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Table of Contents

About the Authors

PART I: WILL AND SKILL

Introduction

Will and Skill

The Blame Game

The “Turnaround” Concept

ONE

The Two Parts of a Positive School Environment

Will

Skill

The Four Zones of a Positive Learning Environment

The Need for Philosophical Agreement

Embracing Culture and Structure

PART II: THE WILL TO LEAD

TWO

Conflicting Wills

Schools as Microcosms

The Importance of a Healthy School Culture

Toxic School Culture

Collective Commitment to Success for All Students

Abolishing Conflicting Wills

THREE

Frustration in a Toxic Culture

Insufficient Preparation

Overwhelming Conditions

The Cycle of Blame

A Culture of Complaint

Doing to Students Versus Acting With Students

Lessening the Frustration

FOUR

The School Culture Framework: Creating a Culture of Collaboration

The Players

Believers and Fundamentalists

Collegial and Managerial Cultures

Reducing Fundamentalism

Building Up the Believers

Reversing Perceptions

FIVE

Leadership at Every Level

Transformational Leaders

Teacher Leaders

Site Leaders

Central and District Leaders

State and Federal Leaders

Building a Healthy Culture

PART III: THE SKILL TO TEACH

SIX

Developing a Responsive Pedagogy

Aligning the Will With the Skill

Skill Is Being Responsive

Three Lessons From Hollywood

Recognizing the Need for a Responsive Pedagogy

Identifying the Audience for Responsive Pedagogy

Beware of Deficit Thinking

Becoming Skillful

SEVEN

The Steps to a Responsive Pedagogy

Step One: Identify an Area of Instruction for Improvement

Step Two: Assess the Quantity and Quality of the Activities Currently Used

Step Three: Implement Responsive Activities During Teaching

The Art of Juxtapositions

Steps for Success

EIGHT

Responsive Classroom Management

Philosophies of Classroom Management

The Three P Approach

Activities for Responsive Classroom Management

Building Responsive Classroom Management

NINE

Responsive Academic Vocabulary

Four Key Premises

Steps for Responsive Vocabulary Instruction

Building Responsive Academic Vocabulary

TEN

Responsive Academic Literacy

Engaging Students With Culturally Responsive Texts

Using Read-Alouds in the Oral Tradition of Storytelling

Using Responsive Literacy Techniques Effectively

Building Responsive Academic Literacy

ELEVEN

Responsive Learning Environment

A Print-Rich Environment

Learning Centers

Culturally Colorful Materials

Optimally Arranged Space

Multiple Libraries

Technology

Relevant Bulletin Boards

Displayed Student Work and Images of Students

Building a Responsive Learning Environment

Afterword

References and Resources

Index