Leading a Competency-Based Secondary School
The Marzano Academies Model (Become a transformational leader with field-tested competency-based education strategies)
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This is your blueprint for how you, as a secondary school leader, can implement an effective competency-based education system. Based on decades of research and refined in the Marzano Academies, the model presented in this book will aid you and your staff in the process of shifting from a traditional school to a high reliability, competency-based organization.
Middle school and high school leaders will:
- Learn about the Marzano Academies model and its application in secondary schools
- Explore a phased approach to transitioning to competency-based education
- Understand 16 school-level indicators and specific programs and practices for each
- Monitor the impact of each indicator through high reliability leadership
- Examine the roles of leaders during transformational change
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Phase 1—Laying the Foundations
Chapter 2: Phase 2—Implementing the Core of a Competency-Based System
Chapter 3: Phase 3—Focusing on Learning and Growth
Chapter 4: Phase 4—Finishing Strong
Chapter 5: The Four Roles of a Transformational Leader
References and Resources
Index
Robert J Marzano
Robert J. Marzano is senior scholar at Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) in Aurora, Colorado, associate professor at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and president of Marzano & Associates in Centennial, Colorado. He is the author of 25 books, 150 articles and chapters in books, and 100 sets of curriculum materials for teachers and students in Grades K-12. His works include What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action, School Leadership That Works, Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement, Classroom Management That Works, Classroom Instruction That Works, Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work, and A Different Kind of Classroom: Teaching With Dimensions of Learning.
During his 35 years in public education, Marzano has worked in every state multiple times as well as in a host of countries in Europe and Asia. The central theme in his work has been translating research and theory into practical programs and tools for K-12 teachers and administrators.
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