What Every Principal Needs to Know to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools

Name: What Every Principal Needs to Know to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools
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ISBN: 9780807753538

ISBN-10: 080775353X

ISBN-13: 9780807753538

Edition: 2012

Authors: George Theoharis, Jeffrey S. Brooks

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School leaders who succeed at creating a high-achieving learning community must also be committed to creating an equitable environment for all students. In this new book, key scholars across the content areas show how to put into practice a commitment to equity and excellence across the Pre-K–12 spectrum. Readers learn directly from experts in each of the content domains (literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, music, early childhood, special education, English language learners, world languages, and physical education) how a commitment to social justice and equity can be grounded in core subject areas, why each has a place in the school, and what they need to know and do in each…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University
Publication date: 9/7/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

George Theoharis, a former principal committed to equity, social justice and school reform, is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Inclusive Elementary Education in the Teaching and Leadership Department at Syracuse University.



Acknowledgments


Introduction-Equity-Oriented Instructional Leadership




Literacy-Leading Literacy Programs That Foster Excellence in All Students




Mathematics-Beyond the Achievement Gap: What It Takes to Become an Effective Leader in Mathematics for Marginalized Youth




Science-Creating Effective School Leaders for 21st-century Science




Social Studies-Teaching Social Studies for Democratic Equity and Excellence




Music-Music Teaching and Learning in a Time of Reform




Early Childhood-Learning to Love Your Noisy Neighbor: A Principals Guide to the Education of Young Children




Special Education-Leadership for Inclusive Education: What Every Principal Needs to Know




English Language Learners-What Really Works for English Language Learners: Research-Based Practices for Principals




World Languages-Understanding Foreign Language Instruction in Your School




Physical Education-Innovative Practices and Programs in Physical Education



Afterword-Instruction and Learning Are at the Core of Leadership for Equity and Excellence



About the Editors and Contributors


Index