This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world. Each of the chapters-organized under six headings-tells an authentic, compelling story of a pioneering and successful initiative that breaks the traditional mold of instructional delivery and time-honored school organization. Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization guides readers through examples of education initiatives which go beyond traditional classroom restraints to achieve surprising success.

Foreword by: Rita Dunn
Contributions by: Monisha Bajaj, Nadine Binkley, Nancy Boxler, József Braun, Furman Brown, Sally Brown, James P. Capolupo, Douglas Carney, Patricia Chesbro, Alan J. Cooper, Alan J. Daly, Maria G. Dove, Lois Favre, Marc Ferris, Douglas Fisher, Karen Bostic Frederick, Mary Ellen Freeley, Joan R. Fretz, Alice E. Ginsberg, Diane W. Gómez, Richard Hanzelka, Fleur Harris, Madeleine F. Holzer, Charles F. Howlett, Nora E. Hyland, Judit Kováts, Diane E. Lang, Diane Lapp, Suzanne M. Lasser, Anastasia Legakes, Michael A. Malone, JudithR Merz, Mária Molnár, Suzanne D. Morgan, Audrey Murphy, Irene Nigaglioni, Stephen M. Noonan, Scott Noppe-Brandon, Margaret S. Parsons, Michael Pezone, Robert Pillar, Philip J. Poinelli, James H. Powell, Lori Langer de Ramirez, Susan Rundle, Mavis G. Sanders, Ingvar Sigurgeirsson, Alan Singer, Linda Kantor Swerdlow, Zoila Tazi, Thomas DeVere Wolsey