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The changing demographics of students and educators in schools
today suggest that much of what we do as educational leaders
revolves around the complex issues related to our various cultural
understandings. In this book the authors discuss the relationship
between culture and conflict and provide a continuum to better
understand the basis for much cultural conflict. Authors emphasize
a systematic framework that can be used to guide the practitioner
in resolving conflicts rooted in cultural issues - from less
difficult issues such as the cultural conflicts that occur on a
campus between academic cultures and athletic cultures, to the more
complicated and delicate issues rooted in racial or sexual identity
issues.
Although there are several case study books for administrators,
this one book, specifically for superintendents, is framed within
the state and national standards. It offers a way for
superintendents as well as those in training to combine
best-practice theory with practice using everyday, realistic
situations. Each chapter includes: . questions for discussion .
references . additional resources Readers will also find a
corresponding brief literature review and a case study that
illustrates the standard being discussed.
This book offers 50 easy-to-read strategies for managing conflicts
in your school involving students, parents, and teachers.
Individually, these strategies provide specific insights into
conflict resolution, reduction, and management. As a whole, the 50
strategies provide a comprehensive method to lead constructive
change in your school. With quotes, examples, and reflection
questions, this book offers ideas that help you lead with
confidence.
Standards-Based Leadership is written specifically for
superintendents and is framed within the most recent national
standards: Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015. The
cases provide an opportunity for superintendents, as well as those
in training, to critically reflect on best-practices with real
scenarios. Each chapter contains PSEL2015 standards, best practice
literature, three cases, discussion questions, and additional
resources. The chapters have been written by educators with
leadership and superintendent experience.
It is only through effective leadership actions that principals can
become outstanding leaders. By building relationships that value
all stakeholders-including teachers, students, parents, and
community members-your actions will lead to a thriving school. This
book provides you with the tools for emphasizing shared purpose,
caring, integrity, and honesty so you can Build Relationships with
Actions that Value Others. In this updated edition, you'll find out
how to: Establish trusting relationship based on mutual support,
respect, and empowerment. Demonstrate cultural responsiveness by
embracing diversity and integrating multicultural awareness
throughout the curriculum. Employ creative concern-solving
strategies and address conflicts with students, parents, and staff.
Develop a learning culture to nurture student and teacher
achievement. Each chapter concludes with a set of review questions
to help you to reflect, evaluate, and improve upon your leadership
skills. Filled with suggestions for actions that you can apply
today, this book shows you how to become a BRAVO Principal!
Over the past 25 years a major shift in political ideology has
refocused educational politics from equality issues to issues
relating to excellence, accountability, and choice. The No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 reauthorized the Elementary and
Secondary Act (ESEA) first passed in 1965. NCLB legislation is a
continuation of the educational reform movement for improved
academic achievement that began in 1983 with publication of a
government report, A Nation at Risk, which called for higher
standards to prepare students for the 21st century. Reaction to the
at-risk report generated many reform initiatives resulting in the
assessment, standards and accountability movement today. The
organizational structure of the NCLB covers 10 separate titles.
This book provides an enhanced understanding of the NCLB major
features and suggests resources in the areas of: History of
Accountability and Achievement; Adequate Yearly Progress;
Highly-Qualified Teachers; Title I; Reading and Early Childhood;
School Reform including Charters and Vouchers; Restructuring;
School Finance; and High School Reform.
Today's school principals are charged with the responsibility of
creating learning organizations that emphasize success for all
students. Framing decisions in standards that are grounded in
research and best practice, this book provides a structure for
learning and growth for both current and aspiring principals. Each
chapter in Standards-Based Leadership: A Case Study Book for the
Principalship is organized around a Texas Principal Competency Exam
and related to the 2014 Texas Principal Standards and 2011 ELCC
standards. The cases provided for discussion are all based on real
problems that challenge principals in Texas or any other state. By
applying the standards and using the brief literature reviews as
resources to guide decision making, principals are provided with a
framework for implementation of specific strategies that will best
help them successfully lead schools.
Within the past few years, schools, communities, and parents
throughout the world, have begun to recognize that bullying is not
something that can be ignored with dismissive comments or
admonitions. There is no doubt that school violence is a critical
problem in America's schools and bullying is a maladaptive behavior
with consequences. Bullying can be reduced, but first, educators
and parents must recognize the pervasive nature of the problem.
