{"product_id":"the-answer-is-in-the-alan-m-blankstein-9781412998765","title":"The Answer Is in the Room: How Effective Schools Scale Up Student Success","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearn the secrets of successful schools\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCiting wisdom from top educational experts and building on what is already working, award-winning author Alan M. Blankstein offers tools for finding excellence in schools, scaling these practices across learning communities, and transforming low-performing schools into high-performing schools. His five-step process includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifying and assessing excellence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreating an action plan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssigning resources such as time, materials, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransferring excellence in the form of knowledge and skills throughout the school and district\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSustaining the excellence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are effective strategies for sustaining student gains, closing gaps within and between schools, building leader capacity, and increasing community commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan M. Blankstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 141299876X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412998765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corwin Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.02h x 7.11w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011 pg. 143","brand":"Alan M. Blankstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867372900607,"sku":"9781412998765","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4df49551-ad2c-4ec0-9704-8f5f4b81f587.jpg?v=1747454591","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-answer-is-in-the-alan-m-blankstein-9781412998765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}