The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results

31 Douglas B. Reeves Susan Graham-Reviewer 2006 The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results Susan Graham, a Virginia teacher, says Reeves has an “uncommon combination of dispassionate statistical analysis and a zeal for education reform.” He uses rigorous statistical nalysis to identify common indicators of successful schools—like frequent non-fiction writing assessments and “provide immediate and decisive intervention—then urges teachers to resist “demographics as destiny” and take control of their instructional practice and schools to identify “islands of excellence” and form patterns around them.<o:p></o:p> Citation: Reeves, D.B. (2006). The learning leader: How to focus school improvement for better results. Alexandria, VA: ASCD<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.teacherleaders.org/old_site/Resources/bkreviews5.html#13"></a> <o:p></o:p>