Administrator's Guide to Student Achievement & Higher Test Scores

PART I: HOW TO ESTABLISH TEACHING STANDARDS THAT MAKE STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL.

Section 1: FOCUSING TEACHERS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

Section 2: STANDARDS FOR TEACHING THAT TARGET STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT.

PART II: HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT TEACHERS NEED TO MAKE STUDENTS ACHIEVE.

Section 3: GATHERING DATA ABOUT TEACHING FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

Section 4: HOLDING OVERVIEW CONFERENCES ABOUT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

Section 5: MAKING INFORMAL VISITS TO VIEW STUDENTS ACHIEVING.

Section 6: OBSERVING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS TO SUPPORT LEARNING.

Section 7: CONDUCTING A TIME-ON-TASK REVIEW TO OBSERVE LEARNING IN PROGRESS.

Section 8: REVIEWING ARTIFACTS TO DOCUMENT LEARNING.

Section 9: CONDUCTING OBSERVATIONS TO RAISE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

PART III: HOW TO MATCH GROWTH PLANS TO WHAT TEACHERS NEED TO MAKE STUDENTS ACHIEVE.

Section 10: MATCHING THE GROWTH PLAN TO WHAT EACH TEACHER NEEDS.

Section 11: USING A DIRECTED GROWTH PLAN.

Section 12: USING A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLAN.

Section 13: USING TEACHER-DIRECTED GROWTH PLANS.

Section 14: BUILDING A LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

Section 15: UNDERSTANDING YOUR ROLE IN STUDENT SUCCESS.

PART IV: HOW TO COMMUNICATE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS.

Section 16: ESTABLISHING A SECURE CLIMATE.

Section 17: THE LANGUAGE OF COMMUNICATION THAT IMPACTS STUDENT SUCCESS.

Section 18: WRITING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.

Section 19: COMMUNICATING WITH YOURSELF: KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE.

PART V: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IMPACTS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

Section 20: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT LEADS TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

Section 21: LINKING THE WORKSHOP TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

Section 22: ENSURING THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

PART VI: ENHANCEMENTS FOR STUDENTS SUCCESS.

Section 23: HOW STUDENT SUCCESS CAN BE ENHANCED.

Section 24: CURRICULUM DESIGN AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

Section 25: LEADERSHIP FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

FURTHER READINGS.

INDEX.