Books

Few resources are available for district and school leaders looking to establish successful STEM labs. Frequently, efforts don’t gain traction because they lack a systemic approach and support from a broad spectrum of stakeholders within the school community. Building a K-12 STEM Lab addresses this challenge from the perspective of the leader, identifying opportunities for capacity building and ensuring equal access and equity for all students. The comprehensive and flexible approach outlined in this book will help school and district leaders develop productive community partnerships in support of STEM education within the STEM lab and throughout the school.

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School districts can revolutionise their culture to improve student learning. In The Power of Unstoppable Momentum, Michael Fullan and Mark A. Edwards detail a simple but powerful research-based process for integrating technology, pedagogy and deep learning that leads to lasting change. Readers will learn why modern technology resources alone won't lead to deep learning; examine why human capital, social capital and decisional capital are essential or deep learning to occur; study pervasive and fundamental districtwide changes necessary to form a strong cultural foundation that fosters student growth; survey encouraging cases of lasting, deep, whole-system change; and gather eight core lessons from MGSD's journey that are essential to effect cultural change efforts.

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In this second edition, authors William M. Ferriter and Adam Garry address enduring skills necessary for success in a digital world - information fluency, verbal persuasion, visual persuasion, collaborative dialogue, and problem solving - as well as digital solutions that teachers can use to enhance, not replace, traditional skill-based instruction practices.

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The Mobile Learning Mindset series offers practical knowledge and strategies for successful implementation of any mobile learning program. The Principal's Guide to Implementation shares lessons learned and provides many examples and activities that will help campus leaders who are about to implement a mobile device initiative or already have.

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The Mobile Learning Mindset series offers practical knowledge and strategies for successful implementation of any mobile learning program. The District Leader's Guide to Implementation shares lessons learned and provides many examples and activities that will help school leaders who are about to implement a mobile device initiative or already have.

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If you are interested in STEM education, policies, programs, or practices, or you work on STEM in some capacity at any level, The Case for STEM Education will prove to be valuable reading. Author Rodger W. Bybee has written this book to inspire individuals in leadership roles to better understand and take action on STEM initiatives. The book's 10 chapters put STEM in context by outlining the challenges facing STEM education, drawing lessons from the Sputnik moment of the 1950s and 1960s, and contrasting contemporary STEM with other education reforms, as well as offering several ideas and recommendations you can use to develop action plans for STEM.

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This practical, hands-on guide shows F-12 school leaders how to support STEM programs that excite students and teachers - even if the leader is not an expert in science, technology, engineering or maths. Buckner and Boyd explore ideas for fostering equitable access to rich and rigorous learning experiences, acting as instructional leaders and building community engagement and partnerships. You'll get advice on creating a structure to help teachers examine, discuss and improve students' learning experiences. And you'll learn how to support teachers in designing challenging lessons that foster students' curiosity and ingenuity in working on real-world problems. Finally, you'll learn ways you can effectively tap into the wealth of resources in your community to help achieve your STEM vision.

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Educators are teaching and learning in a digital world. From interactive whiteboards, to iPads, to flipped classrooms, teachers are using a variety of methods to create, collaborate and communicate with their students. Although this transition makes for exciting times in the classroom, it can be daunting for leaders. So how can school leaders use technology to be more effective? This book explains how and why leaders should use technology and outlines what should be in every leader's digital toolkit. This resource will help leaders maximise social media to stay connected with teachers, students and the community; use online collaborative tools to manage documents and increase collaboration; identify online tools to stay organised; and develop online professional learning networks.

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This timely book shows how award-winning secondary schools and districts are successfully using technology and making systemic changes to increase student engagement, improve achievement, and re-invigorate the teaching and learning process. This book includes case studies and a cross-case analysis to show how eight secondary schools are using technology and making systemic changes to increase student engagement, improve achievement and re-invigorate the teaching and learning process. Each case describes the ways exemplary school leaders are using technology in curricular, administrative and analytical ways to meet the needs of the 21st-century learners, educators and communities.

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This series is a collection of our latest and greatest leadership resources.

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This series offers in-depth research-based instructional strategies that can be used in the classroom to enhance student achievement. Classroom teachers as well as building- and district-level administrators will benefit from sharing the knowledge in this library and building capacity as a staff to implement strategies for school improvement.

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Successfully leverage technology to enhance classroom practices with this practical resource. The authors demonstrate the importance of educational technology, which is quickly becoming an essential component in effective teaching. Included are over 100 organised classroom strategies, vignettes that show each section's strategies in action, and a glossary of classroom-relevant technology terms. Key research is summarised and translated into classroom recommendations. Learn More