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  Awards  and  Recognition for Exceptional  Teachers,  
K-12 and Community College,  is expected  to   be  both   
a  national  and international success!   It is the ONLY   
BOOK available on this important topic and relates to the  
RACE TO THE TOP guidelines.

  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). This is the #1 area of change  
being asked for in the RACE TO THE TOP guidelines.

  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.  It is the only
book on dual-credit highlighting the programs across the  
country.
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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. Fifty (50%) percent
of K-12 schools have lacked any type of program.

 The  focus  of   the  book covers both  K-12  school  and      
community   college   teachers.      It  covers    recognition     
programs    throughout    the     USA.     It   also   provides  
examples   of   programs   in   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,  
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.  

"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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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 had suggested the last two years of high  
school  are  a  waste  of  time  for  many  students.  
American Community colleges and some 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 / dual-enrollment movement is one   
of the most  significant  educational  innovations to   
take place over the past 60 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."

The number one myth in the minds of   
many in the U.S. and other countries is
that incompetent tenured or long-term   
teachers CANNOT be fired!  This book
helps put  this myth to rest :

The premise of this book is that the    
quality of teaching can be improved by
a  rational and accountable system of
teacher evaluation.  
 Quality faculty evaluation starts from
a   clear   understanding   of   what  the
outcomes of evaluation should be, and
of    issues   and    procedures    which
produce those outcomes.  Recognition
of    superior    teaching    performance
needs to be identified and rewarded .  
 It   is  imperative  that  the  governing
board    and      administrative    leader
supports evaluation if it is to accomplish
accountability.  Faculty input is especially
important in  developing  the system for
each school.
  Poor  teachers  need  to  be   offered
remediation and if it is not accomplished
the school district has the legal means
to move toward dismissal.  This author
worked with unions for 35 years and did
not find them to be the problem in getting
poor  teachers removed.   Lack  of  clear
board policies, poor evaluation by inex-
perienced or poor evaluators leads to
incompetent teachers remaining in our
students' classrooms.
This book identifies over 90 court   
tested and supported dismissal cases of
tenured  teachers for incompetence,
behavior issues, and other reasons.  It
CAN be done!