School Portfolio
Books
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Title |
Data Analysis for Comprehensive Schoolwide Improvement | |
| Author |
Victoria L. Bernhardt |
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| Publisher | Eye on Education, Inc. | |
| Copyright | 1998 | |
| Description | This book presents practical tools to help educators make better
decisions based on data. Targeted at non-statisticians, this book
shows you how to gather, analyze, and use information to improve all
aspects of your school. All of the examples in this book are based on data collected from real school at both the elementary and high school levels. A background in statistics is not required to benefit from this practically written book. One merely needs the will to engage in comprehensive school-wide improvement and the desire to collect and analyze information to accomplish that goal. |
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| Reference Number | PO101 |
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Title |
The School Portfolio Toolkit | |
| Author | Victoria L. Bernhardt | |
| Publisher | Eye on Education | |
| Copyright | 2002 | |
| Description | A planning, implementation, and evaluation guide for continuous
school improvement. This book shows you how to develop a school
portfolio specifically tailored to your schools mission, vision, and
plan, reflecting unique challenges and opportunities. This toolkit: Δ assists in creating a vision for where the learning organization wants to be in the future Δ guides the comprehensive data analysis work to understand the results the learning organization is getting Δ helps build a plan to eliminate the gap between where the learning organization is now and where it wants to be Δ provides strategies for implementing and evaluating the plan Δ supports the continuous improvement of all aspects of the learning organization with the ultimate goal of improving achievement for all students |
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| Reference Number | PO102.1 & PO102.2 |
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Title |
Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement 2nd Edition | |
| Author | Mike Schmoker | |
| Publisher | ASCD | |
| Copyright | 1999 | |
| Description | How do you know if your school is improving? Do you know what really
works in reading programs...in writing...in math...in science? How
do we measure what works? What about teaching to the test - or to
the vast array of standards being mandated? How do we effectively
use cooperative learning - and direct instruction - and alternative
assessment? In this expanded second edition of results, Mike Schmoker answers questions by focusing on student learning. By setting goals, working collaboratively, and keeping track of student achievement data from many sources, teachers and administrators can surpass the communities expectations and facilitate great improvement in school learning. Through hundreds of up to date examples from real schools and districts, Schmoker shows how to achieve and celebrate both short and long term success. |
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| Reference Number | PO103.1 & PO103.2 |
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Title |
The School Portfolio - A Comprehensive Framework for School Improvement | |
| Author | Victoria L. Bernhardt | |
| Publisher | Eye on Education | |
| Copyright | 1994 | |
| Description | A school portfolio is the most effective way to ensure your school's
success at systemic reform. Extensively tested, it is a
non-threatening self assessment tool which exhibits a school's goals,
progress, achievements, and vision for improvement. Using examples from schools which have already established and maintained them, this book will show you how to develop a school portfolio specifically tailored to your school, reflecting its unique challenges and opportunities. |
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| Reference Number | PO105.1 & PO105.2 & PO105.3 & PO105.4 |
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Title |
The School Portfolio: A Comprehensive Framework for School Improvement 2nd Edition | |
| Author | Victoria L. Bernhardt | |
| Publisher | Eye on Education, Inc. | |
| Copyright | 1999 | |
| Description | A school portfolio is the most effective way to ensure your school’s
success at systemic reform. Extensively tested, it is a
non-threatening, self-assessment tool which exhibits a school's goals,
achievements, and vision for inprovement. This book will show you
how to develop a school portfolio tailored to your particular school and
vision.
Included are chapters on such topics as: Δ Criteria for Assessing School Improvement Δ Information and Analysis Δ Student Achievement Δ Quality Planning Δ Professional Development Δ Professional Development Δ Leadership Δ Partnership Development Δ Continuous Improvement and Evaluation Δ Creating the School Portfolio Δ Updating and Maintaining the School Portfolio |
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| Reference Number | PO106 |
Videos
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Title |
Common Miracles | |
| Author | Peter Jennings | |
| Publisher | ABC News | |
| Copyright | 1993 | |
| Description | How do we insure that our children excel in school. This seemingly unsolvable question has been a thorn in the side of educators, politicians, and parents around the country. Now the solution may be in sight. This groundbreaking ABC News special looks at communities all across America which are discovering how to liberate the human potential in every child. | |
| Reference Number | PO001. & PO001.2 |
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Title |
Community Involvement | |
| Author | James Calmer | |
| Publisher | Video J | |
| Copyright | ||
| Description | checked out | |
| Reference Number | PO405 |
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Title |
Portfolio Assessment | |
| Author | Bena Kallick | |
| Publisher | Video J | |
| Copyright | ||
| Description | The purpose of these videotapes is to help teachers see portfolios as they were really meant to be; a reflecion of learning and a powerful means of enabling students to self-evaluate and document their own growth. Throughout the programs you will see examples of various kinds of portfolios and hear from the students and teachers who are using them successfully in their classrooms. | |
| Reference Number | POV3-4 |