Description
Efnisyfirlit
- Contents
- Sources
- About the Editor
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Part One: The Principles of Leadership
- 1. “Give Me a Lever Long Enough . . . and Single-Handed I Can Move the World”
- Disciplines of the Learning Organization
- The Fifth Discipline
- Metanoia—a Shift of Mind
- Putting the Ideas into Practice
- Discussion Questions
- Notes
- 2. The Nature of Leadership
- Distinctions
- Leaders and Managers
- The Many Kinds of Leaders
- Leaders and History
- Settings
- Judgments of Leaders
- Devolving Initiative and Responsibility
- Institutionalizing Leadership
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 3. The Unheroic Side of Leadership
- Today’s Top Tune
- Developing a Shared Vision
- Asking Questions
- Coping with Weakness
- Listening and Acknowledging
- Depending on Others
- Letting Go
- Notes
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 4. Becoming a Trustworthy Leader
- Trustworthy School Leadership
- Visioning
- Modeling
- Coaching
- Managing
- Mediating
- Successful Schools
- Putting It into Action
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 5. Presence
- The Ethics of Presence
- The Link Between Responsibility and Authenticity
- Types of Presence
- Affirming Presence
- Critical Presence
- Enabling Presence
- Responsibility, Authenticity, and Presence
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 6. Educational Leadership Policy Standards: ISLLC 2008
- Introduction
- Policy Standards: Building a Better Vision for Leadership
- Responding to the Field
- Developing the Policy Standards
- Research Offers New Insight on Education Leadership
- Effective Leaders Promote Better Teaching
- A Comprehensive Strategy to Improve Education Leadership Strategy
- Training Programs with Established Performance Expectations
- Licensing and Induction
- Evaluating Performance
- Supporting Leaders Throughout the Career Continuum
- Improving Working Conditions
- Educational Leadership Policy Standards
- Standard 1
- Standard 2
- Standard 3
- Standard 4
- Standard 5
- Standard 6
- Discussion Questions
- References
- Part Two: Leadership for Social Justice
- 7. Lessons Learned
- Leading Lessons in a Rubric
- Making Meaning of the Rubric
- Reflection
- Reflection
- Leading Lesson Learned
- Reflection
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 8. A New Way
- Leading Collectively for Change
- Relational Power
- Social Network Theories and Change
- Fluid Lines of Communication
- The Power of Cognitive Shifts
- Stages of Cognitive Shifts
- Framing Problems
- Framing Possible Solutions
- Framing the Constituency
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 9. Why G Quotient Leadership Works
- It’s a Brand New Neighborhood
- Inclusion Is Profitable
- Happiness Matters
- Advancing a New Type of Power
- Mistakes Can Lead to Innovation
- Employees Need to Own Their Jobs
- Discussion Questions
- Notes
- 10. Engaging in Educational Leadership
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- The Story and the Key Principles of Engaging in Leadership
- The Concept of Ha
- The Concept of Place
- The Sacredness of Relations and Mana
- The Concept of Individual Generosity and Collective Action
- From Epistemology to Community Praxis: A Model for Engaging in Leadership
- Methods: Sharing the Life-Soul Stories of Indigenous Educational Leaders
- Wave Leader
- Light Leader
- Sound Leader
- Engaging in Leadership Leads to Self-Determination
- Concluding Thoughts
- Discussion Questions
- Notes
- References
- 11. The Role of Special Education Training in the Development of Socially Just Leaders
- Unmet Needs: A Review of the Literature
- Special Education Training: A Critical Skill for School Administrators
- Limited Access: The Scarcity of Programs
- Limited Knowledge: Personal Experience and Accountability
- Educational Leadership Program Standards: Where Special Education Meets Social Justice
- The ELCC Standards: Bridging the Gap with Special Education
- A Challenging Task: Building an Equity Consciousness for School Leaders
- Social Justice, Special Education, and Special Education Law: Tying It All Together
- Special Education Law and Equity: What Cannot Be Ignored
- Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations for Future Action
- Discussion Questions
- Declaration of Conflicting Interests
- Funding
- References
- Part Three: Culture and Change
- 12. Culture in Question
- Nondiscussables
- Changing the Culture
- Learning Curves off the Chart
- A Community of Learners
- At-Risk Students
- The Lifelong Learner
- Discussion Questions
- Notes
- 13. Introduction
- Neither Theory nor Action
- One Big Caution
- Theories That Travel
- Using a Good Theory
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 14. Conclusion
- Hold High Expectations for All Our Students
- Involve Building and Central Of.ce Administrators in Instruction
- Choose a Priority and Stay Relentlessly Focused on It
- Foster a Widespread Feeling of Urgency for Change
- Encourage a New Kind of Leader
- Develop a New Kind of Administrative Team
- Leadership Practice Communities: A Personal Learning Challenge
- Definitions for Change
- Shining a Broader Light on Change
- Implications for the Change Leader: Toward Adaptive Work
- Embrace the Fuller Picture
- Set an Example
- Encourage Others to Take Up Their Own Personal Learning Work
- Welcome Contradictions
- Create Organizations That Increase Personal Capacities
- Concluding . . . or Commencing?
- Discussion Questions
- Notes
- 15. How to Reach High Performance
- Rational School Conditions
- Emotional School Conditions
- Organizational Conditions
- Family and Community Conditions
- Alignment of Conditions
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 16. Eight Roles of Symbolic Leaders
- Reading the Current School Culture
- Shaping a School Culture: The Roles of School Leaders
- School Leaders as Historians
- School Leaders as Anthropological Sleuths
- School Leaders as Visionaries
- School Leaders as Symbols
- School Leaders as Potters
- School Leaders as Poets
- School Leaders as Actors
- School Leaders as Healers
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 17. Risk
- A Culture of Caution
- How Much Am I Prepared to Risk?
