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The Power to Transform: Leadership That Brings Learning & Schooling to Life: Jossey-bassa.


www.josseybass.com, $28

Author Stephanie Pace Marshall Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall is an educator and the founding president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. She is also the founding president of the NCSSSMST. She is internationally recognized as a pioneer and innovative leader, teacher, speaker and writer on issues of  argues that by focusing on reforming the contents of schooling and not transforming the context and conditions of learning, we have created false proxies for learning and eroded e·rode  
v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes

v.tr.
1. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore.

2. To eat into; corrode.
 the potentially vibrant intellectual life of our schools. She says in order to educate children wisely, generative gen·er·a·tive
adj.
1. Having the ability to originate, produce, or procreate.

2. Of or relating to the production of offspring.



generative

pertaining to reproduction.
 learning communities must be created. Such learning communities have their roots in meaning, engagement, inquiry, exploration, personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. , interdependence, collaboration and trust. Read a free chapter at www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/ WileyTitle/productCd-078797501X.html
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Title Annotation:Leadership Books
Author:Patton, Carol
Publication:District Administration
Article Type:Book review
Date:Sep 1, 2006
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