'This is a practical, down-to-earth toolkit for a wide range of leadership areas, and the authors helpfully include practical examples and reflective exercises. Any new leader will appreciate this book'-Gillian Gee, GL Education 'This engaging and very practical book shows how leadership and management should "work" to help meet the challenge of raising pupil achievement'-Professor Peter Earley, Institute of Education This accessible and jargon-free book addresses key everyday topics faced by p...
With so much now expected of middle leaders in schools, this book aims to help those in middle leadership positions to become more confident and effective in their roles. It systematically considers every aspect of the role including team building, raising standards, holding others to account and managing change. With a wealth of practical guidance, the book covers the essential skills needed by middle leaders such as managing meetings, conducting difficult conversations and development planning...
Legacy Building Through Extraordinary Leadership!
by Hugh Littleton
Formalise, Prioritise and Mobilise (Emerald Professional Learning Networks)
by Chris Brown and Jane Flood
Professional learning networks (PLN) of teachers and others (such as university researchers) collaborating outside of their everyday community of practice are considered to be an effective way to foster school improvement. At the same time, to generate change, PLNs require effective support from school leaders. Such support should be directed at ensuring those participating in PLNs can engage in network learning activities; also that this activity can be meaningfully mobilised within participant...
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Saltwater Leadership, Second Edition (Blue & Gold)
by Radm Robert Wray and Crd Andrew K Ledford
Handbook of Data-Based Decision Making in Education
by Theodore Kowalski and Thomas J. Lasley
Education has fought long and hard to gain acceptance as a profession and, since professionals by definition use data to shape the decisions they make, education has little choice but to continue moving in this direction. This 3-part handbook represents a major contribution to the literature of education. It is a unique compendium of the most original work currently available on how, when and why evidence should be used to ground practice. It is a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary, research-base...
Visual Space Perception and Action (Special Issues of Visual Cognition)
by Daniel L. Duke
Vision is not an end in itself. Instead, it has evolved to assure survival in a dynamic environment. Vision - as well as the other senses - evolved from the necessity to act in this environment. Therefore, perceptual processes and action planning are much more interlocked than evident at first sight. This special issue examines the basic processes of space perception and how these processes interact with action planning and motor control. The tasks under consideration range from the simple local...
?Que hacer en 365 dias? (?que Hacer En 365 Dias?, #1)
by Henry Castillo
This book will be invaluable for all those interested in the art of promoting schools. Each chapter provides practical strategies, tips, lists and resources to communicate and market a school's success. The techniques and strategies provided are drawn from the experiences of principals, school public relations professionals and real-life business situations.
The Spiritual Guide to Transformational Leadership
by Dolores McElroy
