Improving Student Achievement: 50 More Research-Based Strategies for Educators

by Beverly Nichols

Overview

All educators need to have this practical resource at their fingertips. Share what we know works in teaching school using these summaries of 50 high-impact, valuable methods, strategies, and ideas. Use this book and CD to support best practices in your school, and then watch test scores soar and drop out rates decrease.

• Filled with summaries of research on actual practices, which will positively impact student achievement.
• Use the CD of multimedia presentations to present the research in staff development settings or with parents and community members.
• Each summary will be a two-page spread that includes the issue, bullets synthesizing current research related to the issue, implications for practice, and questions that can be used for discussion in staff meetings.

Summaries of research on actual practices which impact student achievement fill this book. These short summaries of the research state the issue along with the practical actions, strategies and tips any educator can use to improve student learning. This is the Swiss Army knife of school improvement and a tremendous resource for school improvement efforts!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781586832902
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/15/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.95(h) x 0.45(d)

Editorial Reviews

"School improvement expert Beverly Nichols shares researchbased strategies and tips that will actually work in improving student achievement. For each of the fifty tips provided, the issue is presented, research is provided, practical implications are discussed, questions to ponder are included, additional resources are listed. Since student achievement is the goal of education, this title can be a valuable resource for administrators at the local and district levels, classroom teachers, and educational grant writers. The included CD is excellent for staff development." - Catholic Library World

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