The School Leader s Guide to Learner-Centered Education introduces a transformative leadership model for creating and sustaining a learner-centered school environment. Using core principles of educational psychology the authors examine how educators can support student growth development and achievement by focusing on key factors such as cognition meta cognition motivation affect and individual differences. Numerous reflective exercises assessment tools and real-life success stories help readers: Provide moral leadership for creating school change Incorporate learning standards without sacrificing student engagement Form learner-centered support groups that utilize networking and technology Prepare students for the challenges of global citizenship Promote success for diverse populations and marginalized groups In today s educational environment school leaders must find new ways to create a positive school climate for staff and students while helping them meet rigorous testing and accountability requirements. Designed to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving world this new leadership paradigm provides school principals superintendents and district leaders with the means to engage all members of the educational community in a lifelong process of growth improvement and empowerment.Features: Title - The School Leader s Guide to Learner-Centered Education Sub-Title - From Complexity to Simplicity Editor - Barbara L. McCombs Primary Author Affiliation - University of Denver Human Motivation Learning and Development Center Denver CO Other Author - Lynda Miller Binding - Hardcover Pages - 288 Publication Date - 01-Aug-08 Primary Subject Code - Leadership - CA7 Item Weight - 27 oz. Copyright Year - 2009About The Author: Barbara L. McCombs directs the Human Motivation Learning and Development Center at the University of Denver. The center focuses on the professional development of educators personal and organizational change systemic educational reform and school violence prevention. McCombs’ current research is directed at new leadership models for redesigning outdated views of schooling and learning. This research has led to her international and national recognition in areas that include transformational teacher development approaches motivating hard-to-reach students and the use of technology as a primary tool for empowering youth and facilitating relevant learning. The author has begun a series of books published by Corwin Press. Learner-Centered Classroom Practices and Assessments: Maximizing Student Motivation Learning and Achievement (2006) was co-authored with Lynda Miller and written for teachers. Her second book in the series written for school administrators and other school leaders was also co-authored with Lynda Miller and is titled A School Leader’s Guide to Creating Learner-Centered Education: From Complexity to Simplicity (2008). Lynda Miller began her professional career as a junior high school English teacher in Westminster Colorado. Her interest in language and cognitive development led her to graduate studies which culminated in a PhD in language development and disorders and learning disabilities. She has held teaching positions at the University of Colorado the University of Montana and the University of Texas at Austin where she pursued her research on cognition learning styles and intelligence. Her research and teaching focused on identifying and describing students’ learning strengths and abilities and on translating that- SKU: CRWN2213