{"product_id":"catalytic-improvement-communities-jonathan-eckert-9798887305226","title":"Catalytic Improvement Communities: Cultivating Flourishing Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn chemistry, a catalyst accelerates change without being depleted. As we seek school improvement, we need sustainable, scalable changes, and therefore catalytic structures are ideal. From communities of practice to professional learning communities to Networked Improvement Communities (NICs) much has been made in the scholarly and consultancy literature about collaborative approaches to improvement. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe benefit of improvement communities that operate in networks over professional learning communities or isolated communities of practice is that they allow for broader experimentation, more rapid iteration, and greater possibility for scaling improvement. Educators have many tools and protocols to support the various approaches to improvement, evidenced by the many tools the Carnegie Foundation has developed for NICs alone. However, we need to understand how these are being used in a wide range of contexts and iterations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book answers three questions: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1) How can improvement communities act as catalysts? \u003cbr\u003e 2) How do improvement communities serve as discipline, creative inquiry? \u003cbr\u003e 3) Most importantly, how do improvement communities support flourishing individuals? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese three questions serve as the drivers of three sections with practical recommendations and insights for teachers, administrators, and policymakers that will lead to more sustainable leadership practices and thriving educators, students, and communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Eckert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887305226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Information Age Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d","brand":"Jonathan Eckert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47419744092415,"sku":"9798887305226","price":55.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_73e321b2-a3f8-4721-9902-b95c879e510e.jpg?v=1761513575","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/catalytic-improvement-communities-jonathan-eckert-9798887305226","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}