An Ethic of Excellence : Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students

INTRODUCTION 1(12) CHAPTER ONE An Archiver of Excellence 13(19) Evidence in the Work 13(11) Evidence in the Students 24(5) A Library of Excellence 29(3) CHAPTER TWO The First Toolbox: A School Culture of Excellence 32(31) Starting Small 32(2) Why Culture Matters 34(2) A Classroom Story: The Power of Positive Peer Pressure 36(5) The Value of Community 41(4) Building a Foundation for Community 45(5) Supporting Community Inside and Out 50(5) A Classroom Story: Building a Broad Notion of Community 55(8) CHAPTER THREE The Second Toolbox: Work of Excellence 63(54) Self-Esteem from Accomplishments, not Compliments 63(2) Powerful Projects 65(7) Building Literacy Through the Work 72(3) Genuine Research 75(4) The Power of the Arts 79(4) Models 83(4) Multiple Drafts 87(5) Critique 92(6) Making Work Public 98(3) Using Assessment to Build Stronger Students 101(7) A Classroom Story: The Water Study 108(9) CHAPTER FOUR The Third Toolbox: Teaching of Excellence 117(32) Supporting Teachers 117(2) Teaching as a Calling 119(8) Teaching as a Craft 127(3) The Scholarship of Teaching 130(5) A Classroom Story: Inspiration in Teaching 135(14) AFTERWORD: MEASURES OF EXCELLENCE 149(8) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 157