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Author McKew, Maxine McKew.

Title Class Act.

Publication Info. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (152 pages)
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Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Note from David Gonski AC; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Schools; 1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Beyond Fight or Flight; 2. Roseworth Primary School: It's about theWhole Child; 3. Charles La Trobe College: 'What Are YouTrying to Do-Turn This into a Private School?'; 4. Toronto High School: Students Are More than a Test Score; 5. St Albans Secondary College: Success Breeds Success; 6. Garran Primary School: Doing a Few Things Really Well; Part II: Thought Leaders; 7. Misty Adoniou: Don't Feel Sorry for the Kids, Just Teach Them.
8. John Hattie: Know Thy Impact9. Linda Darling-Hammond: Teaching Is a Team Sport; 10. Dr Ken Boston: Education Is a Public Good; 11. Dean Ashenden: The Student as Worker; 12. Dave Faulkner: 'You Don't Have to Go to Africa to Make a Difference'; 13. Professor Patrick Griffin: 'If We Can Change Teachers, We Can Change the Kids'; 14. Bruce Armstrong: Learning to Lead; Conclusion: Choices to Make, Time to Act; Acknowledgements; Notes; Glossary; Index.
Summary Maxine McKew makes the case for a considered examination of the transformation that's now underway in some of Australia's most challenged schools. Through a series of conversations and case studies Class Act documents the precise strategies that are helping to change the culture of individual schools and to lift academic performance.
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Subject Education Australia.
Schools -- Australia.
Schools.
Australia.
Academic achievement -- Australia.
Academic achievement.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: McKew, Maxine McKew. Class Act. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, ©2014
ISBN 0522866581
9780522866582 (electronic book)