Leadership

Are you attending more meetings and getting less done?Even with our busy schedules, meetings can be a productive use of time when we follow some simple guidelines. Based on her work with thousands of educators, meetings expert Ann DelehantAEs...

Even before the No Child Left Behind Act, there was much discouragement about educational institutions. Now, with a focus on high-level accountability, the mood in schools has dropped even further. Many schools are overcrowded and face the task of...

Foreword by Dr Terrence Deal In a highly readable, conversational tone, and using numerous real-life examples, the authors explain what it means to be a visionary, inspiring, and truly effective leader - guiding the reader through a process of...

This set includes one copy each of the second editions of: Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Inventory Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Student Workbook Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Facilitation and...

Aim high to improve leading, teaching, and learning Skillful leadership is critical as schools return to a new normalcy. Improving students' learning and addressing the challenges many learners experienced due to recent learning interruptions are top...

Advance equity by learning to crack the system's codes We must act now, using what we already know, to advance equity and raise the achievement of every student. With three decades of leading equity work across the country, George S. Perry Jr. issues a...

Enhancing Campus Capacity for Leadership contributes to the growing tradition of giving voice to grassroots leaders, focusing on the largely untapped potential of faculty and staff on college campuses. In an increasingly corporatized environment,...

This book tells the story of white South African students-how they remember and enact an Apartheid past they were never part of. How is it that young Afrikaners, born at the time of Mandela's release from prison, hold firm views about a past they never...

This self-help book is written for the individual who wants to actively seek a position in school administration. The author provides workbook exercises, activities, and information sections to help the reader chart a course of action tailor- made...

Expands the leadership paradigm by examining conceptions of leadership from the `margins', that is by expanding current perspectives on leadership and exploring the impact of culture and community on those who lead. It contains the stories of nine...

This book is the result of nearly two decades of research and development into providing educational researchers with a set of reliable and valid measures to study the nature of middle schools, and practitioners with a set of tools to evaluate their...

PLACE THIS NEXT TO DONALDSON AND MARNIK IN BROCHURES!!! Intended as a companion to Becoming Better Leaders, this book recounts the experiences and challenges of a group of educators from Maine in their evolving identities as leaders.Book...

`In this wonderful new book, John R Hoyle writes about the one four-letter word that leaders most avoid but should not-love. He shares his understanding that the quickest way to the head is through the heart and leaders who can't love, can't lead' - Paul...

In this book the author explains how educators have used the Quality Philosophy to guide strategic planning, communicate more effectively with parents, improve students' learning strategies, and build a community of learners based on mutual respect and...

`Theodore Creighton gets leaders to look further and more deeply at what is going on within an organization. He clearly demonstrates that looking 'below the surface' at motivations, struggles, and challenges is imperative' - Pamela Flood, Assistant...

Leader Problem-Solving Skills: Situational Judgment Tests from School Leaders is designed with the aspiring or beginning administrator in mind to help them grow in their role and become effective problem-solvers. The challenges presented in this book are...

This new edition brings together leading authorities from across the globe to provide a truly international perspective into educational leadership and management in school and post-school sectors. Covering both developed and developing countries, it is...

This edited book provides a comprehensive approach to evaluating No Child Left Behind and identifying how the law can be improved. With contributions from experts, including Gary Orfield, Linda Darling-Hammond, Catherine Snow, and Daniel Koretz, among...

Use the creative energy of metaphor to clarify and make your leadership vision a reality! How do you see yourself as an educator? How would you describe yourself as a leader? Have you ever considered using metaphors to reframe your leadership practice,...

Create a larger vision in your child care program and perform your job as a center director with motivation and creativity. Early childhood leaders Deb Curtis, Margie Carter, and Luz Casio provide inspiration and support in this newly updated edition of...

"At last, we have a book that provides practical, day-to-day advice for administrators to consider when establishing a learning community. Daresh helps school leaders both understand the importance of their personal values about shared leadership and...

These 27 real-life, down-to-earth case studies offer the tools and techniques to help educators improve their personal and professional practices as teachers, supervisors, and administrators in our ever-increasingly complex and changing schools and...

This provocative and readable discussion of leadership in higher education argues that leadership is essentially an act of service; that the more responsible the leadership position, the greater the responsibility to serve. Weaving together the Servant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954631311Author Daman HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Solution TreePublisher Solution Tree

Already Ready For What Will Come - SEL For A Culture Of Care Is your school prepared to care for all of the students, staff, and families in your community? Sadly, your school might be the only point of care for many students. Be already...

This workbook is designed to accompany Leadership for Safe Schools: A Community-Based Approach. Designed by Dr. Calabrese and his doctoral students, this companion piece gets the administrator and workshop facilitator involved in developing a...

In recent years, students and practitioners of educational administration have expressed concern over the increasing number and complexity of ethical dilemmas confronting school leaders. The authors of this book examine various university programmes...

This volume is a public-speaking resource for teachers, principals, and school administrators written by a trained counsellor and experienced teacher. This concise learning tool speaks to teachers at every level, addressing the critical affective aspects...

`As educators struggle with the demands of No Child Left Behind, David Sousa offers practical ideas for linking the research being done by neuroscientists to the real world of learning in the classroom' - The School Administrator `The Leadership...

Updated Edition of Best Seller! "You won't find a more practical, detailed guide to improving school effectiveness than is contained between the covers of this book!"Leonard O. Pellicer, Dean School of EducationUniversity of La VerneLa Verne, CA "Few...

Teaching Improvement Science: A Pedagogical Guide is written for faculty who teach research or leadership courses and want to integrate IS into the curriculum. Specific pedagogies will be shared that provide insights into methods of attaining maximum...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781877578601Author Paul WhitinuiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Otago University PressPublisher Otago University PressWeight(grams) 324g

Formerly published by Peytral PublicationsThis book provides quick and effective techniques to help adults improve individual and group communication skills and practical strategies to foster collaborative and meaningful teamwork.Collaborative Practices...

Between the current 'Me' generation, the over abundance of discipline problems and violence, the stress of the accountability measures of NCLB, and the current state of the economy, many of education professionals are retiring, changing jobs, or leaving...

Much of the current discourse on improving school leadership, and particularly the performance of principals, is misguided. There is much too much emphasis on evaluation and standards as determined by policy makers and professors and not nearly enough...

Graceful Leadership in Early Childhood Education is a book to turn to when there is a challenge that needs tackling, when you need a boost of inspiration, or when you just want to reflect on your own journey.Book InformationISBN 9781605545738Author Ann...

The NEW Team Habits provides a new lens and tools to implement the 6 key lessons from The New School Rules. It provides concrete practices to use in making your development, meetings, projects, roles, decisions, and processes more responsive. In doing so...

It considers how to make effective use of good evidence to build, refine and adapt leadership development initiatives so they contribute to growth in powerful forms of leadership and those conditions in schools that matter most to students. Book...

Programs and policies that can hurt students and learning abound. School accountability plans, educator evaluation programs, standardization of curriculum and assessment, contradictory policy-maker expectations, and influences from international testing...

Becoming a culturally proficient leader requires the kind of courage, clarity, and insight that can only come from looking inward first. It's a personal learning journey of will and skill, and if you're up to the challenge, one that will change how you...