Leadership

School innovation expert John B. Nash demonstrates how design thinking can be adapted successfully by busy school leaders seeking student-centered solutions to a range of challenges. Based on a decade of work teaching school leaders nationally and...

In her provocative new book, Stacie Goffin presents a leadership manifesto for the field of early care and education. With an action-oriented frame of reference, she offers a unique point of view on efforts to improve programme quality and developmental...

An incisive account on the underrepresentation of women, especially women of color, in positions of leadership in K-12 schools and how to correct this bias.Educational Lead(her)ship exposes the systemic obstacles that impede the professional advancement...

Featuring voices from academics, practitioners, school system leaders, school administrators, and graduate students from across Canada and abroad, this unique edited collection offers conceptual discussions and empirical examples of leadership for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781605544090Author Holly Elissa BrunoFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Redleaf PressPublisher Redleaf Press

In Unconscious Bias in Schools, two seasoned educators describe the phenomenon of unconscious racial bias and how it negatively affects the work of educators and students in schools. "Regardless of the amount of effort, time, and resources education...

This volume focuses on naval leadership and ethics with respect to the individual leader and how his or her values and actions affect military cohesion, mission success, and the profession of arms. Moving beyond the "right and wrong" of personal ethics...

In his new book, author and international keynoter Douglas Reeves addresses a major challenge faced by today's school leaders: an ever-growing load of programs and initiatives. Reeves contends that program overload not only taxes leadership resources,...

Contributors include Steven Z. Athanases, Mark Conley, Brian A. Collins, Marnie W. Curry, Ann E. Ebe, Ivana Espinet, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Norma Gonzalez, Lee Gunderson, and Shelley Hong Xu. Discover the inner workings of schools that successfully...

This new and expanded edition of the bestselling The Mindful Teacher provides educators everywhere with practical ideas for improving teaching and learning. Dennis Shirley and Elizabeth MacDonald have created "Mindful Teacher" seminars that...

This book is for educators who believe that schools need to be improved and are hopeful that real change can be achieved. The authors argue that if educators want to create more equitable, socially just, and learner-focused schools, then they need a more...

A revolution has been taking place in the ranks of higher education. University and college presidents-once almost invariably the products of ""traditional"" scholarly, tenure-track career paths, up through the provost's office-are rapidly becoming a...

Unquestioned educational practices must be re-examined. Now, more than ever, we need to breathe new life into school leadership to bring much-needed hope for renewal into our classrooms and schools. Our humanity's future rests on the shoulders of our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578557502Author Michael D BrianFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Bowker Identifier ServicesPublisher Bowker Identifier ServicesWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578802817Author Kenneth A ScottFormat HardbackPage Count 26Imprint Kenneth ScottPublisher Kenneth ScottWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 279mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942695363Author Arthur Andrew RounerFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Mason PublishingPublisher Mason PublishingWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578545288Author Rocklin JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Next in Line PublishingPublisher Next in Line PublishingWeight(grams)...

Teacher Education Department Chairs and Social Justice: Transformative Leadership through Inclusivity is a ground-breaking book that introduces teacher educators to the power of social justice teacher preparation programs. It highlights the importance...

Passing the Leadership Test: Strategies for Success on the Leadership Licensure Exam is a study guide for the School Leaders Licensure Examination (SLLA.) The book presents a comprehensive, practical guide for preparing for the SLLA. It is divided into...

Who are the influential colleagues in your school? Why are they influential? We all know teachers who everyone admired as role models, supportive colleagues, and who were always ready to learn more. This study used social network theory to identify those...

The current practice of having children begin school within a twelve-month cohort is unfair but can be ameliorated by incorporating a dual-entry system. Such a reform effort will dramatically reduce failure, improve student achievement at all levels,...

Uncommon Leaders have a gift: While inspiring and serving others with integrity, they also model a commitment to self-care and reflective practices. These skillful leaders are focused on being intentional and mindful of their values, beliefs, and...

Creating Engagement between Schools and their Communities: Lessons from Educational Leaders addresses how educational leaders have made efforts to reconnect their schools to their communities and the varied goals they achieved. The contributors of this...

Leadership in American Academic Geography: The Twentieth Century examines the practice of leadership in the most influential geography departments in the United States. Throughout the twentieth century, transformational leaders often emerged as...

School leaders face increasingly complex challenges that require the implementation of efficient, collaborative decision-making practices. Developing approaches that nurture a culture of trust throughout the school community allows leaders to face...

It is difficult to create a free society but even more difficult to sustain that free society over time. We want to sustain the esssential elements of a free society, but at the same time, we must recognize that the world is always changing. How, then,...

`An inspiring resource for Headteachers, deputy Headteachers and any primary teacher who desires a leadership rile. All teachers who want to lead, or want to make themselves aware of problems faced by leaders, will not only find this book useful and...

Leading without Being Stung offers practitioners a repertoire of eight, research-supported strategies for affecting teaching performance. In each of the chapters the reader will find: 1) a description of a dimension of supervision and key research that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781605545462Author Cassandra O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Redleaf PressPublisher Redleaf Press

Futures Thinking, Learning, and Leading: Applying Multiple Intelligences to Success and Innovation explores the extent to which our thinking, learning, and leading are influenced and shaped by the future. In the process, professionals and organizations...

Early Childhood Leadership: Motivation, Inspiration, Empowerment is a must-have book for anyone (e.g., administrator, director, coordinator, team leader, manager, lead teacher) who currently occupies a leadership position or anticipates doing so in the...

Early Childhood Leadership: Motivation, Inspiration, Empowerment is a must-have book for anyone (e.g., administrator, director, coordinator, team leader, manager, lead teacher) who currently occupies a leadership position or anticipates doing so in the...

Creating Engagement between Schools and their Communities: Lessons from Educational Leaders addresses how educational leaders have made efforts to reconnect their schools to their communities and the varied goals they achieved. The contributors of this...

An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action tells the story of a superintendent from his first days to the pandemic. In each chapter, he responds to a series of questions to prompt genuine reflection. This book is structured to give leaders the...

An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action tells the story of a superintendent from his first days to the pandemic. In each chapter, he responds to a series of questions to prompt genuine reflection. This book is structured to give leaders the...

Schools need bold, fearless, and innovative leadership more than ever, but school leaders have been back on their heels for at least the past two years and have allowed others to hijack our narrative, something we ought to be directing. We now find...

This book explores the school and district leadership lessons that can be gleaned from five of Shakespeare's most well-known and frequently taught plays: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar and Hamlet. Each chapter focuses on...

Peopled Leadership is a new dynamic model aimed at creating new leaders and new futures. It is people centric and people oriented with a focus on developing and empowering others, serving with humility, and expressing gratitude. Peopled Leadership...

This book is for education leaders who do not accept the that the underachievement of African American, Latino, Indigenous, low income and other vulnerable student groups is inevitable. Where Equity Lives: Shattering Systemic Inequity in Schools and...

This volume offers the personal narratives of school, district, and state education leaders engaged in ongoing pursuits of equity, as well as findings from research and from research-practice partnerships. The chapters offer glimmers of hope through...