Foreword - Seymour B Sarason Introduction Exploring Conditions for Change Developing Dialogue Sessions Supporting Colleagues through Team Teaching Getting Off Track Teaching in Multiage/Grade Classrooms Creating Contextualized Curricula Managing Student Behavior Developing Creativity through Indigenous Invention Assessing Student Achievement Involving Parents in School Reform Risk Taking in the Role of the Principal Reflecting on Change and Looking to the Future
The progress of a complex educational restructuring project in the US state of Arizona is the focus of this book. The goals of the project included: to improve dramatically student achievement in the core subjects; to develop new assessment and evaluation practices; and to develop teaching strategies, curricula and school structures that meet the needs of poor, minority and bilingual students.