Asking the Right Questions: Techniques for Collaboration and School Change

By Edie L. Holcomb

"What Edie Holcomb teaches actually works." Deb Larson and Tom Mooney, K-12 Improvement Committee, School District of McFarland McFarland, Wisconsin The essential aspects of school change in simple, straightforward language ... updated to meet today′s demands In this second edition, Edie Holcomb builds upon the framework she presented in the first edition and offers school leaders a greater understanding of the essential aspects of school change. Simple and straightforward, Holcomb provides a common language to bridge a variety of models and facilitate collaborative work across schools, districts, and state agencies. The first edition of Asking the Right Questions provided a framework for large- and small-scale reform by offering a set of five guiding questions: - Where are we now? - Where do we want to go - How will we get there? - How will we know we are getting there? - How can we sustain the focus and momentum? The same plain language and common-sense insights will be found in this second edition ... along with a number of valuable new contributions, including: - Current issues related to academic standards and accountability - Recommendations for resolving ambiguous site-based management - How districts and schools can interact to improve student performance - More real-world stories, examples, and illustrations about collaborative work in elementary, middle, and high schools It′s an essential new resource about collaborative work in elementary, middle and high schools that will inspire readers with confidence to share leadership for school change.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761976760
• ISBN13: 9780761976769
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"