Unmistakable Impact

Foreword by Michael Fullan Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Impact Schools The Best Jobs The Failure of the American School System Unmistakable Impact Core Concepts of an Impact School What You Will Find in This Book To Sum Up Going Deeper 2. Partnership Helping Others Partnership: The Theory Behind Impact Schools Equality: Professional Learning With Teachers Rather Than Training Done to Teachers Choice: Teachers Should Have Choice Regarding What and How They Learn Voice: Professional Learning Should Empower and Respect the Voices of Teachers Reflection: Reflection Is an Integral Part of Professional Learning Dialogue: Professional Learning Should Enable Authentic Dialogue Praxis: Teachers Should Apply Their Learning to Their Real-Life Practice as They Are Learning Reciprocity: We Should Expect to Get as Much as We Give To Sum Up Going Deeper 3. Principals Leading Schools and the Partnership Principles Principals as Designers The Target The Big Four Creating the Target Observing and Monitoring Teacher Progress Principals as First Learners Making It All Happen Getting Support From Central Office To Sum Up Going Deeper 4. Instructional Coaching Partnership Partnering With Administrators Workshops and Intensive Learning Teams Components of Coaching Who Should Be a Coach To Sum Up Going Deeper 5. Workshops That Make an Impact Take the Partnership Approach Address the Impact Factors Use Effective Design Apply Learning to Real Life Deliver the Message Powerfully Connect With the Audience Walk the Talk Keep the Energy High Use Dialogue Architectures Tell Stories To Sum Up Going Deeper 6. Intensive Learning Teams The Challenge Partnership Principles Address Impact Factors Partnership Facilitation Intensive Learning Teams To Sum Up Going Deeper 7. Partnership Communication Partnership Principles and Communication Listening Good Questions Finding Common Ground Controlling Difficult Emotions Love Your Partners To Sum Up Going Deeper Final Thoughts Resource A: Impact Toolkit Administrator Resources Big Four Observation Tools Teacher Progress Map (TPM) Resources Coach Resources: What Coaches Do Additional Tools Intensive Learning Teams Resource B: Research Research on Coaching Research on Workshops Research on Intensive Learning Teams References and Further Readings Index