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as the cornerstones.....................................................................652. Recruit and develop school leaders committedto the pursuit of excellence and ethics. ......................................66• Resources on Leadership (box) ..............................................663. Hire all staff wisely; work to get the right people on the bus,in the right seats. ........................................................................674. Cultivate collegiality....................................................................675. Tell your school’s “story,” conveying its history, purpose,and identity.................................................................................686. Celebrate your school’s purpose, people, and progress..............68• Workplace Excellence Awards (box) .......................................68PELC PRINCIPLE 2: ALIGN PRACTICES WITH DESIRED OUTCOMESAND RELEVANT RESEARCH.....................................................................691. Align practices with desired outcomes (performancecharacter, moral character, and the 8 strengths of character). ....692. Examine existing research on desired outcomes.........................70• Research on Character Outcomes (box).................................703. Examine existing research on educational practices thatcontribute to desired outcomes. .................................................714. Engage in a continuous cycle of research-based action andreflection (Re-BAR) in order to assess effectiveness and plannext steps ...................................................................................71• Moving Toward Comprehensive Assessment (box) .................72PELC PRINCIPLE 3: HAVE A VOICE; TAKE A STAND.....................................731. Create school structures that provide faculty and staff withregular opportunities for collaborative discussion anddecision-making. .........................................................................732. Be willing to stop business as usual and confront importantissues and events in the life of the school, community,and world. ..................................................................................73PELC PRINCIPLE 4: TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTINUOUSSELF-DEVELOPMENT..............................................................................741. As a school, provide the time, resources, and structuresnecessary for all staff members’ continuous self-development.......74• A small grants program...........................................................75• Summer institutes and conferences ........................................75• A common book project .........................................................75• A whole-school retreat ............................................................752. Require all staff to develop and implement an annualself-development plan.................................................................763. Share the journey of your own development with studentsand each other............................................................................76PELC PRINCIPLE 5: PRACTICE COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITYFOR EXCELLENCE AND ETHICS...............................................................78xiSmart & Good High Schools
1. Develop Critical Friends Groups in which staff work togetherto design and critique teaching and learning practices. ..............78• A CFG Protocol for Looking at Student Work (box)...............79• CFGs: What the Research Shows (box)...................................792. Promote peer mentoring. ...........................................................79PELC PRINCIPLE 6: GRAPPLE WITH THE TOUGH ISSUES—THE ELEPHANTSIN THE LIVING ROOM...........................................................................801. Grapple with educational policy issues impacting teachingand learning; create the conditions that maximize supportfor authentic school reform........................................................81• Ten Practices for High School Restructuring (box)................82CHAPTER 5: Fostering the 8 Strengths of Character........................................84I. LIFELONG LEARNER AND CRITICAL THINKER ...........................................861. Have a relevant, rigorous, and engaging curriculum...................872. Develop critical thinking through in-depth, balancedinvestigation of controversial issues............................................923. Use published curricular materials that develop criticalthinking about value-laden current events ..................................944. Teach media literacy...................................................................97II. DILIGENT AND CAPABLE PERFORMER...................................................1021. Involve students in learning experiences that challenge themto meet real-world standards.....................................................1032. Use a pedagogy that requires all students to achieve aspecified level of mastery..........................................................1053. Teach study skills and hold students accountable forusing them. ...............................................................................1064. Use a teaching methodology and grading system that helpstudents understand—and strive for—quality work. .................1075. Use rubrics to help students self-assess, set performance goals,and monitor their progress. ......................................................1096. Use co-curricular activities to develop students’ individualtalents and the collective pursuit of excellence.........................1107. Develop perseverance through a high-challenge riteof passage.................................................................................114III. SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY SKILLED PERSON ...................................1171. Develop and regularly renew a positive relationshipwith every student.....................................................................1192. Foster positive peer relations....................................................1203. Teach the power of a positive attitude. .....................................1214. Teach manners..........................................................................1235. Teach the art of asking questions..............................................125IV. ETHICAL THINKER ...........................................................................1281. Model integrated ethical thinking in your relationshipsxiiSmart & Good High Schools
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