{"product_id":"the-answer-is-in-the-room-how-effective-schools-scale-up-student-success-9781412998765","title":"The Answer Is in the Room: How Effective Schools Scale Up Student Success","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearn the secrets of successful schools\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCiting wisdom from top educational experts and building on what is already working, award-winning author Alan M. Blankstein offers tools for finding excellence in schools, scaling these practices across learning communities, and transforming low-performing schools into high-performing schools. His five-step process includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifying and assessing excellence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreating an action plan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssigning resources such as time, materials, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransferring excellence in the form of knowledge and skills throughout the school and district\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSustaining the excellence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are effective strategies for sustaining student gains, closing gaps within and between schools, building leader capacity, and increasing community commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author and educational leader, \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Blankstein\u003c\/strong\u003e served for 25 years as President of the HOPE Foundation, which he founded and whose honorary chair is Nobel Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A former \"high-risk\" youth, Alan began his career in education as a music teacher. He worked for Phi Delta Kappa, March of Dimes, and Solution Tree, which he founded in 1987 and directed for 12 years while launching Professional Learning Communities beginning in the late 1980s. He is the author of the best-selling book \u003cem\u003eFailure Is Not an Option(R) Six Principles That Guide Student Achievement in High-Performing Schools\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the Book of the Year award from Learning Forward. Alan is Senior Editor, lead contributor, and\/or author of 18 books, including \u003cem\u003eExcellence Through Equity \u003c\/em\u003ewith Pedro Noguera, . He also authored some 20 articles in leading education print including Education Week, Educational Leadership, The Principal, and Executive Educator. Alan has provided keynote presentations and workshops for virtually every major U.S. Ed Org, and throughout the UK, Africa, and the Middle East. Alan has served on the Harvard International Principals Centers advisory board, and the Jewish Child Care Agency, where he once was a youth in residence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276782731538,"sku":"9781412998765","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af1124f0-03c4-4562-8e59-32e033884e0d.jpg?v=1747138700","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-answer-is-in-the-room-how-effective-schools-scale-up-student-success-9781412998765","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}