- Risk-Taking and Learning
- Take a Risk
- Discussion Questions
- Note
- Part Four: Leadership for Learning
- 18. Three Capabilities for Student-Centered Leadership
- Applying Relevant Knowledge
- Applying Relevant Knowledge to Decisions About Classroom Observation
- Applying Relevant Knowledge to Decisions About Curriculum Selection and Student Grouping
- Solving Complex Problems
- Creating a Satisfactory Solution
- Leading the Problem-Solving Process
- Building Relational Trust
- The Determinants of Trust
- Building Trust While Tackling Tough Issues
- From Closed-to-Learning Conversations (CLCs) to Open-to- Learning Conversations (OLCs)
- The Key Components of an Open-to-Learning Conversation
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 19. The Leader’s Role in Developing Teacher Expertise
- Making the Case for Instructional Expertise
- It Takes Expertise to Make Expertise
- Building Shared Understanding
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 20. Managing School Leadership Teams
- Choosing Leaders
- Training Your Team
- Start with the Leader’s Schedule
- Launch the Initial Training
- Offer Refreshers Throughout the Year
- Leveraging Leadership Team Meetings: Iron Sharpens Iron
- Common Errors of Leadership Team Meetings
- Redefining the Leadership Team Meeting
- Evaluate What Matters Most
- Conclusion: Leader Support, Student Success
- Discussion Questions
- 21. How to Harness Family and Community Energy
- What Do We Know from Prior Research?
- Creating Democratic Structures
- District and School Characteristics That Support or Inhibit Family and Community Participation
- Family Engagement and Student Learning
- New Evidence for This Chapter
- Method
- Which District Policies and Practices Foster or Hinder Family and Community Engagement at the Distri
- How Do Districts Influence the Level of Community Engagement in Schools?
- How Do Participatory and Collective Leadership Structures Relate to Student Learning?
- What Might We Conclude?
- Implications for Policy and Practice
- Discussion Questions
- Notes
- References
- 22. Leadership as Stewardship
- Stewardship in Practice
- The Many Forms of Leadership
- Servant Leadership
- Practicing Servant Leadership
- Purposing
- Empowerment
- Leadership by Outrage
- Power Over and Power To
- The Female Style
- Servant Leadership and Moral Authority
- Stewardship
- Discussion Questions
- Rerferences
- Part Five: The Future of Leadership
- 23. Portraits of Teacher Leaders in Practice
- Leading in California
- Yvonne Divans Hutchinson: Connecting Teaching, Learning, Leading, and Living
- The Context and Character of Yvonne’s Classroom
- Connecting Classroom Practice to Teacher Leadership
- Beliefs and Practices
- Respecting Difference
- Going Public
- Sarah Capitelli: Leading Informally Through Inquiry into Practice
- Inquiry as an Entry into Leadership
- Leadership Beliefs and Practices
- Leadership as Inquiry, Inquiry as Leadership
- Leading in Maine
- Gerry Crocker: Linking Vision, Beliefs, and Practice
- Beliefs About Teaching and Vision of Schooling
- Leading in Reculturing an Existing School
- Leading in Culturing a New School
- Leading in Technology and Information Literacy
- Leading in High School Transformation
- David Galin: Leading in the “Middle Space”
- Beginnings: Teaching and Leading at the Same Time
- Teaching and Leading in a New Role
- Local Assessment Development
- Facilitating National Board Certification
- Platform for Teacher Leadership
- Teacher Leadership: From Practice to Theory
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 24. Transcending Teaching’s Past
- Shannon, an Online Pioneer
- José, a Seeker and Powerful Speaker
- The Gendered History of Teaching
- Teaching as a “Semi-Profession”
- A Small Revolution Begins
- A Culture of Trust and Transparency
- A Classroom Without Walls
- Resisting Traditional Hierarchies
- Discussion Questions
- Selected Web Sites
- Notes
- 25. U-Turn to Prosperity
- Creativity in Demand: The New Middle Class
- Creativity in Crisis: Damages of U.S. Education Reforms
- Saving Creativity: U-Turn to Future Prosperity
- Discussion Questions
- References
- 26. Getting Started
- Introducing Learning Strategies Is a “Small Win”
- One Elementary School Is Determined to Teach Children How to Learn
- Learning About Neurodevelopmental Constructs Can Strengthen School Instructional Initiatives
- One Learning Leader Can Be a Catalyst for School Transformation
- Learning Leaders Are Adopting New Roles in Schools
- Ongoing Commitment to Faculty Learning Supports Ongoing Focus on Student Learning
- Revisiting School Practices and Policies
- Confronting Current Challenges in Practice While Creating Stories of Optimism
- Discussion Questions
- Notes
- 27. Integration
- Learning Online
- The Blended Menu
- School of One
- Rocketship Education
- Kunskapsskolan
- AdvancePath Academics
- K12 and the Virtual Academies
- Around the Corner
- Architecture of Achievement
- The Blended Future
- Discussion Questions
- Notes
- 28. Resourcefulness
- Improvement and Energy
- Closed and Open Systems
- Mechanical Waste
- Ecological Restraint and Renewal
- Restraint
- Renewal
- Three Sources of Renewal
- Trust
- Confidence
- Emotion
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions
- References
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.