School Systems That Learn: Improving Professional Practice, Overcoming Limitations, and Diffusing Innovation

School Systems That Learn: Improving Professional Practice, Overcoming Limitations, and Diffusing Innovation

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<p><strong><em>When school systems learn, professional practice improves and student achievement increases</em></strong></p> <p>Picture this: Teachers sharing insights and challenges. Principals leading with trust. Central office leaders inspiring and supporting principals. A synergistic learning system that results in all students succeeding. This practitioner′s guide to creating a system-wide learning organization focuses on professional learning as the stimulus to improving student achievement. Experienced superintendents Paul Ash and John D′Auria provide a blueprint to:</p> <ul> <li>Improve schools through system-wide professional learning</li> <li>Increase student achievement by instilling a deep-rooted culture of curiosity</li> <li>Bolster faculty and staff morale with trust-building initiatives</li> <li>Align professional development with student-centered district standards</li> </ul>