administration

Contains twelve readings and assignments for a seminar designed to help administrators understand the nature of mathematics learning and teaching that underlie standards-based instruction.

Presents an examination of leadership in education, including information on the different qualities of teacher leaders, with practical advice on enhancing communication, overcoming obstacles, energizing colleagues, and improving student and teacher achievement.

A how-to-do-it approach for running a school library media center.

Examines the mechanics of library management including technical details, goals, public relations, and finances.

The author/principal provides an account of her experiences, as well as those of staff and students at the Manhattan New School, a public school in New York based on a system in which students apprentice themselves to teachers who are readers, writers, and researchers and learn in a workshop environment.

An exploration of data-based methods and challenges of the implementation of data-driven instruction that offers tips and guidelines and includes twenty case studies and a CD-ROM with instructional tools.