{"product_id":"facilitator-8242-s-guide-to-failure-is-not-an-optionr-6-principles-for-making-student-success-the-only-option-paperback","title":"Facilitator\u0026#8242;s Guide to Failure Is Not an Option(r): 6 Principles for Making Student Success the Only Option - 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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemonstrate how six powerful principles can help ensure that failure is never an option!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ideal companion to the second edition of the bestseller, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFailure Is Not an Option(R)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, this step-by-step guide provides staff developers and workshop facilitators with all the tools to help school leaders create successful, sustainable high-performing schools. Aligned with the chapters of Alan M. Blankstein′s award-winning book, these activities, discussion questions, and field-tested resources demonstrate how to avoid 10 common routes to failure and are designed around six guiding principles: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon mission, vision, values, and goals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAchievement for all students through prevention and intervention systems \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollaborative teaming focused on teaching for learning \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eData-based decisions for continuous improvement \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActive family and community engagement \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding sustainable leadership capacity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflecting the updated edition′s greater emphasis on diversity, assessment for learning, intervention and support for students at risk, and schooling as a community endeavor, the facilitator′s guide features \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField-tested resources referenced in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFailure Is Not An Option(R), Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, including tools for applying the six principles \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorkshop activities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscussion questions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter content summaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggestions for further reading and reflection \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA workshop evaluation form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFacilitator′s Guide to\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Failure Is Not an Option(R)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis ideal for staff developers or anyone leading groups of any size--pairs, small workshops, or large seminars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author and educational leader, \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Blankstein\u003c\/strong\u003e served for 25 years as President of the HOPE Foundation, which he founded and whose honorary chair is Nobel Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A former \"high-risk\" youth, Alan began his career in education as a music teacher. He worked for Phi Delta Kappa, March of Dimes, and Solution Tree, which he founded in 1987 and directed for 12 years while launching Professional Learning Communities beginning in the late 1980s. He is the author of the best-selling book \u003cem\u003eFailure Is Not an Option(R) Six Principles That Guide Student Achievement in High-Performing Schools\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the Book of the Year award from Learning Forward. Alan is Senior Editor, lead contributor, and\/or author of 18 books, including \u003cem\u003eExcellence Through Equity \u003c\/em\u003ewith Pedro Noguera, . He also authored some 20 articles in leading education print including Education Week, Educational Leadership, The Principal, and Executive Educator. Alan has provided keynote presentations and workshops for virtually every major U.S. Ed Org, and throughout the UK, Africa, and the Middle East. Alan has served on the Harvard International Principals Centers advisory board, and the Jewish Child Care Agency, where he once was a youth in residence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.8 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47436232491186,"sku":"9781412981743","price":39.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/KEao2JgKEe9781412981743.webp?v=1783201040","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/facilitator-8242-s-guide-to-failure-is-not-an-optionr-6-principles-for-making-student-success-the-only-option-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}