This easy-to-read book describes the problem of bullying at all
school levels-elementary, middle, and high. Chapters include
different types of bullying that occur and how they effect the
bully, the bullied, and the bystander. The authors report the
results of many studies including personal research to discuss
incidences of bullying at school, and list of sources for
preventing and intervening to reduce this type of misbehavior are
included. For K-12 educators, professors of education, and parents.
The changing demographics of students and educators in schools
today suggest that much of what we do as educational leaders
revolves around the complex issues related to our various cultural
understandings. In this book the authors discuss the relationship
between culture and conflict and provide a continuum to better
understand the basis for much cultural conflict. Authors emphasize
a systematic framework that can be used to guide the practitioner
in resolving conflicts rooted in cultural issues - from less
difficult issues such as the cultural conflicts that occur on a
campus between academic cultures and athletic cultures, to the more
complicated and delicate issues rooted in racial or sexual identity
issues.
Over the past 25 years a major shift in political ideology has
refocused educational politics from equality issues to issues
relating to excellence, accountability, and choice. The No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 reauthorized the Elementary and
Secondary Act (ESEA) first passed in 1965. NCLB legislation is a
continuation of the educational reform movement for improved
academic achievement that began in 1983 with publication of a
government report, A Nation at Risk, which called for higher
standards to prepare students for the 21st century. Reaction to the
at-risk report generated many reform initiatives resulting in the
assessment, standards and accountability movement today. The
organizational structure of the NCLB covers 10 separate titles.
This book provides an enhanced understanding of the NCLB major
features and suggests resources in the areas of: History of
Accountability and Achievement; Adequate Yearly Progress;
Highly-Qualified Teachers; Title I; Reading and Early Childhood;
School Reform including Charters and Vouchers; Restructuring;
School Finance; and High School Reform.
Changing Mindsets of Educational Leaders to Improve Schools: Voices
of Doctoral Students responds to the dual question that all
graduate and post-graduate programs should ask: As students learn
about leadership, does their practice change? If so, does this
changing practice result in school improvement? In 16 powerful
essays, students enrolled in a doctoral program describe what they
believed about school leadership prior to their continuing
education, what their practice looked like then, what they believe
now, and how this changing mindset is reflected in their practice.
Today's assistant principal is charged with the responsibility of
supporting the principal in creating a learning organization which
emphasizes success for all students. Frequently, due to the nature
of the position, assistant principals often find themselves as the
man (or woman) in the middle with job duties that are quite
different from that of the principal. An important component
leading to the successful implementation of school leadership is
decision-making based on standards that are grounded in research
and best-practice. Standards Based Leadership: A Case Study Book
for the Assistant Principalship provides a structure for learning
and growth that connects theory with practice, whether the
assistant principal is already "on the job" or enrolled in a
preparation program. Each chapter is organized around
identification of a major ELCC standard and then related to the
Texas standards. The scenarios are all based on actual problems
that have faced practicing assistant principals. Applying the
descriptors of the standard and using the brief literature reviews
as resources to guide decision-making, assistant principals are
provided with a framework for implementation of specific strategies
that will best help students. As aspiring school leaders reflect on
the realistic situations provided in each chapter and identify
possible applications and implications, they will be strengthened
in their quest to meet the challenges of standards-based leadership
for the assistant principalship.
Today's school principal is charged with the responsibility for
creating a learning organization which emphasizes success for all
students. An important component leading to these successful school
experiences is decision-making based on standards that are grounded
in research and best-practice. Standards-Based Leadership: A Case
Study Book for the Principalship provides a structure for learning
and growth that connects theory with practice whether the principal
is already 'on the job' or enrolled in a preparation program. Each
chapter is organized around identification of a major ELCC
standard, as well as the Texas standards. The scenarios are all
based on real problems that have faced real principals. Applying
the descriptors of the standard and using the brief literature
reviews as resources to guide decision-making, principals are
provided with a framework for implementation of specific strategies
that will best help students. As school leaders reflect on the
realistic situations provided in each chapter and identify possible
applications and implications, they will be strengthened in their
quest to meet the challenges of standards-based leadership for the
principalship.
This book shows school leaders how they can infuse their daily
practice with an examination of the actions they take to improve
their schools. It identifies eight steps that inform the school
improvement process and boost student achievement. These steps
provide a framework for examining school improvement as part of a
genuine process with meaning and value for all those involved.
