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                                        BOOKS:

      Awards  and  Recognition for Exceptional  Teachers,  
 K-12 and Community College,  is expected  to   be  both   
 a  national  and international success!   

      Accountable   Teacher   Evaluation !  Toward   Highly
Qualified  and  COMPETENT  Teachers,  provides guide-   
lines on providing competent and supported evaluation
of  classroom  teachers.         Outcomes  are   found   in    
recognition, remediation and termination (if necessary).

     The Dual-Credit Phenomenon!  Challenging Secondary  
School Students Across 50 States  is the definitive book  
on  the  fast  expanding  topic  of  "Dual-Credit"  courses   
for secondary school students.  
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  Awards and Recognition  for   
Exceptional Teachers is the only  book       
written  with  a  focus on  the  need  of  the best teachers      
everywhere    to    receive   recognition   for  outstanding   
work with students in the classroom.

   The  focus  of   the  book covers both  K-12  school  and     
 community   college   teachers.      It  covers    recognition    
 programs  in  the   USA,   Canada,  Australia,  London, the  
UK,   Wales,   Scotland,  Northern  Ireland,   Belize    ( San  
Pedro),   South   Australia,  and a few other countries.           
                         Contents:
 Chapter 1:  Exceptional Teacher Awards and Recognition
Chapter 2:  Developing a Philosophy about Recognition
Chapter 3:  Recognition :  Objectives and Outcomes
Chapter 4:  Community College Programs; National and    
                      State
Chapter 5:  Individual Community College Practices
Chapter 6:  National K-12 Awards and Recognition
                      Programs
Chapter 7:  Recognition Programs by State:  K-12
Chapter 8:  Individual School Programs:  K-12
Chapter 9:  Canadian Programs:  Prime MinisterAwards
         for Teaching Excellence:  Other National Awards:
         Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick;
         Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Prince
         Edward Island, Saskatchewan; Yukon Territory; Quebec
 Chapter 10:  Other International Programs
       The Teacher Support Network (SN); Teacher Well-Being-London,
      England;  Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland;  Belize  (San  
       Pedro, United Kingdom; Australia Teacher Awards ;etc.

   Bibliography / Index

Awards and Recognition...
  Book Review,  
        USA
  Dr. Bill Marzano,   
Vice President of Community
        Development
   Waubonsee Community
            College, IL

 "From recent offerings   
by Daniel Goleman on  
"Emotional Intelligence"
to classic renderings on
motivationbyMaslow and   
McGregor,the power of   
recognition is highly  
touted.  
 Dr. Andrews' book on   
Awards and Recognition   
for Exceptional
Teachers  documents  
this powerful motivator   
of recognition is not  
widely used in our K-12
and higher education  
systems.   
  However, the book  
offers best practices  
and numerous practical  
suggestions for school
administrators to
leverage faculty
recognition to enhance
student learning.
 Every responsible  
educational adminis-  
trator should have this   
book on their "must  
read" list."

REVIEW: The
Dual-Credit
Phenomenon!
by
Dr. John Erwin
President, Illinois
Central College, Peoria,
Illinois
"No book gives an
educator a better   
analysis and summary for
the importance of
dual-credit than what
Andrews has written.   
Every community college
(and secondary school)
will benefit from the
examples and
challenges outlined in the
book that supports
the dual-credit concept.  
Quality courses with
collegiate standards are
possible when applying
Andrews' criteria for
dual-credit excellence."

  "Accountable Teacher  
Evaluation is both scholarly and practical."

   HERBERT J. WALBERG, Emeritus Research Professor of  
  Education and Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago   

  "Accountable Teacher Evaluation! is a unique guide   
  for  improving  and  documenting  teacher  quality in
  America's schools and community colleges."
                GEORGE R. BOGGS, President and CEO,
            American Association of Community Colleges       

              Contents

  1.  Accountable Teacher Evaluation for Improvement   
          of Instruction
 2.  Developing Faculty and Union Support for
          Administrative Evaluation
 3.  Toward an Accountable Evaluation System
 4.  Setting Quality Teaching Standards for Every
         Teacher
 5.  Effective Evaluation and the Evaluation Process
 6.  Defining Quality Standards for The Evaluation Form
 7.  Case Studies:  Formative to Summative
 8.  Recognition:  A Need Unfulfilled !
 9.  Types of Recognition Plans
10.  Progressive Remediation:  Standing Strong for
         Quality
11.  Research on Post-Tenure Evaluation
12.  Governing Boards:  Responsibility for Assuring
         Highly Qualified and Competent Faculty
13.  The Legal Basis for Teacher Terminations
14.  Practical Considerations and Reasons for Tenure
         Terminations
15.  Tenure Dismissal Processes
16.  Part-time faculty:  Major growth
17.  Epilogue:  Highly Qualified and Competent
         Teachers in Every Classroom   
 Bibliography / Index
  
