{"product_id":"where-teachers-thrive-organizing-schools-for-success-paperback","title":"Where Teachers Thrive: Organizing Schools for Success - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Moore Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020 PROSE Award Winner, Education Theory Category \u003cbr\u003e2019 Outstanding Academic Title, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhere Teachers Thrive\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Moore Johnson outlines a powerful argument about the importance of the school as an organization in nurturing high‐quality teaching. Based on case studies conducted in fourteen high-poverty, urban schools, the book examines why some schools failed to make progress, while others achieved remarkable results. It explores the challenges that administrators and teachers faced and describes what worked, what didn't work, and why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnson draws on vivid portraits of schools to highlight an array of school‐based systems and practices that support teachers' professional growth and effectiveness. These include a rich and interactive hiring process; team‐based curriculum planning and assessment; and informative feedback and ongoing professional learning. Critical to all of these is the role of the principal as an essential agent in a school's success. Although these elements may vary from school to school, Johnson argues that together these systems provide a comprehensive, mutually reinforcing set of well-orchestrated strategies that can help schools deliver results that exceed the sum of teachers' individual efforts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 2000, policy makers and education officials have diligently sought to improve schools by improving the quality of individual teachers. However, even if those teachers are skilled and committed, the schools where they work are all too often disjointed, dysfunctional organizations that serve no one well. \u003ci\u003eWhere Teachers Thrive \u003c\/i\u003eexplains clearly how educators within a school can join together to adopt systems of practice that ensure growth and success by all teachers and their students. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhere Teachers Thrive\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Moore Johnson demonstrates the importance of the school as an organization in nurturing high‐quality teaching. Based on decades of research and case studies of fourteen high-poverty, urban schools, the book examines why some schools failed to make progress, while others achieved remarkable results. It explores the challenges that administrators and teachers faced and describes what worked, what didn't, and why. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Teachers Thrive \u003c\/i\u003eexplains clearly how educators within a school can join together to adopt systems of practice that ensure growth and success by all teachers and their students. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Susan Moore Johnson makes a profound contribution to the development of the teaching profession at the very time it is most needed. The agenda for school success and achieving equity is now before us.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Fullan\u003c\/b\u003e, professor emeritus and former dean, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In this exceptional book, Susan Moore Johnson urges readers to strengthen the features of teachers' work environments that shape their ability to succeed with students. \u003ci\u003eWhere Teachers Thrive\u003c\/i\u003e should be required reading for decision makers who care about deep and lasting educational improvement.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandi Weingarten\u003c\/b\u003e, president, American Federation of Teachers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eWhere Teachers Thrive \u003c\/i\u003epresents compelling evidence that efforts to recruit and retain knowledgeable and dedicated teachers will likely fail unless they are coupled to a strategic focus on the schools in which teachers work. Vividly detailed chapters demonstrate the power of key systems--for hiring, collaboration, evaluation, and leadership--to help teachers thrive and schools succeed.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Warren Little\u003c\/b\u003e, Carol Liu Professor of Education Policy, emerita, University of California, Berkeley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In this important and timely book, Susan Moore Johnson argues that professional working conditions are the key to teachers thriving professionally. School leaders must foster an organizational culture that multiplies the impact of every teacher on student achievement. Johnson's book points the way.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, \u003ci\u003eMarshall Memo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Moore Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Jerome T. Murphy Research Professor in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she served as academic dean from 1993 to 1999. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Moore Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Jerome T. Murphy Research Professor in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she served as academic dean from 1993 to 1999. A former high school teacher who served in an administrative role as a teacher leader, Johnson has an ongoing research interest in the work of teachers and the reform of schools and school systems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Johnson has written four books and many journal articles about teachers and their work. \u003ci\u003eTeacher Unions in Schools\u003c\/i\u003e (1984) focuses on the role of teachers unions in the day-to-day work of schools. \u003ci\u003eTeachers at Work\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) examines the school as a workplace for teachers. \u003ci\u003eFinders and Keepers: Helping New Teachers Survive and Thrive in Our Schools\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), written with colleagues at the Project on the Next Generation of Teachers, centers on the experiences of new teachers. Subsequent research at the Project focuses on teachers' careers, alternative preparation, the role of unions, hiring, induction, performance-based pay, teacher teams, and teacher evaluation. Johnson also is coauthor, with John P. Papay, of \u003ci\u003eRedesigning Teacher Pay\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Johnson has also written and consulted widely about educational leadership and management. Her 1996 book, \u003ci\u003eLeading to Change: Challenges of the New Superintendency\u003c\/i\u003e, analyzes the leadership practices of twelve newly appointed superintendents during their first six months in the role. Between 2007 and 2014, Johnson served as cochair of the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), a collaboration between the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she and her colleagues wrote \u003ci\u003eAchieving Coherence in District Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), which examines the management relationship between the central office and schools in five large urban school districts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Johnson serves on various advisory boards for organizations and publications. She is an inaugural fellow of the American Educational Research Association and a member of the National Academy of Education.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730159964223,"sku":"9781682533581","price":66.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1c033e18c0c2cd4ef146fceedb147d37.webp?v=1765125061","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/where-teachers-thrive-organizing-schools-for-success-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}