West Meets East

Xianxuan, Xu

Leslie Grant

James Stronge

Patricia Popp

Yaling Sun

Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

For years, students in the United States have lagged behind students in many other countries on such measures of achievement as the PISA and TIMSS assessments. In an increasingly globalized world, such a gap is worrisome. Armed with statistics, examples, and cautionary tales from Scandinavia to Japan, James H. Stronge and Xianxuan Xu have written a book that can help educators better prepare students and close that gap.
 In What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There, you will find
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<li>Careful analysis of recent international assessment results—what they mean and what can be done to improve them.</li>
<li>In-depth profiles of high-achieving education systems around the globe—their histories, their lessons learned, and what they can teach educators and policymakers in the United States.</li>
<li>Strategies for aligning successful educational approaches from international systems to U.S. schools—which strategies to use, in which subjects, and with which students.</li>
<li>Transformative ideas for cultivating a truly world-class system of schooling—both simple and complex ways to raise the bar for all students, no matter what their background.</li>
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 Educators in every country must ensure that their students are as prepared as possible to lead a future generation of citizens. This thought-provoking and copiously researched book provides educators with a blueprint for radical improvement based on the hard-learned experiences of their peers around the world.

What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There

Education & Teaching

Stronge, James H.

Schools & Teaching

ASCD

Assessment is a critical component of effective teaching and learning. To gain valuable assessment data and make effective use of them, educators must have the right tools in place to create quality assessments. Designed specifically for K-12 educators, this title presents ten key assessment design tools and clearly outlines how to incorporate each tool into daily classroom practices. With quality assessment processes in place, teachers at all grade levels can accurately measure student mastery and shape instruction to increase achievement. Benefits <ul>
<li>Gain student learning data and help students visualize their own learning progress.</li> <li>Explore the benefits of involving students in the assessment process.</li> <li>Learn how to align grading policies and practices to ensure they are valid and reliable.</li> <li>Examine how standards-based grading and reporting communicate student learning better than traditional assessment practices.</li> <li>Consider how to teach students test-taking skills, which help students perform well and demonstrate their real level of achievement on assessments.</li> <li>Use reproducible handouts to create your own effective assessment and feedback practices.</li> </ul>
Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Enhancing Validity and Reliability of Assessments Chapter 2: Measuring Students' Attitudes, Dispositions, and Engagement Using Affective Assessment Chapter 3: Assessing Student Criterion-Referenced Learning Using Performance-Based Assessment Chapter 4: Documenting Student Progress through Portfolios Chapter 5: Creating Rubrics for Student Feedback Chapter 6: Building Practical Grading Practices Chapter 7: Building Valid and Reliable Grading Practices Chapter 8: Improving Communication through Standards-Based Grading Chapter 9: Understanding and Using Standardized Assessment Data Chapter 10: Teaching Test-Taking Skills

Designing Effective Assessments -Accurately Measure Students' Mastery of 21st Century Skills; Learn How Teachers Can Better Incorporate Grading into the Teaching and Learning Process (Solutions)

James H. Stronge

Leslie W. Grant

Solution Tree

Discover the keys to improving student learning and success. Taking a practical approach to instructional delivery, the authors outline research-based strategies and illustrate how teachers, coaches, and administrators can use them to enhance their everyday practices. Organized around 10 methods of instruction, this user-friendly guide will help you dig deep into classroom discussion, concept mapping, inquiry-based learning, and more. Benefits: 
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<li>Consider research that establishes why the teaching methods presented are the most effective. </li> <li>Discover how to move from research to practice in delivering effective teaching. </li> <li>Access ready-to-use handouts to help implement the teaching methods immediately. </li> <li>Compare and contrast teaching methods to see how best to incorporate them into the classroom. </li>
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Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Classroom Discussion Chapter 2: Concept Attainment Chapter 3: Concept Mapping Chapter 4: Cooperative Learning Chapter 5: Direct Instruction Chapter 6: Mastery Learning Chapter 7: Memorization and Mnemonic Instruction Chapter 8: Inquiry-Based Learning Chapter 9: Self-Regulated Learning Chapter 10: Meaningful Feedback References and Resources

Instructional Strategies for Effective Teaching (Toolkit to Improve Student Learning and Success)

Cultivate meaningful learning schoolwide. Taking a practical approach to instructional planning, the authors outline research-based planning tools and illustrate how teachers, leaders, and administrators can use these tools in everyday practice. Discover powerful strategies and guidelines for developing quality lessons, setting learning objectives, planning differentiated instruction, and designing technology-integrated learning to effectively teach and challenge every student. Benefits: 
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<li>Explore specific planning methods to foster growth and development in teachers and students. </li> <li>Consider research that establishes the effectiveness of instructional planning strategies and methods. </li> <li>Discover how to move from research to practice in delivering effective planning and instruction. </li> <li>Access ready-to-use handouts to immediately implement proven planning methods and strategies. </li> <li>Review principles for planning instructional practices as a team. </li>
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Contents: Part I: Strategies for Unit and Lesson Planning Chapter 1: Tactical Planning for Building Better Unit and Lesson Plans Chapter 2: Setting Learning Objectives Chapter 3: Organizing Learning Activities Chapter 4: Selecting Meaningful and Purposeful Learning Materials Chapter 5: Using Student Learning Data for Planning Chapter 6: Designing Engaging Opening and Closing Activities Part II: Strategies for Effective Instructional Planning Chapter 7: Strategic Planning for Teachers Chapter 8: Planning Differentiated Instruction for Gifted and High-Ability Learners Chapter 9: Planning Differentiated Instruction for Struggling Learners Chapter 10: Planning for Cross-Disciplinary Instruction Chapter 11: Planning for Technology-Integrated Learning Chapter 12: Team Planning

Instructional Planning for Effective Teaching (Toolkit for Building Quality Lessons and Topical Handouts for School Leaders to Self-Assess Their Work)

Expertly motivate and engage all students. Taking a practical approach to differentiated instruction, the authors outline research-based strategies and illustrate how teachers, coaches, and administrators can use them to enhance their everyday practices. Explore ways to implement differentiated learning for students needing personalized remedial instruction and high-ability students, as well as tactics for executing instruction in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. Benefits: 
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<li>Review specific instructional methods that foster growth and development for teachers and students.</li> <li>Explore the history of research-based methods for effective instruction and learning. </li> <li>Learn the types of questions teachers should ask about differentiation and deeper learning.</li>
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Contents: Introduction Part I: Differentiated Instruction Methods for Effective Teaching Chapter 1: Delivering Differentiated Remedial Instruction Chapter 2: Delivering Differentiated Instruction for Gifted Students Chapter 3: Delivering Differentiated Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Part II: Deeper Learning Methods for Effective Teaching Chapter 4: Questioning Chapter 5: Metacognition Chapter 6: Creativity Chapter 7: Critical Thinking Chapter 8: Complex Thinking Chapter 9: Active Learning Chapter 10: Problem-Based Learning References and Resources Index

Instructional Methods for Differentiation and Deeper Learning (A Toolkit for Effective Instruction to Improve Student Learning and Success)

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