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KEY BENEFIT: School and district administrators get a positive, innovative blueprint of how to achieve outstanding academic results through systematic change, in this case an innovative digital conversion initiative that provided every student and teacher with a laptop, despite a very modest resource base. KEY TOPICS: Understanding fundamental change concepts of digital conversion; the role of caring and collaboration; emotional aspects of school life; steps for preparing for and carrying out successful digital conversion; the laptop deployment process; the roles of personal and team growth; how to drive student engagement and achievement; data-driven decision making; “doable” funding strategies and budget issues; making every adult and student count in the change process; a roadmap to successful digital conversion. MARKET: School and district administrators; teachers, instructional staff, and other team members.
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Edwards, a school district superintendent, relates how he raised the graduation rates and assessment scores in North Carolina's Mooresville Graded School District through an initiative that provided each student with a laptop for use at school and home, combined with a culture of caring and a focus on data to improve student achievement. He explains what digital conversion is and how it impacted the district's academic achievement; the factors of having high expectations for every student and a culture of student collaboration; how a culture of caring is also needed; the digital resources and infrastructure required; the role of building capacity of teachers, administrators, and staff members; the transformation of instruction through student engagement and teaching in a digital environment; the importance of daily analysis of data; how the district aligned resources and funding; its culture of collaboration; and the steps to implementing and sustaining such an initiative. No index is provided. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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