Corwin imprint: 1626 books
Before the Special Education Referral
Leading Intervention Teams
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2008
Step by step, this resource helps school leaders develop teacher teams to provide focused instructional interventions before a referral for special education evaluation is needed.
Assessing Educational Leaders
Evaluating Performance for Improved Individual and Organizational Results
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2008
Featuring real-world examples, this revised bestseller shows you how to improve educational leadership and organizational performance through a multidimensional leadership assessment system.
Responding to the Culture of Bullying and Disrespect
New Perspectives on Collaboration, Compassion, and Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
Create a safe learning environment so students can achieve!
This updated edition of *Breaking the Culture of Bullying and Disrespect *offers educators a comprehensive, therapeutic approach to reducing disrespectful behaviors. Readers will discover how to establish a positive and caring environment...
Boosting ALL Children's Social and Emotional Brain Power
Life Transforming Activities
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Proven, brain-based techniques that build social and emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills!
Because children’s brains are still developing during the K–12 years, educators can positively influence students’ development, including strengthening the essential skills of empathy,...
I'm in the Principal's Seat, Now What?
The Story of a Turnaround Principal
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Tried and true strategies for every principal
From a turnaround principal who has been there comes clear strategies for positive, collaborative, and all-inclusive school environments. Far from a standalone anecdote for success, this guide features tools that can be used in any school. Offering...
Building Trust for Better Schools
Research-Based Practices
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2005
Kochanek links the growth of trust with positive outcomes that benefit schools, such as increased participation, greater openness to innovations, boosts in parent outreach, and higher academic productivity.
by Joseph F. Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
Keep these heartfelt gems top of mind
This gold mine of wisdom from top education researcher and the best-selling author of Turning Around Failing Schools and*Connecting Teacher Leadership and School Improvement *contains key tips and strategies every school leader should know. Award-winning...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Increase student learning by developing teacher leaders!
This is the first book to synthesize theoretical, empirical, and practice-based literature in order to provide a comprehensive look at what is known about teacher leadership and what works to support it. The first part of the book explores...
Leadership for Literacy
Research-Based Practice, PreK-3
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
This groundbreaking text compiles 20 years of research to prove the link between effective literacy programs and the crucial role administrators play in developing successful literacy instruction.
Turning Around Failing Schools
Leadership Lessons From the Organizational Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Provides an in-depth examination of the causes and symptoms of degeneration and a two-part model for preventing educational collapse and crafting an effective turnaround.
by Joseph F. Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Peer through the eyes of students. See school their way.
When we act on what students show us, valued outcomes follow. Students know what engages and bores them and can offer dynamic insight into how to pique their best. When we know how to listen, we can increase interest, motivation, and...
by Joseph F. Murphy, Kerri J. Tobin
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
The seminal work on homeless students and our responsibility to educate them
Homelessness Comes to School provides substantial and far-reaching research that describes the plight of homeless children, the legal framework surrounding the issue, and ways to work together toward a solution. The...
The Architecture of School Improvement
Lessons Learned
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
Sound bites of wisdom for successful school improvement
This is no ordinary how-to manual. Researcher Joseph Murphy infuses experiences and humor into oft-debated methods of school improvement. School leaders, teachers, and improvement-minded audiences will find a collection of daily...
Scoring Rubrics in the Classroom
Using Performance Criteria for Assessing and Improving Student Performance
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2000
This book offers a practical approach to assessing challenging but necessary performance tasks like creative writing, "real-world" research projects, and cooperative group activities.