Leading the Evolution : How to Make Personalized Competency-Based Education a Reality (an Educational Leadership Guide to Competency-Based Education for Student Engagement).

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- Stagnant Systems in a Changing World -- An Effective Model for Systemic Change -- A Framework for Implementation -- About This Book -- Chapter 1: Foundations for Evolution -- The Need to Evolve Schools -- For Students -- For Teachers -- For Leaders -- For Educational Equity and Social Justice -- Personalized Competency-Based Education Systems -- Foundational Concepts -- Research Base -- Proven Success -- The Evolutionary Triad -- Practical Applications of the Evolutionary Triad -- Summary -- Chapter 2: The Transformational Instructional Leader -- The Leader's Role in Evolving Schools -- Theory and Research on Educational Leadership -- Transformational Leadership -- Instructional Leadership -- Transformational Instructional Leadership: The New Paradigm -- Evolutionary Leadership in a Personalized Competency-Based System -- Ethical Leadership -- Mindful Leadership -- Extreme Ownership -- Implications for Leadership Practice -- Be the Face of the Evolution -- Shape the Culture -- Bring the Energy -- Have Your Finger on the School's Pulse -- Establish Administrative Collaborative Teams -- Summary -- Chapter 3: The Optimistic Teacher -- The Teacher's Role in Evolving Schools -- Theory and Research on Teacher Optimism -- Collective Efficacy -- Faculty Trust -- Academic Emphasis -- Teacher Optimism in a Personalized Competency-Based System -- Implications for Leadership Practice -- Understanding Teacher Resistance to Change -- Providing Time -- Reallocating Resources -- Being Personally Involved in Developing Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment -- Fostering a Professional, Collaborative Culture -- Creating Observation Opportunities and Cultivating Demonstration Classrooms -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The Engaged Student.

The Student's Role in Evolving Schools -- Theory and Research on Student Engagement -- Defining Student Engagement -- Understanding the Need for Greater Student Engagement -- Identifying Factors That Influence Student Engagement -- Student Engagement in a Personalized Competency-Based System -- Personal Connection and Mentoring -- Higher Expectations and Increased Pride -- A Different View of Grades and Assessment -- Teacher Proficiency With the PCBE Model -- Implications for Leadership Practice -- Understanding Initial Student Pushback -- Setting High Expectations -- Communicating Learning Goals and Monitoring Student Progress With Proficiency Scales -- Providing Opportunities for Student Choice -- Soliciting Student Voice and Involvement in School Operations -- Summary -- Chapter 5: The High-Impact School -- Strengthen the System -- Creating High Reliability Schools -- Cultivating Relationships With Outside Institutions -- Shifting Hiring and Training Priorities -- Monitor Evolutionary Growth -- Formal Data -- Informal Data -- Student Achievement Data -- Transparent Data Sharing and Analysis -- Celebrations -- Summary -- Epilogue -- References and Resources -- Index.

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