Cortez
 
Principal-to-Principal
Increasing Community Involvement
Pete Hall and Derek Cordell
 
 
Principal’s Bookshelf
RTI: A Practitioner’s Guide to Implementing Response to Intervention
Daryl F. Mellard and Evelyn Johnson
Reviewed by Christopher Hammill
 
Get Organized! Time Management for School Leaders
Frank Buck
Reviewed by Lisa Hannah
 
Reflective Principal
To Be or Not to Be? Reflections of an Aspiring Administrator

Ten to Teen
The Promise and the Challenge of After-School Programs
Jennifer Rinehart
 
Speaking Out
Common Sense and Homework
Harvey Craft

WEB EXCLUSIVES
 
Gaining Ground on AYP
Anita Stephenson

School-University Partnerships: Focusing on Results
Richard Weigel, Wendy Burke, and Russ Olwell

It's All in the Family
Linda Kight Winter


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