{"product_id":"excellence-through-equity-five-principles-of-courageous-leadership-to-guide-achievement-for-every-student-paperback","title":"Excellence Through Equity: Five Principles of Courageous Leadership to Guide Achievement for Every Student - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan M. Blankstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePedro Noguera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLorena Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExcellence Through Equity\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring look at how real-world educators are creating schools where all students are able to thrive. In these schools, educators understand that equity is not about treating all children the same. They are deeply committed to ensuring that each student receives what he or she individually needs to develop their full potential and succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo help educators with what can at times be a difficult and challenging journey, Blankstein and Noguera frame the book with five guiding principles of Courageous Leadership: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eGetting to your core\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaking organizational meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEnsuring constancy and consistency of purpose\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFacing the facts and your fears\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBuilding sustainable relationships.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey further emphasize that the practices are grounded in three important areas of research that are too often disregarded: (1) child development, (2) neuroscience, and (3) environmental influences on child development and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll hear from Carol Corbett Burris, Michael Fullan, Marcus J. Newsome, Paul Reville, Susan Szachowicz, and other bold practitioners and visionary thinkers who share compelling and actionable ideas, strategies, and experiences for closing the achievement gap in your classrooms and school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnsuring that all students receive an education that cultivates their talents and potential is in all our common interest. As Andy Hargreaves writes in the coda: \"The opportunity for all Americans is to articulate and believe in an inspiring vision of educational change that is about what the next generation of America and Americans should become, not about a target or ranking that the nation should attain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Letting go of a system of winners and losers in favor of what is proposed in this book is a courageous leap forward that we all must take together. Let this bold, practical book be a guide; and may you travel into this new exciting vista, in which every child can succeed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellence Through Equity is an inspiring look at how real-world educators are creating schools where all students are able to thrive. In these schools, educators understand that equity is not about treating all children the same. They are deeply committed to ensuring that each student receives what he or she individually needs to develop their full potentialand succeed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To help educators with what can at times be a difficult and challenging journey, Blankstein and Noguera frame the book with five guiding principles of Courageous Leadership: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Getting to your core\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Making organizational meaning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Ensuring constancy and consistency of purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Facing the facts and your fears\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Building sustainable relationships \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They further emphasize that the practices are grounded in three important areas of research that are too often disregarded: (1) child development, (2) neuroscience, and (3) environmental influences on child development and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e You'll hear from Carol Corbett Burris, Michael Fullan, Marcus J. Newsome, Paul Reville, Susan Szachowicz, and other bold practitioners and visionary thinkers who share compelling and actionable ideas, strategies, and experiences for closing the achievement gap in your classrooms and school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ensuring that all students receive an education that cultivates their talents and potential is in all our common interest. As Andy Hargreaves writes in the coda: \"The opportunity for all Americans is to articulate and believe in an inspiring vision of educational change that is about what the next generation of America and Americans should become, not about a target or ranking that the nation should attain.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Letting go of a system of winners and losers in favor of what is proposed in this book is a courageous leap forward that we all must take together. Let this bold, practical book be a guide; and may you travel into this new exciting vista, in which every child can succeed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.8 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378505805926,"sku":"9781416622505","price":54.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TUs2R0VOZHZmRXRaYkVGZjFoR0Yzdz09.webp?v=1768903355","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/excellence-through-equity-five-principles-of-courageous-leadership-to-guide-achievement-for-every-student-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}