Dynamic Instructional Leadership to Support Student Learning and Development The Field Guide to Comer Schools in Action 1st Edition

The Title "Dynamic Instructional Leadership to Support Student Learning and Development The Field Guide to Comer Schools in Action 1st Edition" is written by Edward T. Joyner. This book was published in the year 2004. The ISBN number 1412905133|9781412905138 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 288 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Corwin Press. Dynamic Instructional Leadership to Support Student Learning and Development The Field Guide to Comer Schools in Action 1st Edition is currently Available with us.

Edward T. Joyner, Ed.D., is the Executive Director of the Yale School Development Program. He served as the SDP's first director of training, was the original designer of the SDP Leadership Development Academies, and initiated university-public school partnerships to strengthen local school reform efforts. He is the architect of the SDP's systemic initiative to coordinate the work of the school board, central office, building staff, and the larger school community to create an optimal environment for teaching and learning throughout each school district. He currently oversees all of the operations of the Yale School Development Program and serves as the lead implementation coordinator for New York.

Michael Ben-Avie directs the Impact Analysis and Strategies Group, which studies corporate, nonprofit, and government partnerships that promote youth development and student learning. He conducts national studies designed to evaluate the effectiveness of mentoring programs and psychological interventions on children's lifepaths. He has co-edited books about the Yale School Development Program with James P. Comer and colleagues, and has published numerous book chapters, journal articles, and reports on educational change initiatives, high schools, parent involvement, and the relationship between youth development and student learning.

James P. Comer, M.D., is the founder and chairman of the Yale School Development Program, Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center, and Associate Dean of the Yale University School of Medicine. He has been the recipient of the Grawemeyer Award in Education, the John and Mary Markle Scholar in Academic Medicine Award, the Rockefeller Public Service Award, the Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education, the Charles A. Dana Award for Pioneering Achievement in Education, the Heinz Award for Service to Humanity, and many other awards and honors, including 41 honorary degrees.

• The primary resource for all Comer schools and for all schools and districts that want to use Comer principles to improve student learning and development.
• A key training and administrative resource for urban schools and districts that must meet No Child Left Behind standards for "highly qualified" teachers.
• A key resource for schools and districts considering school improvement and restructuring.
• A key text for teacher education and educational administration courses on curriculum development, standards-based education, developmentally appropriate education, instructional leadership, literacy, math and science education, and program evaluation.
• Includes staff development activities, diagrams, forms, checklists, sidebar features, and sample presentations for students, staff, and parents.