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noteworthybooks • recommended reading for district leaders • Courtney Williams ProfEssional caPital: transforming tEaching in EvEry school TeaChers College Press, $29.95 Andy Hargreaves, a professor at Boston College, and Michael Fullen, a professor at the University of Toronto, have set a new agenda to transform teaching and public education. They argue that the only way to reform education is to improve the integrity of the teaching profession. To them, the biggest flaws in the U.S. education system are rewarding the individual, relying on standardized measurements, and teachers working in isolation rather than as a team. fliP your classroom: rEaching EvEry studEnt in EvEry class EvEry day isTe, $19.95 The flipped classroom started with the realization that students need their teacher’s help when they are working on an assignment, but a teacher does not need to be present to lecture or review content. Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams pioneered the flipped classroom in 2007: Students watch recorded lectures for homework and complete their assignments, labs and tests in class with their teacher available to answer questions and facilitate classroom discussion. Readers will learn the logistics of conducting a flipped classroom and why it works. from digital nativEs to digital Wisdom Corwin, $36.95 In a collection of essays based on interviews with students, Marc Prensky, an international speaker, writer, video game and digital curriculum creator in the field of education, takes a bottom-up approach to reform schools and prepare students for 21st-century jobs. Divided into two parts, the book addresses digital learning and technology, such as YouTube and games, and rethinking education. thE daily PracticEs of succEssful PrinciPals Corwin, $34.95 Busy principals can squeeze in some professional development each day with this new guide from co-authors and past administrators Barbara L. Brock, professor of education at Creighton University, and Marilyn L. Grady, professor of educational administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This guide can help principals be more adept at identifying and leading school change, managing staff and student relationships effectively, and developing teacher leaders. EffEctivE Early childhood ProfEssional dEvEloPmEnt: imProving tEachEr PracticE and child outcomEs Brookes PuBlishing, $36.95 School administrators and policy makers will learn the latest findings on best practices for the professional development of early childhood educators in this new research text. Case studies investigating specific, field-tested PD are included in the book, along with strategies for scaling PD efforts through existing frameworks. www.DistrictAdministration.com July/August 2012 81 http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - July/August 2012

District Administration - July/August 2012
Contents
From the Editor
Letters
News Update
District Profile
Administrator Profile
Research Center
Professional Opinion
Supervisor's Opinion
Crisis Response
Going Mobile
Gaming Gains Respect
A Running Start for ELLs
Paul Vallas for Sale
Unsung Heroes
CIO News
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Virtual Schooling
Noteworthy Books
New Products
Product Focus
Problem Solution

District Administration - July/August 2012