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'System leadership' (defined as 'leading beyond a single
institution') is a feature of the English education system which
has been heralded as both the solution to school improvement and an
extension to the school leadership career ladder. However, claims
that it evidences a change of governance towards increasing
self-regulation of the education system are contested. Susan Cousin
explores the governance and policy perspectives of system
leadership. She captures rich narratives over several years from
the lived experience of system leaders, headteachers they worked
with and those brokering the relationships. The daily realities of
the challenges they faced include tensions arising from conflicted
governance environments where autonomy coexists with accountability
and collaboration with competition. Identifying four types of
system leader: the Hero-head, the Auditor, the Protector and the
Collaborator, she presents a conceptual model of system leadership
practice. A clear explanation of how different approaches affect
power relationships, the nature of trust and types of learning, the
model can be used to inform decisions made by current and future
system leaders, and those who make policy. The book concludes by
reaffirming the power of system leadership to deliver educational
reform and the need to avoid unintended consequences including the
fragmentation of the system and increased inequality.
Become more effective, efficient, and confident in your role as a
school leader. This book provides tips, strategies, and
inspirational stories to help you overcome common challenges,
improve school culture, make deeper connections with parents and
staff, and more. Appropriate for K-12 leaders in any type of
setting, this updated edition includes new tips on handling
difficult situations and being a connected educator. Each chapter
presents key tips in quick, concise chunks so that you can easily
implement one strategy at a time and survive and thrive in your
leadership role. Take these tips and make them your own, so you can
do your best for your students and staff!
Classrooms should be inviting and safe places where students can
strive to achieve worthwhile goals, even as they learn that the
road to improvement is not always paved; this deceptively simple
guiding principle is what Ron Nash has spent four decades in
education pursuing and refining. In Praise of Foibles: The Impact
of Mistakes, Failure, and Fear on Continuous Improvement in Schools
is the guide every teacher who has ever wanted to take a chance on
improvement needs to read. You will learn the exact research-based
techniques and best practices in order to: Establish an environment
of safety instead of fear Encourage risk-taking and resilience Set
high expectations and achieve high engagement Let go of control and
watch your students flourish The best-selling author of Power of
We: Creating Positive and Collaborative Classroom Communities
(2018), Nash returns with his inimitable writing style and
disarming honesty to show how every teacher can transform their
classroom into what students need to be successful in the 21st
century.
Within educational organizations, administration is relied upon for
the allocation of resources as well as the optimization of
processes that can include data storage, knowledge management, and
decision making. To support these expectations, technologies and
systems must be put into place that allow administrators to
accomplish these tasks as efficiently as possible. Utilizing
Technology, Knowledge, and Smart Systems in Educational
Administration is an academic research book that examines knowledge
regarding scholarly exploration of the technologies,
information/knowledge, and smart systems in educational
administration and provides a holistic, systematic, and
comprehensive paradigm. Featuring a wide range of topics such as
e-Curriculum, language learning, and professional development, this
book is ideal for school administrators, principals, IT
consultants, educational software developers, academicians,
researchers, professionals, educational policymakers, educators,
and students.
One of the most important transformations in the world today is the
adaptation to education and teaching methods that must be made to
enhance the learning experience for Millennial and Generation Z
students. The system in which the student is passive and the
teacher is active is no longer the most effective form of
education. Additionally, with the increased availability to
information, knowledge transfer is no longer done solely by the
teacher. Educators need to become moderators in order to promote
effective teaching practices. Paradigm Shifts in 21st Century
Teaching and Learning is an essential scholarly publication that
examines new approaches to learning and their application in the
teaching-learning process. Featuring a wide range of topics such as
game-based learning, curriculum design, and sustainability, this
book is ideal for teachers, curriculum developers, instructional
designers, researchers, education professionals, administrators,
academicians, educational policymakers, and students.
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