Standards of Practice for Teachers

At this book''s core is the fundamental belief that teacher quality is the single most important factor in student learning. It shows you how to improve your students'' academic achievement by focusing on what teachers know and are able to do. This brief handbook serves as a practical tool which provides- professional growth benchmarks for aspiring and practicing teachers - a framework to use when hiring new teachers- common language for dialogues on learning and for teacher evaluation - a clearer focus on professional development Six Standards of Practice are presented in simple, practical, classroom-oriented terms. Also displayed are rubrics which reveal and distinguish emerging, developing, proficient, and advanced practices.

In today''s healthcare economy, with reduced reimbursement and closer scrutiny of quality patient care, the concepts and terminology of Lean management are becoming invaluable to nurses, clinicians, administrators, and other healthcare staff involved in improvement. Conversely, a basic grasp of common healthcare terms is essential for process improvement specialists who aren‘t necessary fluent in healthcare terminology.The Lean Healthcare Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to Using the Language of Lean Management in Healthcare is designed to bridge the gap between Lean practitioners and healthcare professionals. This comprehensive dictionary defines essential Lean and healthcare terms to help create a common language for anyone involved in Lean healthcare improvement activities.Providing quick reference to the language of Lean management in healthcare, the dictionary includes diagrams and charts that illustrate concepts and aid in understanding. Each entry in Part I provides a succinct description of a Lean term as used in a healthcare setting. Healthcare terms and acronyms that commonly arise in the course of Lean transformations are defined in Part II.The content of this dictionary is firmly rooted in the hands-on experience of Rona Consulting Group, whose principals have designed and led groundbreaking applications of Lean management in emergency rooms, operating rooms, labs, hospitals, and major medical centers.

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