Rosemarye Taylor

Many students leave elementary school without developing the reading skills they need to succeed in middle and high schools. Meanwhile, educators at all levels are under more pressure to maximize students' literacy achievement.Here's a book that provides the leadership strategies and practices you need to rise to this challenge. With clear examples and basic steps, the authors describe a fail-safe literacy system that includes *Analyzing the strengths of your current approach and setting high expectations.*Finding the hidden sources of information that reveal whether students are developing literacy behaviors.*Identifying where to adjust your current curriculum and instruction. *Planning literacy-focused professional development and continuous improvement.

The Coaching Partnership provides educators with aunique approach to instructional coaching centered onreciprocal accountability for continuous improvement.With this essential resource, teachers, coaches, mentors, and administrators will have the guidanceand tools they need to implement a collaborativecoaching system-one that will improve instructionand maximize student learning in their schools.This accessible guide also contains real-life vignettes, coaching-in-action videos, ideas for productivepartnerships, reflective practice questions, and aplanning tool that helps each member of the coachingteam reflect, collaborate, and take purposeful, immediate action-all with the goal of creating alearning environment where students thrive.

For undergraduate and graduate-level introductory courses in Curriculum Development, grades K-12. A practical, step-by-step guide of the entire curriculum development process Developing the Curriculum guides readers through all of the aspects of developing a curriculum–from the underlying principles and concepts to the roles of school personnel, the components of the process, uses of technology, and current issues that are shaping the field. The textbook includes both traditional and contemporary approaches to give readers a comprehensive, balanced look at the theories and evidence-based practices demonstrated to be effective curriculum specialists and instructional leaders. Now featuring a new lead author and co-author, the 9th Edition keeps readers up to date on the continually evolving field of curriculum development. A revised chapter on emerging digital trends helps future educational administrators understand how to incorporate online learning innovations into the curriculum. Updated content, research, and practices throughout reflect the current environment of rigorous standards implementation and accountability for student learning outcomes. These new features have lead to this text's nomination for the Writing and Research Award from the American Association of College for Teacher Educations (AACTE).