TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reeves,Douglas B.
ED  - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
TI  - Accountability for learning: how teachers and school leaders can take charge 
SN  - 0871208334 (alk. paper)
AV  - LB2806.22 .R44 2004
U1  - 379.1/58 22
PY  - 2004///]
CY  - Alexandria, VA
PB  - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
KW  - Educational accountability
KW  - United States
KW  - School improvement programs
KW  - Educational leadership
KW  - sears
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-152) and index; Introduction -- The "A-word" : why people hate accountability and what you can do about it -- Accountability essentials : identifying and measuring teaching practices -- The accountable teacher -- Teacher empowerment : bottom-up accountability -- A view from the district -- The policymaker's perspective -- Putting it all together : standards, assessment, and accountability -- Appendix A, A sample comprehensive accountability system -- Appendix B, Tools for developing and implementing an accountability system -- Appendix C, Contact information for state departments of education and other organizations; Professional; Follett Library Resources; Professional
N2  - Argues that rather than protest the call for accountability in schools, teachers and administrators should embrace it as an opportunity for empowerment, developing student-centered accountability systems of their own in order to improve teaching methods and influence policy makers; and explains how to do so
ER  -