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Redefining Student Success

Building a New Vision to Transform Leading, Teaching, and Learning

By: Kenneth R. Kay, Suzanne Kay Boss

 Redefining Student Success invites you to lead this transformation with audacity. It engages leaders with the concepts and actions needed to reimagine schools, address inequities, and help today’s students develop the skills they need for personal, economic, and civic success. 

Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781071831342
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2021
  • Page Count: 248
  • Publication date: August 02, 2021

Price: $39.95

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Description

Description

Be the leader of a fresh, bold, enduring vision of education for your district or school. 

The future of learning has arrived, and it requires bold educational leadership and a dramatic redefinition of what it means to be a successful student today. 

Redefining Student Success invites you to lead this transformation with audacity. It engages leaders with the concepts and actions needed to reimagine schools, address inequities, and help today’s students develop the skills they need for personal, economic, and civic success. This vital guide supports transformative leadership with 

  • Concrete guidance on how to create a Portrait of a Graduate and Portrait of an Educator which will help ensure teachers have a unified vision for professional growth and student success.
  • Reflection prompts that help you recognize your strengths, spark discussion among stakeholders, and identify next steps for inspired action.
  • Compelling examples of students already engaged in creative, self-directed problem-solving around issues that matter to them and their communities, together with stories that illustrate how districts and schools have arrived at their own vision of what education must become. 
  • Companion guides to 21st century learning for parents and students available online. 

The time is now to reset educational outcomes, sync schools with the demands of 21st century society, and meet the needs of every learner, in every community. 

 
Author(s)

Author(s)

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Kenneth R. Kay

Ken Kay is one of the founders of the 21st century education movement. He served as Chief Executive Office of EdLeader21, a professional learning community for education leaders committed to 21stcentury education. Prior to EdLeader21, he was the founding President of the Partnership for 21stCentury Skills. He also served as Executive Director for the CEO Forum on Education and Technology. Along with Valerie Greenhill, Ken wrote A Leader’s Guide to 21st Century Education: 7 Steps for Schools and Districts. For nearly a decade, Ken was a member of the board of PBLWorks (formerly the Buck Institute for Education). He is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Denver College of Law. Active on social media (@kenkay21), he maintains a website at kenkay21.com where he explains his ongoing role as “education provocateur”.

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Suzanne Kay Boss

Suzie Boss is a writer and educational consultant who focuses on the power of teaching and learning to improve lives and transform communities. She is the author of 10 popular books for educators, most recently Project Based Teaching: How to Create Rigorous and Engaging Learning Experiences and Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age, 3rd Ed. She collaborated with award-winning teacher Stephen Ritz to tell his inspiring story about classroom innovation in The Power of a Plant. A regular contributor to Edutopia, PBLWorks National Faculty emeritus, and frequent conference presenter, she consults with schools and nonprofit organizations around the world interested in shifting to a more student-centered, innovative approach to teaching and learning. Active on social media (@suzieboss), she maintains a website at suzieboss.com.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by Tony Wagner


Preface


Gratitudes


About the Authors


INTRODUCTION

     Preparing for Challenges and Opportunities

     How We Got Here

     Redefining Student Success to Address Equity

     The Time Is Now

PART I: EMBRACING YOUR VISION


CHAPTER 1: BE THE LEADER OF A BOLD VISION

     To Construct a Bold Vision, Focus on the Readiness Gap

     Adopting Your Portrait of a Graduate

     Embrace a Broad and Bold Conversation

     Focus on Equity

     Resources for Your Equity Work

     Final Reflections

     Resources for Implementation

     Action Steps

CHAPTER 2: BE THE LEADER OF A GREEN LIGHT CULTURE

     Culture During Crisis

     Know When to Reset Your Organization’s Culture

     Final Reflections

     Resources for Implementation

     Action Steps

PART II: VISITING YOUR VISION


CHAPTER 3: BE THE LEADER OF CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS

     Recognize Opportunities for Creative Problem Solving

     Sustainability in Action

     Innovation, Invention, and Entrepreneurship in Action

     The Creativity, Innovation, Invention, and Entrepreneurship Challenge

     Creative Problem Solving and Your POG

     Final Reflections

     Action Steps

CHAPTER 4: BE THE LEADER OF ENGAGED CITIZENS

     Ending the Civics Slide

     Get Your Community on Board

     Commit to Tackling Society’s Biggest Challenges

     Set a Bold Civics Challenge

     Final Reflections

     Resources for Implementation

     Action Steps

CHAPTER 5: BE THE LEADER OF SELF-DIRECTED YOUNG PEOPLE

     Take It Seriously

     Take It Deep

     Take It Wide

     Students as Change Agents

     Final Reflections

     Resources for Implementation

     Action Steps

PART III: BUILDING YOUR VISION


CHAPTER 6: BE THE LEADER OF BOLD LEARNING

     Design Backward From Your POG

     Set an Instructional Challenge

     Focus on Assessment

     Competency-Based Learning

     Final Reflections

     Resources for Implementation

     Action Steps

CHAPTER 7: BE THE LEADER OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS

     Partner With Families

     Enlist Business and Community Allies

     Leverage Networks

     Final Reflections

     Resources for Implementation

     Action Steps

CHAPTER 8: YOUR NEXT STEPS AS A BOLD LEADER

     Focus on Your Students

     Focus on Your Community

     Focus on Your Green Light Culture

     Your Six Next Steps as a Bold Leader

     Momentum Is Growing

     Final Reflections

Appendix A: Discussion Guide


Appendix B: Help Students Develop Their Competencies


Appendix C: Engage Parents as Partners


Appendix D: List of Interviewees


References


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