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  1. A Framework for Collaborative Inquiry and Systemic Reform
    Why a Different Road to Change?
    On the Road to Results
    What's Unique about This Guidebook?
    The Content and Structure of the Guidebook
    How to Use This Book
  2. Data and Inquiry: Turning the Wheels of Reform
    The Inquiry Process: From the Classroom to the School
    The Phases of Inquiry
    Overcoming the Obstacles: Building Capacity for School-Based Inquiry
    Conclusion
    Resources for Data and Inquiry
  3. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: Student Learning
    Committing to Student Learning Vision and Standards
    Collecting and Analyzing Student Learning Data
    Formulating a Learner-Centered Problem
    Setting Measurable Student Learning Goals
    Developing a Learner-Centered Systemic Action Plan
    Taking Action and Monitoring Results
    Coming Home to Student Learning
    Striving for Continuous Improvement
    Planning Tools: From Inquiry to Action
    Resources for Student Learning
  4. Reforming Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
    Overview of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: The Heart of Systemic Reform
    Part One: Getting Started
    Problem One: Developing a Standards-Based Curriculum
    Part Two: Developing a Curriculum, Developing a Professional Culture
    Problem Two: Implementing Curriculum Reform
    Part Three: Implementing the New Middle School Science Program
    Problem Three: Implementing Alternative Assessments
    Part Four: Implementing Performance-Based Assessments
    Problem Four: Evaluating the Impact of Reform on Student Learning
    Part Five: Taking a Closer Look at Student Learning
    Conclusion
    Planning Tools: From Inquiry to Action
    Resources for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
  5. Overcoming Obstacles to Equity
    Overview of Equity
    Structural Barriers to Equity
    Beliefs That Block Equity
    Unequal Expectations and Treatment
    Racial, Class, Cultural, and Gender Bias in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
    Conclusion
    Planning Tools: From Inquiry to Action
    Resources for Equity
  6. Reform in Action
    Data Fuels Continuous Improvement in Glendale, Arizona
    EQUITY 2000: Derailing Tracking in Providence, Rhode Island
    Walking the Talk in Hudson, Massachusetts
    Wagons Heading West in Hallowell, Maine
    Performance-Based Learning and Assessment in Pomperaug Regional School District 15
    Data Tools, Planning Tools, and Resources Are Included



Ready-to-use help for anyone involved in leading mathematics and science reform at the school or district level.
USING DATA / GETTING RESULTS:
A Practical Guide for School Improvement in Mathematics and Science with CD-ROM

Nancy Love, Senior Associate for the Regional Alliance for Mathematics and Science Education, TERC

Here’s ready-to-use help for anyone involved in leading mathematics and science reform at the school or district level — practical strategies and ideas that help you become an active inquirer into how to best improve learning for all students. Here you get the guidelines, tools, and skills you need to take full advantage of the potential for using data as a catalyst for change. The ideal combination of practical tools and a conceptual framework for understanding data-driven reform.

2002 Just Published! Paperbound 550pp ISBN 1-929024-33-9 (K-12) Order #4003 $74.95

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