The Intelligent School 2nd Edition by Barbara MacGilchrist ,Jane Reed ,Kate Myers ISBN 0761947752 978-0761947752
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ISBN 10:0761947752
ISBN 13:978-0761947752
Author:Barbara MacGilchrist ,Jane Reed ,Kate Myers
In writing The Intelligent School, the authors offer a practical resource to schools to help them maximize their improvement efforts. The aim is to help schools to be intelligent organizations; to be the type of school that can synthesize different kinds of knowledge, experience and ideas in order to be confident about current achievements, and be able to decide what to do next.
Table of contents:
The purpose of the book
The structure of the book
How the book can be used
1 The intelligent school in times of change – setting the scene
Political change – the educational reform agenda in England and Wales
The information and communication technologies revolution
Socio-economic changes and inequalities
2 Reflections on school effectiveness
The school effect
The concept of value-added
Measuring what we value
Defining achievement
The characteristics of effective schools
Criticisms of SESI research
Questions for discussion
3 Reflections on school improvement
What is school improvement?
Some key messages
Change takes time
An individual school’s capacity for change varies
Change is complex
Change needs to be well led and managed
Teachers need to be the main agents of change
The pupils need to be the main focus for change
Questions for discussion
4 Learning about learning
Introduction
Learning as an active process of making meaning
Learning and performance
Meta-learning
The nature of intelligence
The contribution of neuroscience
Learning styles
The nature of learners
Pupils’ experience of their learning and the role of their teachers
The physical, emotional and social environment of school
Conclusion
Questions for discussion
5 Teaching for learning
Teaching and learning
The features of teaching for learning
Subject knowledge and making it accessible
Knowledge of who the pupils are and how they learn
Facilitating the process of learning and teaching
Managing the process of teaching for learning
Conclusion: the learning and teaching PACT
Questions for discussion
6 Teachers’ learning
Why do teachers need to learn?
Does professional development make a difference?
How can teachers learn?
Where can teachers learn?
Professional learning communities
Encouraging learning
Conclusion
Questions for discussion and activities
7 The nine intelligences – a framework for school improvement
Ethical intelligence
Spiritual intelligence
Contextual intelligence
Operational intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Collegial intelligence
Reflective intelligence
Pedagogical intelligence
Systemic intelligence
Corporate intelligence
Leading the intelligent school
Questions for discussion
8 A postscript
Second guessing
Changing times
Changing schools?
Home schooling
Alternative possibilities
Learning as a social activity
Working together
The 24-hour school
Schools and schooling
Activity
Points for discussion
References
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