Stratereaders http://stratereaders.kucrl.org A Book Discussion Group Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:38:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 en New StrateReader’s Site! http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/07/31/new-stratereaders-site/ http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/07/31/new-stratereaders-site/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:15:27 +0000 David General http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/07/31/new-stratereaders-site/ Dear StrateReaders,

In an effort to make the StrateReader’s book club more functional, we’ve moved the blog to a new location! Please visit:


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This will be the new permanent location for the book club, so please update any bookmarks that you might have to the site. Enjoy!

]]> http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/07/31/new-stratereaders-site/feed/ “Leadership and Sustainability; System Thinkers in Action” by Michael Fullan http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/05/12/leadership-and-sustainability-system-thinkers-in-action-by-michael-fullan/ http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/05/12/leadership-and-sustainability-system-thinkers-in-action-by-michael-fullan/#comments Sat, 12 May 2007 21:51:41 +0000 Jean General http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/05/12/leadership-and-sustainability-system-thinkers-in-action-by-michael-fullan/ This is our fifth and final book for our inaugaural year of StrateReaders. I started this book as I boarded a plane in Minneapolis and finished it when I touched down in Oakland. What a great read! Fullan pulls in much of what Levy and Murnane have to say about expert thinking and complex communication in their book “The New Division of Labor”. He also references Collins’ “Good to Great” relating Collins’ ideas to leading systems change.

A quote from Archimedes that I particularily enjoyed that Fullan uses is “Give me a level long enough and I can change the world”. Fullan then states “For sustainability, that lever is leadership.”

What are your thoughts? How can we use this book to guide us in our work with schools?

]]> http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/05/12/leadership-and-sustainability-system-thinkers-in-action-by-michael-fullan/feed/ What Data Wise says to me…. http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/04/12/what-data-wise-says-to-me/ http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/04/12/what-data-wise-says-to-me/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:15:18 +0000 Jean General http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/04/12/what-data-wise-says-to-me/ As I finish this book, I needed to orgainize the information so I could hang on to all of it so what better way than to FRAME it! I see this book as a framework for leadership teams to use as they lead their schools to improved student learning. Click below to view my FRAME.

DataWise FRAME.doc

]]> http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/04/12/what-data-wise-says-to-me/feed/ This book is a must read!!! http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/03/18/this-book-is-a-must-read/ http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/03/18/this-book-is-a-must-read/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:08 +0000 Jean General http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/03/18/this-book-is-a-must-read/ I approached this book with some trepidation and assumptions of boredom. I mean, how interesting can a book about data be? And, just because I have a few test and mesurement classes and a stat class or two under my belt doesn’t mean I am a data expert. Well, there is nothing boring nor mind bogling about Data Wise. As I read, I find myself immediately applying the information to schools and literacy leadership teams I am working with. I especially like the 2 charts dealing with identifying and analyzing assessments and initiatives in a school.

Jean Piazza

]]> http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/03/18/this-book-is-a-must-read/feed/ Data Wise; A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/03/02/data-wise-a-step-by-step-guide-to-using-assessment-results-to-improve-teaching-and-learning/ http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/03/02/data-wise-a-step-by-step-guide-to-using-assessment-results-to-improve-teaching-and-learning/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:55:50 +0000 Jean General http://stratereaders.kucrl.org/2007/03/02/data-wise-a-step-by-step-guide-to-using-assessment-results-to-improve-teaching-and-learning/ Book #4 is going to be an invaluable resource for folks working in schools. The book is very “user friendly” with each chapter focusing on specific tasks, tools to accoplish these tasks, and lessons learned from schools who have done this work. In other words, the book helps the reader transform those daunting piles of student data into an action plan for improved teaching and learning. The reader is guided through the “Data Wise Improvement Process” of preparing ( putting the sturcture in place for data analysis ), inquiring ( acquiring the knowledge needed to decide how to increase student learning ), and finally, acting ( what to do to improve instruction and to assess whether the changes put in place have made a difference ).

Readers, what are your thoughts????

Jean Piazza

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