SMART TEACHING
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18. Resources for TQM in Schools
©2007 Ron Fitzgerald, D. Ed.

Sources for Materials

  1. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ).  Go to ASQ’s Web site www.asq.org.  On the left sidebar, click on Books and Publications. On the next screen click on Education Library. Then on the next screen, you can download an "Education Publication Catalog".
  2. KOALATY KID.  ASQ also operates a K-12 quality education initiative.  To learn about members (more than 200 schools and organizations), conferences, and training programs, go to http://www.asq.org/edu/kkid/whatis.html.  You may also call 1-800-248-1946 for information on training sessions.
  3. TOTAL QUALITY CURRICULUM.  A high school curriculum is available from SkillsUSA, Education Department, P.O. Box 3000, Leesburg , VA 20177-0300. The telephone number is (703) 777-8810.  The fax number is (703) 777-8999.  The web site is www.skillsusa.org.  This high school curriculum was developed in a partnership between educators and quality leaders from industry. Click this link to go to Total Quality Curriculum.

Books

  1. The single best source for books on quality management in education is the web site of the American Society for Quality (ASQ).  The directions to the education section of the ASQ bookstore are found under item #1 in the above source list.  These are some of the recommended books found at that location.
    • FUTURE FORCE by Elaine McClanchan and Carolyn Wicks
    • IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING:  APPLYING DEMING’S QUALITY PRINCIPLES IN THE CLASSROOM (2nd edition) by Lee Jenkins
    • THE NEW PHILOSOPHY FOR K-12 EDUCATION:  A DEMING FR
      AMEWORK FOR TRANSFORMING AMERICA’S SCHOOLS       by James F. Leonard
    • THINKING TOOLS FOR KIDS:  AN ACTIVITY BOOK FOR CLASSROOM LEARNING by Barbara A. Cleary and Sally J. Duncan
    • SMART TEACHING:  USING BRAIN RESEARCH AND DATA TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE LEARNING by Ronald Fitzgerald.

For a discount source on SMART TEACHING go to www.qualitycoach.net, a good site for other quality products also.