Schmoker, Michael J. <br/><br/>
Results now :  how we can achieve unprecedented improvements in teaching and learning /  [book] 

 - Alexandria, Va. :  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,  c2006. 
 - vi, 196 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-191) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: The Brutal Facts About Instruction and Its Supervision -- I. Reality and Illusion in Public Schools -- 1. The Buffer -- 2. Isolation: The Enemy of Improvement -- 3. Leadership Interrupted: How the Buffer Compromises Supervision -- 4. Curricular Chaos -- II. Literacy Education: The Greatest Opportunity of All -- 5. The Power of Authentic Literacy -- 6. Authentic Literacy and Intellectual Development -- 7. The Startling State of Literacy Education -- III. Learning and Leading in the Professional Learning Community -- 8. Professional Learning Communities: The Surest, Fastest Path to Instructional Improvement -- 9. Leadership in the Professional Learning Community -- 10. Scaling Up: Central Office and State-Level Leadership in the Learning Community -- Conclusion. Why Not Us? Why Not Now? -- Appendix A: Suggestions for Teaching Critical and Argumentative Literacy -- Appendix B: Start Here for Improving Teaching -- Appendix C: Agreements. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1416603581 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781416603580 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006004771 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>School improvement programs--United States.<br/>Educational change--United States.<br/>Education--Aims and objectives--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB2822.82  / .S356 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.2/03