Course curriculum

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    Ch. 1 School Culture and the Problem of Adults

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps for Ch. 1

    • Video Lesson - School Culture and the Problem of Adults

    • Ch. 1: What Does It Mean to be Well-Educated?

    • Ch. 1 What does it mean to be well-educated: sample constituent responses

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    Ch. 2 The Invisible Child: Seeing and Empowering Children

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps for Ch. 2

    • Video Lesson - The Invisible Child: Seeing and Empowering Children

    • Nuts and Bolts for Ch. 2: Seeing and Empowering

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    Ch. 3 Leading Your Culture: Identity and Transformation

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps for Ch. 3

    • Video Lesson Leading Your Culture: Identity and Transformation

    • Ch. 3: Get to the Heart of your Beliefs

    • Ch. 3 Leading Your Culture Identity and Transformation: Sample WHY HOW WHAT

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    Ch. 4 Assessing and Impacting Culture: Leaders in Action

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps for Ch. 4

    • Video Lesson - Assessing and Impacting Culture: Leaders in Action

    • Ch. 4 Start Here: Action Steps to Assess and Impact Culture in the Classroom

    • Ch. 4 Action Steps: Give It To The Kids

    • Ch. 4 Accountability Plan Student Sample

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    Ch. 5 Faculty Culture and the Individual Teacher: Empowerment and Engagement

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps for Ch. 5

    • Video Lesson - Faculty Culture and the Individual Teacher: Empowerment and Engagement

    • Ch. 5: Administrator Letter example

    • Ch. 5 Administrator Letter to Parents personalized

    • Ch. 5 Start of School Conference Form

    • Ch. 5 Open House Parent Engagement

    • Ch. 5 Visible Thinking Routines: Harvard Project Zero links

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    Ch. 6 Our Parents: Turning Anxiety into Excitement

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps for Ch. 6

    • Video Lesson - Our Parents: Turning Anxiety into Excitement

    • Ch. 6 Engage Your Families Speed Innovation

    • Ch. 6 Engage Your Families Math Night

    • Ch. 6 Provocation Questions for Open House

    • Ch. 6 Recognizing and Building Strengths

    • Ch. 6 Suggested Reading List for Parent Discussions

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    Ch. 7 The Teacher as Coaching Leading: Partnering with the Child

    • Ch. 7 Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps

    • Video Lesson - The Teaching as Coaching Leader: Partnering with the Child

    • Ch. 7 Coaching Qualities

    • Ch. 7: Administrator Guide to Reintroduce First-time Learning to Faculty

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    Ch. 8 The Parent, the Child, and the Teacher: Home Visits and Partnership

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps

    • Video Lesson - The Parent, the Child, and the Teacher: Home Visits

    • Ch. 8 Preparations for Students

    • Ch. 8 Preparations for Teachers

    • Ch. 8 Preparations for Parents

    • Ch. 8 Cultural Considerations in the Classroom

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    Ch. 9 The Student-led Conference: Preparation

    • Key Words, Reflections, and Actions Steps for Ch. 9

    • Video Lesson - The Student-led Conference: Preparation

    • Ch. 9 Teacher Preparations

    • Ch. 9 Student Preparations

    • Ch. 9 Metacognition Prompts Early Childhood and Elementary

    • Ch. 9 Metacognition Prompts for Middle and Upper School

    • Ch. 9 Sample Skills Reflection Sheet

    • Ch. 9 Administrator Letter to Parents

    • Ch. 9 Administrator Letter to Parents Transposed

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    Ch. 10 The Student-led Conference: Elementary

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps for Ch. 10

    • Video Lesson - The Student-led Conference: Elementary

    • Ch. 10 Detailed Conference Steps

    • Ch. 10 Sample Agenda Preschool

    • Ch. 10 Sample Agenda Elementary

    • Ch. 10 Sample Prompts Preschool and Elementary

    • Ch. 10 Sample Lower Elementary Metacognition

    • Ch. 10 Sample: Upper Elementary Cognition

    • Ch. 10 Sample Metacognition: I Am From...

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    Ch. 11 The Student-led Conference: Middle/High School

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps for Ch. 11

    • Video Lesson - The Student-led Conference: Middle/High School

    • Ch. 11 Sample Student-Led Conference Agenda

    • Ch. 11 Sample Metacognition Prompts for Middle and Upper School

    • Ch. 11 Detailed Steps for Middle/Upper School Student-Led Conferences

    • Ch. 11 Sample Middle School Metacognition Response

    • Ch. 11 Sample High School Metacognition Response

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    Ch. 12 Student-led Conferences: Follow-up

    • Key Points, Reflection and Action Steps for Ch. 12

    • Video Lesson - Student-led Conferences: Follow-up

    • Ch. 12 Post-Conference Parent Feedback

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    Ch. 13 Schools and Parents Partnering: Why the Christian School Must Include the Child

    • Key Points, Reflection, and Action Steps for Ch. 13

    • Video Lesson - Schools and Parents Partnering: Why the Christian School Must Include the Child

    • Giving Feedback to Students

    • 7 Things Students Want You To Know About Them

    • What Teaching Online Tells Us About Teaching in Person

    • Christian Teacher's Professional Learning Journey

    • Christian Teacher's Professional Learning Journey Objectives

    • The Christian Professional Learning Community 2020

    • The Christian School Report Card Journey or Event

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    Bonus "Chapter" for You!