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Thomas Hatch is a Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and Director of the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST).
Thomas Hatch is a Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and Director of the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST).
Dr. Ancess' research has focused on urban school reform, small schools, performance assessment, and accountability. During Jackie's more than 20 years in the New York City school system, she taught English in the South Bronx, became founding director of Manhattan East, a small junior high school in District 4, and was Director of Option Schools in Districts 2 and 3, where she was responsible for big school restructuring and small schools development. Her efforts at Manhattan East were awarded with the New York Alliance for the Arts Schools & Culture Award.
Selected Publications
Ancess, J. (2008). Small Alone Is Not Enough: How Can Educators Recover the Purposes of Small Schools? Educational Leadership, (65),8, 48-53.
Ancess, J., Barnett, E., & Allen, D. (2007). Using Data to Inform the Practice of Teachers, Schools, and School Reform Organizations. Theory into Practice (46), 4, 325-333.
Ancess, J. & Allen, D. (2006). Implementing Small Theme High Schools in New York City: Great Intentions and Great. Harvard Educational Review. 76 (3).
Ances, J. (2004). Snapshots of Meaning Making Classrooms. Educational Leadership.
Ancess, J. (2003). Beating the Odds: High School as Communities of Commitment. New York: Teachers College Press.
Ancess, J. (2000). The Reciprocal Influence of Teacher Learning, Teaching Practice, School Restructuring, and Student Learning Outcomes. Teachers College Record, June.
Ancess, J. & Darling-Hammond, L. Inching Toward Reform in New York City. Creating New Schools: How Small Schools Are Changing American Education. New York: Teachers College Press.
Dr. Ancess' research has focused on urban school reform, small schools, performance assessment, and accountability. During Jackie's more than 20 years in the New York City school system, she taught English in the South Bronx, became founding director of Manhattan East, a small junior high school in District 4, and was Director of Option Schools in Districts 2 and 3, where she was responsible for big school restructuring and small schools development. Her efforts at Manhattan East were awarded with the New York Alliance for the Arts Schools & Culture Award.
Selected Publications
Ancess, J. (2008). Small Alone Is Not Enough: How Can Educators Recover the Purposes of Small Schools? Educational Leadership, (65),8, 48-53.
Ancess, J., Barnett, E., & Allen, D. (2007). Using Data to Inform the Practice of Teachers, Schools, and School Reform Organizations. Theory into Practice (46), 4, 325-333.
Ancess, J. & Allen, D. (2006). Implementing Small Theme High Schools in New York City: Great Intentions and Great. Harvard Educational Review. 76 (3).
Ances, J. (2004). Snapshots of Meaning Making Classrooms. Educational Leadership.
Ancess, J. (2003). Beating the Odds: High School as Communities of Commitment. New York: Teachers College Press.
Ancess, J. (2000). The Reciprocal Influence of Teacher Learning, Teaching Practice, School Restructuring, and Student Learning Outcomes. Teachers College Record, June.
Ancess, J. & Darling-Hammond, L. Inching Toward Reform in New York City. Creating New Schools: How Small Schools Are Changing American Education. New York: Teachers College Press.
A former high school teacher/administrator, non-profit leader, and start-up executive, Dr. Johanek is a Visiting Scholar in the Center for History and Education, Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study, where he is writing a book on the last five decades of school reform efforts through the lens of a Chicago community organization, exploring the varied means local leaders have taken to affect change in this central public institution. He currently teaches as Adjunct Professor in the Education Policy & Social Analysis Division (TC). He currently directs the Red Interamericana de Liderazgo Educacional (RILE) and The Judgment Project. He teaches as Profesor Invitado Internacional at La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Profesor Invitado of the educational leadership programs at La Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia.
Research Interests
Current interests include the nature of situated judgment in leadership development across professions; the history of recent urban educational reforms, especially as instruments of civic engagement and development; community-centered and place-based approaches to education; and the role of global professional infrastructure in educational leadership.
Recent Publications
Recent publications include Johanek, M. (2022). “If you want justice, organize for power!” Community organizing, Catholicism and Chicago school reform. Journal of Educational Administration and History; and Volante, P., Jeldres, R., Spero, K., Llorente, C., & Johanek, M. (2020). Simulations for the learning of decision making in educational leadership in the context of the Chilean school system. Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 5(1), 1–41.
Books
A former high school teacher/administrator, non-profit leader, and start-up executive, Dr. Johanek is a Visiting Scholar in the Center for History and Education, Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study, where he is writing a book on the last five decades of school reform efforts through the lens of a Chicago community organization, exploring the varied means local leaders have taken to affect change in this central public institution. He currently teaches as Adjunct Professor in the Education Policy & Social Analysis Division (TC). He currently directs the Red Interamericana de Liderazgo Educacional (RILE) and The Judgment Project. He teaches as Profesor Invitado Internacional at La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Profesor Invitado of the educational leadership programs at La Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia.
Research Interests
Current interests include the nature of situated judgment in leadership development across professions; the history of recent urban educational reforms, especially as instruments of civic engagement and development; community-centered and place-based approaches to education; and the role of global professional infrastructure in educational leadership.
Recent Publications
Recent publications include Johanek, M. (2022). “If you want justice, organize for power!” Community organizing, Catholicism and Chicago school reform. Journal of Educational Administration and History; and Volante, P., Jeldres, R., Spero, K., Llorente, C., & Johanek, M. (2020). Simulations for the learning of decision making in educational leadership in the context of the Chilean school system. Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 5(1), 1–41.
Books