Foreword by Douglas B. Reeves
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. What Matters Most
Are Outstanding Teachers Born or Made?
The Heart of Matter
This Isn’t Kansas Anymore, Toto
Mindsets
Teacher Leadership
Change Is Sometimes Messy and Uncomfortable
What Happens Next with CCSS Reform?
From Common Sense to Common Practice in Teacher Leadership
2. Leading with Roots and Wings
Consider This Scenario
Variations on the Leadership Theme
The Wings of Vision
The Roots of Coherence
From Common Sense to Common Practice in School Leadership
3. The Promises and Possibilities of Common Core State Standards
Are We Still A Nation At Risk?
Building Background Knowledge about CCSS
See the Light or Feel the Heat
Progressive and Pragmatic Solutions
A Closer Look at Common Core State Standards
From Common Sense to Common Practice with CCSS
4. A Relevant and Rigorous Common Core Curriculum
Something of Substance
Common and Core
Constructing the Conversation
How the World Works
Thought Partners
From Common Sense to Common Practice in Defining a CCSS Curriculum
5. Inviting students to Learn
The Power of Deeply Understanding Instruction
The Power of Deeply Implementing Nonfiction Writing
The Power of Deeply Utilizing Dimensions of Learning
The Power of Differentiation
From Common Sense to Common Practice in Instruction
6. Powerful Professional Learning for Adults
Adult Learning Theory
Implications for Professional Development
Options for Quality Professional Learning
From Common Sense to Common Practice in Professional Development
7. Next-Generation Assessment Systems
Lessons Old and New About Assessment Systems
Two Consortia Will Potentially Provide the Answers
Deliberate Classroom Formative Assessment: A Must
Performance Tasks to Promote Learning
From Common Sense to Common Practice in Next-Generation Assessment Systems
8. Powerful Learning Through Powerful Technology
The National Education Technology Plan
Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition
Technological Implications for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Measuring What Matters
Technological Infrastructures
From Common Sense to Common Practice in Technology
9. Accountability for Excellence and Equity
Understanding Total Quality
The Story Behind the Numbers
Standards-Based Accountability
Teachers Take the Lead
System Things: Not Single Things
From Common Sense to Common Practice in Holistic Accountability
References
Suggested Reading
Index
