The Hero's Journey: How Educators Can Transform Schools and Improve Learning
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This is a book about hope. It affirms the power of personal and collective responsibility to enact heroic changes in our schools. Through a shared vision, purpose, and inquiry—and using the collective wisdon of myth, legend, and metaphor from around the world—we can find the inspiration and courage to face the challenges inherent in transforming schools into authentic learning organizations.
About the authors
Cerylle A. Moffett is Senior Associate for The New Standards Project at the National Center for Education and the Economy (NCEE) in Washington, D.C. As a member of ASCD's Professional Development staff for 15 years, she most recently served as ASCD Program Manager for Professional Development. Moffett is co-author of the ASCD books Dimensions of Learning; Implementing Dimensions of Learning in Classrooms and Schools; and Educators Supporting Educators: A Guide to Organizing School Support Teams. Her areas of expertise include professional development program design, delivery, and evaluation; the collaborative facilitation of change; creating values-based schools and classrooms; and implementing standards-based curriculum and instruction. As Project Coordinator for ASCD's Assisting Change in Education program, Moffett has designed and delivered staff development programs for educators across the United States and Canada, and for the Department of Defense Dependent Schools in Panama, Italy, and the Far East. She can be reached at Cerylle Moffett and Associates, 916 De Wolfe Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308. Telephone: 703-780-6502; fax: 703-780-9192; e-mail: cerylle@aol.com