The Professional Development Schools Handbook : Starting, Sustaining, and Assessing Partnerships That Improve Student Learning

This Easy-to-use Book Provides Practical Strategies For Initializing, Maximizing, And Evaluating Professional Development Schools--from Meeting The Standards, To Hands-on Tool Kits And Quick-check Self-assessments. Cover -- Contents -- List Of Toolkit Entries -- Foreword -- Preface -- Focusing The Standards On Student Learning -- Why I Wrote This Book -- How This Book Is Organized -- How To Use This Book -- A Note On Leadership And Readership -- Why Is There So Much About Assessment In This Book? -- Final Organizational Note -- Acknowledgments -- About The Author -- Chapter 1 - Introduction: History And Foundations Of Professional Development Schools -- The Roots And Contexts For Professional Development Schools -- Principles, Beliefs, And Goals: The Coalescence Of A Movement -- Chapter Resources -- Chapter 2 - Collaboration: Developing Joint Ownership Of Student Learning -- Overview And History -- Start-up Tasks And Challenges -- Issues And Challenges In Sustainability -- Assessment -- Toolkit -- Chapter Resources -- Chapter 3 - Structures, Resources, And Roles: Supporting Changes In The Learning Environment -- Overview And History -- Start-up Tasks And Challenges -- Issues And Challenges In Sustainability -- Assessment -- Toolkit -- Chapter Resources -- Chapter 4 - Learning Community: Improving Approaches To Teaching, Learning, And Leadership -- Overview And History -- Start-up Tasks And Challenges -- Issues And Challenges In Sustainability -- Assessment -- Documentation Example -- Toolkit -- Chapter Resources -- Chapter 5 - Diversity And Equity: Preparing A Diverse Group Of Educators To Teach All Students -- Overview And History -- Start-up Tasks And Challenges -- Issues And Challenges In Sustainability -- Assessment -- Diversity And Equity Assessment Template -- Documentation Example -- Toolkit -- Chapter Resources -- Chapter 6 - Accountability And Quality Assurance: Assessing The Partnership And Its Outcomes -- Overview And History -- Start-up Tasks And Challenges -- Issues And Challenges In Sustainability -- Assessment. Accountability And Quality Assurance Template -- Documentation Example -- Toolkit -- Chapter Resources -- Chapter 7 - Next Steps For Strengthening Your Professional Development School -- Use Quick-checks To Know Where You Are And Where You Want To Go -- Use Case Studies To Foster Communication -- Conduct An Informal Self-assessment -- Conduct A Formal Self-study Using The Pds Standards -- Follow Up Your Self-study With A Thoughtful Action Plan -- Work With The Ideas Of This Book As Part Of A Network -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Applying The Framework To Multiple School Pds Partnerships -- Appendix B: Using Cases To Facilitate Discussion Of Partnership Issues -- References -- Index.