Accelerated Schools In Action Book

	Preface
	About the Contributors
	Acknowledgments
Pt. I	Inquiry Into Accelerated Schools
	Introduction	1
1	Accelerated Schools: The Background	3
2	Growth and Learning: Big Wheels and Little Wheels Interacting	24
3	Accelerated Schools as Learning Organizations: The Revitalization of Pioneer Schools	47
	Reflection: Learning to Facilitate, Reflect, and Inquire	72
Pt. II	Building Capacity
	Introduction	79
4	Building Shared Meaning and Commitment During the Courtship Phase	82
5	Making Change Our Friend	104
6	Building Communities of Inquiry: Linking Teacher Research and School Restructuring	124
	Reflection: Creating an Environment to Sustain School Change	139
Pt. III	The Role of the Principal in Accelerated Schools
	Introduction	143
7	Building Initial Commitment to Accelerate	145
8	Principals' Changing Roles: Analysis of Selected Case Studies	169
9	Toward a New Leadership Paradigm: Behaviors of Accelerated School Principals	185
10	Principals Speak Out on Their Evolving Leadership Roles	208
	Reflection: The Changing Role of Principals in Accelerated Schools	219
Pt. IV	Powerful Learning Through Curriculum and Instruction
	Introduction	225
11	A Teacher's Voice: The First Year of the Accelerated Schools Project	228
12	Full Inclusion in Accelerated Schools: Equal Access to Powerful Learning	235
13	Teaching All Children to Read: Hoover Elementary School	253
14	The Influence of the Accelerated Schools Philosophy and Process on Classroom Practices	273
	Reflection: Making Learning Come Alive in Accelerated Schools	293
	Resources: Accelerated Schools Philosophy and Process Defined	297
	References	305
	Index	315