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Meaningful school reform starts with your most powerful partner—your students! When you take time to listen, you’ll find that students’ aspirations can drive your school toward exciting new goals—and when students know they’re being heard, they engage meaningfully in their own academic success. Using examples drawn from student surveys, focus groups, observations, and interviews, this groundbreaking book presents a blueprint for a successful partnership between educators and students. You’ll discover how to: Ask the right questions—and understand how to build from the answers Engage students in decision-making and improvement-related processes Implement the Aspirations Framework to guide students toward their full potential
Promote student self worth and engagement with these one-of-a-kind activities! Promote student self-expression, values, hopes and dreams with this extraordinary activity book from experts Dr. Russell Quaglia, Michael Corso and Julie Hellerstein. Based on hundreds of interviews, timesaving and easy-to-implement activities help you to: Foster student engagement, purpose, leadership and self worth Provide creative and challenging activities for all levels Align activities with Common Core and ISTE Standards and 21st Century Skills Capitalize on technology and promote interdisciplinary connections Includes a handy correlation chart and extended learning opportunities. This inspiring, one-of-a-kind book will help your 6th-12th grade students soar to success!
Find the voice to guide and advocate for your child using an age appropriate model that allows for differences in personality, disposition, and supporting players.
The ideal school is closer than you think. This high school of your dreams is a dynamic place that promotes aspirations and meaningful learning—and each aspect of its success exists in a school today, drawn from research, observations, focus groups, and interviews. Whether you’re a policymaker or district leader who can build from the ground up or an educator aiming for incremental change, you’ll find your next steps, including: A whole new way to work with all stakeholders Research and action for best practices, from physical layout to curriculum Principles for designing practices that encourage student aspirations Messages from thought leaders inside and outside the field of education
Involve and inspire students with these one-of-a-kind activities! Promote student self-expression, values, hopes and dreams with this extraordinary activity book from internationally acclaimed experts Dr. Russell Quaglia, Michael Corso and Julie Hellerstein. Based on hundreds of interviews, years of experience and easy-to-implement K-8 activities help you to: Foster student engagement, purpose, leadership and self worth Provide creative and challenging activities for all ability levels Align activities with Common Core and ISTE Standards and 21st Century Skills Capitalize on technology and promote interdisciplinary connections Includes a handy correlation chart and extended learning opportunities. This inspiring, one-of-a-kind book will help your students soar to success!
Develop Your Most Powerful Tool For Influencing And Leading Change Good principals know that empowering student voices is essential. But what about their own voice? If principal voice is not articulate, trustworthy and strong, how can the school achieve progress? Student voice authority Russell Quaglia brings his nuanced understanding of communication, listening, and leadership to this definitive guide to principal voice, part of Corwin’s Impact Leadership series. Content includes: How to apply the Listen-Learn-Lead model for student voice to principal voice. Contrasting examples of good and bad ways to address students, teachers, parents and community. Prompts for reflection that enable principals to apply the book’s teachings to their unique situation.
The ideal school is closer than you think. Welcome to Aspire High! The world’s best high school may be a dream, but it’s not out of reach. It’s a model drawn from research, observations, focus groups, and interviews, and each aspect of its success exists in a real school today. In this book, you’ll discover what makes Aspire High’s culture of aspiration work. Whether you’re a policymaker or district leader who can build a school from the ground up or an educator aiming for incremental change, you’ll find your next steps, including: A whole new way to work with all stakeholders Research and action for best practices, from physical layout to curriculum Principles for designing practices that encourage student aspirations Messages from thought leaders inside and outside the field of education Aspirational culture is good for the whole school community—and beyond. Make your school a dynamic place that promotes aspirations and meaningful learning for all.
Help teachers listen, learn, and lead for powerful school reform! Help teachers find their voice and positively influence meaningful school change with this inspiring guide from student aspirations pioneers Russell Quaglia and Lisa Lande. You’ll discover practical action steps, teacher interviews, in-depth research, and more. Using Quaglia’s three-part School Voice Model, you’ll learn to expertly incorporate teacher voice and inspire teacher to: Effectively express themselves Work collaboratively for school change Increase engagement and define a sense of purpose Amplify their voice via technology Improve retention, innovation, professional development, and student achievement with this breakthrough guide!
Stresses the importance of developing student aspirations - the ability to identify and set goals for the future, while being inspired in the present to work toward those goals. The book identifies eight conditions as being necessary to foster student aspirations - Belonging, Heroes, Sense of Accomplishment, Fun and Excitement, Curiosity and Creativity, Spirit of Adventure, Leadership and Responsibility, and Confidence to Take Action.
Engaging Students for Success Through Purposeful Design Every teacher wants engaged students. No student wants to be bored. So why isn’t every classroom teeming with discussion and activity centered on the day’s learning expectations? Engagement by Design gives you a framework for making daily improvements in engaging your students, highlighting opportunities that offer the greatest benefit in the least amount of time. You’ll learn how focusing on relationships, clarity, and challenge can make all the difference in forging a real connection with students. Engagement by Design puts you in control of managing your classroom’s success and increasing student learning, one motivated student at a time.