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Accountable Teacher Evaluation:     
       BOOK REVIEW ...... U.K.
                   by  David Palfreyman:  Review for
                     Education and the Law (UK)

       Along the way it provides numerous interesting
  case  studies  and  helpful  tick lists, as well as an  
  exploration of  motivational  theory and the use of
  non-monetary recognition / rewards.  

         It  then  tackles  'remediation'  in  the  form  of
  progressive discipline  --  reprimands  through to
  dismissal;   and  the  role  of   governing   boards
  (whether local school boards or governors of an
  HEI)   in  overseeing  the  process  of   employee
  monitoring, evaluation and discipline.  All in all a
  useful primer on this important topic."
  Every   K-12  
  school  
  system
  and   
  community  
  college  needs    
   a  recognition  
  program;  
  
  less than  
  50%  have  
  them!

 Learn how   
improved   
student   
learning
evolves as      
teachers'          
self-images   
improve   
through
recognition
and national  
certification  
programs.
Improving teachers ... the need for
recognition is a basic need,  yet, 50 % of
our K-12 and community colleges do not  
have a program for their excellent teachers!
    
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Accountability books for school  
administrators, teachers, governing
boards, teacher and   administration
training programs throughout the world !         

 The Dual-Credit Phenomenon is
 the only comprehensive  book available on
 this important program which is spreading
 across America (see picture image on the right).  

        Many critics of the secondary school system in   
  America are suggesting the last two years of high  
  school  are  a  waste  of  time  for  many  students.  
  Community colleges and a few universities have     
  undertaken reform through the creative program
  of dual credit.  
        
       This program  allows  bright  students  to  take  
  college level classes that secondary schools also
  now count toward high school diploma completion.
  Technical  and  Career  Education  programs  are
  now shifting in large numbers to the "dual-credit"  
  option and away from the articulated and college  
  credit in escrow options

        The  dual-credit  movement is one of the most  
  significant  educational  innovations to take place
  over the past 50 years! It brings secondary schools    
   and higher education into the same arena in terms  
  of improving learning opportunities for secondary  
  (high school) students.          

                 Contents

   Chapter 1:  Dual-Credit: A Major 21st Century
       Phenomenon
  Chapter 2:  Dual-Credit:  State Plans
  Chapter 3:  State Plans:  College Campus and High  
       School Campus Options
  Chapter 4:  State Plans:  College Campus Programs
  Chapter 5:  Quality Issues:  Lessons Learned from   
       Missouri and Florida
  Chapter 6:  The Dual-Credit Explosion:  Illinois and
       other States
  Chapter 7:  Outcomes of Dual-Credit for Students
  Chapter 8.  Dual-Credit:  Local, State and National
       Research Needs
  Chapter 9:  Summary ... Prognosis
  Bibliography
  A Sample Contract with Secondary School
Review USA:
Accountable
Teacher
Evaluation
By Richard A.
Flanary, Director,
Center for Principal
Development;  
NASSP *
"This practical
handbook on
teacher
evaluation is a
thorough guide
through the
intricate
issues
surrounding
teacher
evaluation.  
The
information,
tools, and
strategies
contained in
this guide
enhance the
opportunity to
move teacher
evaluation
from the task
of fulfilling
regulatory
guidelines to
improving
teacher
performance
and increasing
student
achievement."
* National
Association of
Secondary Schools
Principals














a review of:
Accountable
Teacher
Evaluation:
by
Christine M.
Licata,
Associate V.P.
for Academic
Affairs at
NTID/Rochester
Institute of
__Technology___
_
"This book is a
call to action
for K-12 and
community
college
instructional
administrators.
Its message
is compelling:
supervisory
evaluation of
teaching is
generally
lacking and
this needs to
be corrected
fast!  Simply
stated,
students
deserve it and
the public
demands it.
The author
provides
theory and
practice that
can be
adapted at
the local level
to ensure that
teachers
perform
effectively in
the classroom
over their
entire career."