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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!   

       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,  
   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
    ======================
   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 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."