Schools That Deliver
- John Edwards - Edwards Explorations
- Bill Martin - Bill Martin and Associates
Foreword by Arthur L. Costa
School Change & Reform
Deliver real change and real results for your school
This book focuses directly on what promotes delivery. It provides the practical tools and implementation guide for re-invigorating your school. Set against a solid blend of international research and international best practice, the narrative is carried by voices from schools that are currently delivering across six countries. They tell it how it is, in lived reality. Every process in the book has been tested and refined under the heat of practice, addressing the current realities in education. The book provides a carefully selected repertoire of skills, models, and processes that:
- deliver results for children, teachers, school leaders, families and their communities
- build trust through ensuring every voice is heard and respected
- develop a strong culture of leadership and alignment, while recognizing and embracing the complexities of school change
- address the frustrations currently felt by teachers in a positive, productive way
Schools That Deliver fills the gap between intention and delivery. The book respects your voice, and your ability to create your own ways of delivering while remaining loyal to the unique personality of your school. When a school community delivers together what really matters for their children, they feel the true joy of education, that splendid feeling of professional satisfaction and achievement that we all deserve.
| Our Learning Journey |
| Our Wording |
| All of Us Have a Stake in This |
| The Core of Change |
| That May Work for Individuals, But How About Teams? |
| Alignment in Schools and in Life |
| Explanatory Power: Two Models |
| Collaboration and Challenge |
| Alignment Versus Agreement |
| When Voices Are Heard That Are Usually Stilled |
| Introduction to Shared Visioning |
| Shared Vision Creation Process |
| A Year of “Preparation for Action” |
| Designing the Long-Term School Development Plan |
| Identification of Core Values |
| Our Shared Vision as an Alignment Tool |
| Summary |
| Fresh Eyes |
| What Is Our “Return on Investment” in Schools? |
| The Basis for the Curriculum |
| Our Life Lessons About the Real Work of Schools |
| So, What Do You Think Is Your Real Work? |
| Who Knows the Real Work? Social Constructivism |
| Staying Honest to the Real Work: Evidence-Based Decision Making |
| Summary |
| Leadership as Disposition or Position? |
| Leading Versus Managing |
| The Eight Leadership Challenges |
| The Joy of Leadership |
| Summary |
| Action Is What Matters |
| The Knowledge Base for Action |
| Openness to Learning and Confidence to Learn |
| Credibility and Credibility Killers |
| The High-Leverage Drivers of Authentic Action |
| What Does Whole School Accountability Look Like? |
| Summary |
| Does Your School Live by Your Core Values? |
| A Culture of Ownership |
| A Culture of Inclusion |
| A Culture of Caring |
| A Culture of Trust |
| A Culture of Questioning |
| A Culture of Coaching |
| A Strong Adult Professional Culture |
| A Culture of Innovation |
| A Culture of Symbols |
| A Culture of Story |
| A Culture of Celebrating |
| Learning Journeys |
| Summary |
| Balancing Life’s Complexities |
| Working Together |
| Family: The Parent/Caregiver as Learner |
| Parents as Partners in Their Child’s Learning |
| Thunderbolts Will Challenge Us All |
| Relationships With the Media |
| Mutually Productive Activities With the Wider Community |
| Summary |
| Appendix 1. Consensus Building: Inquiry Probe Tools |
| Appendix 2. Sample Shared Visions and Research (Preparation for Action) Themes |
| Appendix 3. The Long-Term School Development Plan |
| Appendix 4. Sample Personal Visions |
“As John Edwards and Bill Martin show, education for a future with a future will embody nature’s principles of diversity and coherence—underpinned by a deep conviction in the innate wisdom of children, and the belief that cultivating the compassion and larger intelligence that are our birthrights will produce future generations capable of writing a new chapter in the human story.”
“Schools That Deliver is a master class on effective leadership and school renewal. These authors know how to change a vision from a dream into a plan that works. This is not theory: John and Bill have actually guided transformative change in multiple settings. We have here a unique treasury of wisdom that spans the range from big-picture design to daily actions of leaders who build trust . . . a groundbreaking book.”
“Schools That Deliver is an exceptional work to inspire, rejuvenate, and engage your school staff along a powerfully aligned trajectory toward success. Reimagine your school through the lens of these transformative authors.”
"Schools That Deliver is long overdue in the midst of too much focus on testing and accountability. It has the potential to provide a practical guide coupled with the underlying philosophy to assist school leaders in making their schools engaging environments for all students and staff."
“A common thread that separates Schools That Deliver from others is the focus on remaining loyal to the unique personality of each individual school while providing specific tools and procedures to focus on.”
“John Edwards and Bill Martin write about the reality of authentic school issues using proven research and from their own experiences.”
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