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More high school graduates : how schools can save students from dropping out / Ben Levin ; foreword by Michael Fullan.
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1412992249 (pbk.)
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Levin, Benjamin
Title
More high school graduates : how schools can save students from dropping out / Ben Levin ; foreword by Michael Fullan. [Book]
Published
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; [Toronto] : Corwin ; Ontario Principals' Council, c2012.
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xix, 183 p. ; 23 cm.
General Note
"A comprehensive guide for school leaders and government policymakers committed to boosting high school graduation rates. Drawing from his knowledge as an education official and professor, author Ben Levin presents a system to turn around secondary schools that is adaptable for local-, district-, and state-level decision making." - Back cover.
A joint publication of Corwin and the Ontario Principals' Council, Canada.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Machine generated contents note: 1.The Challenge -- A Note on Dropouts -- Scope -- How High Can We Aim? -- Not All Solutions Are Good Ones -- Why Not Leave Schools Alone to Figure It Out? -- Why School Is Not Like Work and Why Students Should Not Be Treated Like Workers -- Can High Schools Be Transformed? -- Why Students Don't Graduate -- The Role of Pre-High School and Why Focus on High Schools -- Why High Schools Are Hard to Change -- Conclusion -- 2.The Framework -- Know the Status and Progress of Every Student, Know the Reasons for Any Problems, and Intervene as Soon as There Are Signs of Difficulties -- Provide a Program That Enables All Students to Achieve a Good Outcome -- Improving Daily Teaching and Learning Is Essential to Achieving Better High School Outcomes: To Do This Requires a Thoughtful and Specific Strategy -- Connect Schools Deeply to Their Local and Broader Community -- Resourcing Improvement -- Conclusion -- 3.Connecting With Every Student --
Contents note continued: Monitoring Student Progress -- Assigning Responsibility for Following Students -- Paying Attention to Specific Groups -- Attendance, Discipline, and Suspensions -- Student Voice -- Conclusion -- 4.Curriculum and Graduation Requirements -- The Challenge of Diverse Student Interests -- The Role of the GED -- Vocational Education -- How Many Courses and How Much Variety? -- Organizing Teaching -- Assigning Staff -- Helping to Reduce Failure Rates -- Credit Rescue and Credit Recovery -- Using Existing Program Models -- Co-Curriculum -- Alternative Programs and Schools -- Program Needs of Specific Groups -- Conclusion -- 5.Improving Teaching and Learning -- Comprehensive Reform Models -- Relevance -- Hands-On Learning -- Collective Work by Teachers -- Knowledge and Teaching Practice -- Learning Communities -- Effective Student Assessment -- Student Engagement in Teaching and Learning -- The Role of Information Technology -- Independent Learning --
Contents note continued: Conclusion -- 6.Connecting With Community -- Working With Parents and Families -- Challenges to Community Engagement -- Working With Community Groups -- Programming In and With Communities -- Working With Postsecondary Institutions -- Dual Credit and Early College Programs -- Learning About Work as a School and Community Function -- Conclusion -- 7.Implementation -- Research, Data, and Evidence -- Steps to Effective Implementation -- Focus -- A Plan -- Infrastructure and Resources -- Structures, Systems, and Processes -- Dealing With Resistance -- Indicators of Progress -- Communicate Often and Openly -- Distractions -- Conclusion -- 8.Conclusion -- Epilogue -- References.
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Education, Secondary
Education, Secondary -- Aims and objectives
Educational change
High school graduates
Academic achievement
Educational leadership
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