by Kevin Butler
Long Beach Press-Telegram
February 1, 2004
...But, three years later, it has become a dramatic turnaround success story, thanks in large part, she says, to circles, boxes, bubbles, trees and bridges.
The year-round school saw its academic performance index numbers — a guide to academic progress — leap 136 points in the last two years, and last year it made the largest gain among elementary and middle schools in the district...
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Read excerpts on Roosevelt Elementary School from the book Student Successes With Thinking Maps, and view video clips online. Key sections from the chapter A First Language for Thinking in a Multilingual School include:
- Breaking the Rules for Change
- Teacher Learning
- Teachers Teaching at Higher Order
- Differentiation of Instruction and English as a Second Language
- Evaluation of Student Work
- Climate and Culture Changes
- Teacher Evaluation Accountability
For more on the information and excerpts on the book Student Successes With Thinking Maps go to the following links:
