Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Frances Spielhagen is Professor Emerita at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY, where she taught teacher candidates for 20 years.
Paige Hendricks is an educational consultant, curriculum writer, and professional development content creator and presenter for various public and private schools, universities, and educational organizations nationally.
Introduction: The Boomer Legacy to Education by Frances Spielhagen
Chapter 1: Urban Education: Big City vs. Small City by Marsha Sobel
Chapter 2: The Sleeping Giant is Awake by Peggy Stewart and Katherine Bassett
Chapter 3: A 60 Year Journey: A Separate and Rocky Educational Road by Lois Baldwin
Chapter 4: An Evolving Understanding of the Autism Spectrum: A Practitioner's Journey by Joanne McMahon
Chapter 5: Changing Policy: Changing Student Outcomes by Frances Spielhagen
Chapter 6: Gifted Education and Talent Development: Roots and Wings by Sally Reis
Chapter 7: From First Generation Student to College President by Steven DiSalvo
Chapter 8: Teacher Education Accreditation: Reflections on the Kennedy-Johnson Legacy of Institutional Reform by James G. Cibulka
Chapter 9: Standing on Their Shoulders: Contextual Change to Our Educational System in the 21st Century by Paige Hendricks
About the Editors
About the Authors
Catalyst for Change offers a comprehensive overview of some of the most significant innovations in education over the past 60 years. These multifaceted changes shaped transformations that remain pillars in the K-12 education system today. It describes advancements in special education, teacher leadership, teacher preparation, education policy, and accreditation of teacher and administrator preparation programs, among others. For those wanting to look back to understand how these innovations began, this collection of chapters offers both a historical record and insights into how these innovations came about and influence education today
— Joellen Killion, leadership and learning consultant, senior advisor, Learning Forward
Catalysts for Change chronicles how key elements of our education system – from teacher preparation and teacher leadership to gifted and special education – came to be what they are today, through the lived lens of veteran teachers who directly shaped them. The authors colorfully bring U.S. public school history to life, sharing lessons learned and begging the question of what ought to come next.
— Ellen Behrstock Sherratt, board chair of the Teacher Salary Project