Engaging Students : The Next Level of Working on the Work

by Schlechty, Phillip C.

• ISBN13: 9780470640081
• ISBN10: 0470640081
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-05
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Working on the Work (WOW) offers a motivational framework for improving student performance by improving the quality of school designed for students. In this second edition, author Phillip Schlechty incorporates what he's learned from the field and from the hundreds of workshops he and his organization, the Schlechty Center, have conducted since the book's first publication. WOW is a theory of motivation that tries to answer the question: "What can teachers build into the task and activities they design for students that will increase the prospect which students will find meaning in the tasks assigned?" The guide is filled with practical wisdom.

Author Biography

Phillip C. Schlechty is founder and CEO of the Schlechty Center for Leadership in School Reform. Schlechty is the author of Leading for Learning, Creating Great Schools, Working on the Work, Inventing Better Schools, Shaking Up the Schoolhouse, and Schools for the 21st Century.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Engagement

The Meaning of Engagement

Developing a Classroom Profile

The Framework

Motives and Motivation

The EngagementâÇôfocused School

An Alternative View of Teaching

Prototypes and Design Specifications

New Roles in our Schools

The TeacherâDzs Role: Leader, Designer, and Guide to Instruction

The PrincipalâDzs Role: Leader of Leaders

The SuperintendentâDzs Role: Moral and Intellectual Leader

Rethinking Accountability

Appendix: A Framework for Reflection and Discussion

Bibliography

Index

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