Unleashing the Positive Power of Differences : Polarity Thinking in Our Schools /: Polarity Thinking in Our Schools. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jane A. G. Kise.
• Authors: Kise, Jane A. G
• Contents: List of Professional Development Activites; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Part I. Understanding Polarity Thinking; Chapter 1. Introduction: Let's Put Our Differences to Work for Us; Chapter 2. Getting Unstuck in Education; Part II. The Big Picture of Polarity Thinking in Education Reform; Chapter 3. Leveraging Education Goals: Academic Success AND Whole Child Success; Chapter 4. Ensuring Effective Teachers: Evaluation as a Measure of Effectiveness AND a Guide for Professional Growth; Chapter 5. A Math Wars Truce: Mastery of Knowledge AND Mastery of Problem Solving; Chapter 6. Making Diplomas Meaningful: Standardization AND Customization; Part III. Putting the SMALL Polarity Thinking Tools to Work; Chapter 7. Introducing Polarity Thinking to Your Team; Chapter 8. Guiding Your Team Through Polarity Thinking; Chapter 9. Using Polarity Tools to Explore Initiatives and Opposing Experts; Chapter 10. Working With Common Polarities in Education; Chapter 11. Students and Polarities: A Tool for Critical Thinking; Part IV. A Closer Look at Why We Believe What We Believe; Chapter 12. Carl Jung, Neuroscience, and the Truth That We're Wired to Develop Different Viewpoints; Conclusion: Moving Beyond Polarization in Education; Appendix A. A PACT Process Case Study; Appendix B. Chapter 9 Reading: How Do We Help Students Succeed?; References; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 371.207; Educational change; Educational planning; Decision making; Polarity; Opposition, Theory of
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483340371; 1483340376
• Related ISBNs: 9781452257716
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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