This book shows school leaders how they can infuse their daily
practice with an examination of the actions they take to improve
their schools. It identifies eight steps that inform the school
improvement process and boost student achievement.
These steps provide a framework for examining school improvement
as part of a genuine process with meaning and value for all those
involved.
As they wrestle with today s rules, regulations and high-stakes
testing, our best teachers never forget that strong, positive
relationships are at the core of student success. This book shows
us how to build relationships with students, parents, and
co-workers to create the kind of learning environments where all
students achieve success.
This hands-on guide is a valuable resource for both current and
aspiring school leaders. Written in short, easy-to-read chapters,
The Trust Factor, 2nd Edition presents real-world examples and
relevant research to help you develop the essential skills you need
for building trust with staff, teachers, students, and parents. The
Trust Factor provides updated versions of over 50 practical
strategies that will help you learn to: Recognize and avoid
behaviors that damage trust Repair trust when it has been broken
Navigate challenging situations, such as teacher evaluations,
student discipline, parent complaints, or scarce resources
Establish and sustain trust with faculty, staff, students, and
community Approach social media in a way that builds trust with the
community. The guidance in this book is explained with simple,
easy-to-implement steps you can apply immediately to your own
practice, and are accompanied by reflection questions and
self-assessment tools to help practicing or aspiring educational
leaders succeed.
This book offers 50 easy-to-read strategies for managing conflicts
in your school involving students, parents, and teachers.
Individually, these strategies provide specific insights into
conflict resolution, reduction, and management. As a whole, the 50
strategies provide a comprehensive method to lead constructive
change in your school. With quotes, examples, and reflection
questions, this book offers ideas that help you lead with
confidence.
It is only through effective leadership actions that principals can
become outstanding leaders. By building relationships that value
all stakeholders-including teachers, students, parents, and
community members-your actions will lead to a thriving school. This
book provides you with the tools for emphasizing shared purpose,
caring, integrity, and honesty so you can Build Relationships with
Actions that Value Others. In this updated edition, you'll find out
how to: Establish trusting relationship based on mutual support,
respect, and empowerment. Demonstrate cultural responsiveness by
embracing diversity and integrating multicultural awareness
throughout the curriculum. Employ creative concern-solving
strategies and address conflicts with students, parents, and staff.
Develop a learning culture to nurture student and teacher
achievement. Each chapter concludes with a set of review questions
to help you to reflect, evaluate, and improve upon your leadership
skills. Filled with suggestions for actions that you can apply
today, this book shows you how to become a BRAVO Principal!
This hands-on guide is a valuable resource for both current and
aspiring school leaders. Written in short, easy-to-read chapters,
The Trust Factor, 2nd Edition presents real-world examples and
relevant research to help you develop the essential skills you need
for building trust with staff, teachers, students, and parents. The
Trust Factor provides updated versions of over 50 practical
strategies that will help you learn to: Recognize and avoid
behaviors that damage trust Repair trust when it has been broken
Navigate challenging situations, such as teacher evaluations,
student discipline, parent complaints, or scarce resources
Establish and sustain trust with faculty, staff, students, and
community Approach social media in a way that builds trust with the
community. The guidance in this book is explained with simple,
easy-to-implement steps you can apply immediately to your own
practice, and are accompanied by reflection questions and
self-assessment tools to help practicing or aspiring educational
leaders succeed.
Standards-Based Leadership is written specifically for
superintendents and is framed within the most recent national
standards: Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015. The
cases provide an opportunity for superintendents, as well as those
in training, to critically reflect on best-practices with real
scenarios. Each chapter contains PSEL2015 standards, best practice
literature, three cases, discussion questions, and additional
resources. The chapters have been written by educators with
leadership and superintendent experience.
Today's school principals are charged with the responsibility of
creating learning organizations that emphasize success for all
students. Framing decisions in standards that are grounded in
research and best practice, this book provides a structure for
learning and growth for both current and aspiring principals. Each
chapter in Standards-Based Leadership: A Case Study Book for the
Principalship is organized around a Texas Principal Competency Exam
and related to the 2014 Texas Principal Standards and 2011 ELCC
standards. The cases provided for discussion are all based on real
problems that challenge principals in Texas or any other state. By
applying the standards and using the brief literature reviews as
resources to guide decision making, principals are provided with a
framework for implementation of specific strategies that will best
help them successfully lead schools.
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