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Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success Kindle Edition

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We already know what works in schools; we just need to focus on getting it right. This is the premise of Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success, which offers a practical, research-based framework for improving student achievement. According to author Bryan Goodwin, decades of research have shown time and again that focusing on the following five essential practices can vastly increase students' chances of doing well in school:

* Guaranteeing that instruction is challenging, engaging, and intentional

* Ensuring curricular pathways to success

* Providing whole-child student supports

* Creating high-performance school cultures

* Developing data-driven, high-reliability district systems

Whether at the district-, school-, or classroom-level, educators don't need to reinvent the wheel or pursue the latest trends to ensure that students succeed. This powerful book reveals what research clearly shows works best in schools, and provides a valuable blueprint for turning that knowledge into visible results.

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22 August 2011
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We already know what works in schools; we just need to focus on getting it right. This is the premise of Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success, which offers a practical, research-based framework for improving student achievement. According to author Bryan Goodwin, decades of research have shown time and again that focusing on the following five essential practices can vastly increase students' chances of doing well in school:

* Guaranteeing that instruction is challenging, engaging, and intentional

* Ensuring curricular pathways to success

* Providing whole-child student supports

* Creating high-performance school cultures

* Developing data-driven, high-reliability district systems

Whether at the district-, school-, or classroom-level, educators don't need to reinvent the wheel or pursue the latest trends to ensure that students succeed. This powerful book reveals what research clearly shows works best in schools, and provides a valuable blueprint for turning that knowledge into visible results.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07X1LX8N7
Publisher ‏ : ‎ ASCD (22 August 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 394 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 184 pages

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Bryan Goodwin

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Bryan Goodwin is President and CEO of McREL International, a nonprofit research and school transformation organization that translates rigorous research into professional learning and consulting services for school systems worldwide. Bryan has written many books that translate research into practice for educators, including The New Classroom Instruction that Works: The Best Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (ASCD, 2022), Learning that Sticks: A Brain-Based Model for K—12 Instructional Design and Delivery (ASCD, 2020); Unstuck: How Curiosity, Peer Coaching and Teaming Can Change Schools (ASCD, 2018), Balanced Leadership for Powerful Learning: Tools for Achieving Success in Your School (ASCD, 2015), The 12 Touchstones of Good Teaching: A Checklist for Staying Focused Every Day (ASCD, 2013), Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success (ASCD, 2011). He has shared insights with audiences from across the Caribbean, Mideast, North and South America, the Pacific, and Australia. He holds a B.A. from Baylor University and an M.A. from the University of Virginia.

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Dr. Randall Watson

WOW!

Reviewed in the United States on 12 September 2011

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I read two or three books a month about education, leadership, etc. This book is "simply" one of the best books on education I have ever read. Goodwin does a masterful job of describing the essence of having a high achieving school, mixing critical data sets with stories that illustrate the point. I found myself agreeing with almost everything said in this book, noting that most of the ideas in this book are part of our district's historic, C3 - Citizenship, College and Career initiative.

Bravo! This book should be required reading for every supt, principal and teacher leaders. It will make a difference in your schools.

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TARACWALL

Excellent! Right to the point!

Reviewed in the United States on 12 August 2015

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This book is a meta-analysis of relevant and current educational research. The author provides educators with insight into best practices related to school improvement. 👍👍👍

The Journey Continues

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Reviewed in the United States on 1 July 2015

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Good ideas but not practical. Not easily implemented. I know nothing is a quick fix and that systemic change takes time but I have read many other books that provide a better road map, per se than the author does in this book.