Working on the Work
Subtitle: An Action Plan for Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents (Jossey Bass Education Series)
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: April 29, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780787961657
Subjects: Teaching skills & techniques; School Management And Discipline; Education / Teaching; United States; Education; Teaching Methods & Materials - General; School environment; Administration - General; Educational Policy & Reform; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General; Curriculum change; Academic achievement; School improvement programs
First sentence: In Shaking Up the Schoolhouse (Schlechty, 2000), I distinguish among five types of responses students might make to any school task (see Figure 1.1): Authentic engagement.
Description: Presents a framework for implementing the Working on the Work (WOW) principles in schools, a plan designed to improve student performance by increasing the quality of schoolwork.