Download or read book Groove School Leader Guide written by Michael Adkins and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly all youth are involved in school and educational pursuits for a majority of their day. Even if they are not attending a traditional school, there are ways to encourage them to live out their faith as they follow Jesus and at the same time grow in their academic knowledge. School is designed to help teenagers consider how their faith affects their lives at school. From the lessons studied each week, combined with the daily devotions found in the Groove: School Student Journal, teens will be encouraged to pause and reflectively engage as their academic and spiritual lives collide. Over the course of the series, youth will be encouraged to make a place of belonging for everyone in their school, to set and keep priorities that reflect their faith in Jesus, to find joy even at school, and to know that our worth ultimately lies in who Jesus is and what he has done for us. The Groove Bible study series invites teens to learn the essentials of their faith, own their story, and engage the world in serving Jesus. Each topical study consists of four weekly sessions that are easy to lead and relate to life issues teens face. With up to 48 weeks available, Groove is great for Sunday and mid-week gatherings for both large and small groups as well as retreats. The leader guide contains everything needed to lead teens through a Groove study, including teaching outlines, leader notes, Bible background, reflections, and parent communication.

Download or read book Groove The Walk Leader Guide written by Michael Adkins and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it look like to “walk with Jesus”? Like a great deal of church jargon we toss around, it can become a confusing concept for teens to embrace and understand. The Walk is designed to teach youth what it means to walk with Jesus. As their faith grows, they will learn to exercise the grace, love, patience, humility, and meekness found only in Christ. As a result, they will begin to own their faith, as it moves from something that they hear about to something that they are living in their own lives. The daily devotions of the Groove: The Walk Student Journal will encourage youth to embrace these concepts and experience a rich and fulfilled life as they learn to imitate Christ in their daily lives. The Groove Bible study series invites teens to learn the essentials of their faith, own their story, and engage the world in serving Jesus. Each topical study consists of four weekly sessions that are easy to lead and relate to life issues teens face. With up to 48 weeks available, Groove is great for Sunday and mid-week gatherings for both large and small groups as well as retreats. The leader guide contains everything needed to lead teens through a Groove study, including teaching outlines, leader notes, Bible background, reflections, and parent communication.

Download or read book Groove Temptation Leader Guide written by Tony Akers and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Temptations are all around us; and facing those temptations is never easy, especially for teenagers. While simply avoiding temptation would make life a lot easier, it can be very hard for teens, who are still developing socially, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually, and physically. Temptation is a four-week study designed to help teens navigate and overcome the daily temptations they battle. Greed, pride, envy, and lust are challenges we all face; so understanding the spiritual implications of those temptations can help our youth thrive in their spiritual lives as they move into adulthood. The Groove: Temptation Student Journal provides exercises and daily devotions that help teens deal with the temptations they face as they learn to develop a maturing faith in Christ. The Groove Bible study series invites teens to learn the essentials of their faith, own their story, and engage the world in serving Jesus. Each topical study consists of four weekly sessions that are easy to lead and relate to life issues teens face. With up to 48 weeks available, Groove is great for Sunday and mid-week gatherings for both large and small groups as well as retreats. The leader guide contains everything needed to lead teens through a Groove study, including teaching outlines, leader notes, Bible background, reflections, and parent communication.

Download or read book What s Your Leadership Story written by Gretchen A. Oltman and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seven Secrets of the Savvy School Leader written by Robert Evans and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The keys to having an outstanding career as a school leader. The American educational system is in crisis; trends of recent years have been extraordinarily hard on educators. An entire generation of school leaders is retiring, many of them early, and the number of candidates applying to replace them is plummeting. In many districts, applications have shrunk by nearly two-thirds. Seven Secrets of The Savvy School Leader hopes to counteract these glum statistics by giving both aspiring and experienced school leaders important survival tools, and encouraging long-term leaders to renew their faith in their own abilities. Describes the innate tensions inherent in leadership Explores the difference between dilemmas and problems Encourages leaders to make change by making meaning Offers guidance for being your best and bold self Written an expert on school leadership who has worked closely with thousands of schools over the years, the book will help anyone serving as or considering becoming a school administrator.

Download or read book School Leadership through the Seasons written by Ann T. Mausbach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers key tools and tactics that help school leaders navigate the complex and busy work of improving a school, allowing them to maintain success during the full calendar year. Through practical guidance and "Have to Do" strategies, School Leadership through the Seasons breaks down the challenges of leading a school into manageable steps that align with the seasons of the year. After reading this book, you’ll be able to: implement school improvement processes at high levels, build a culture and climate that promotes safety and learning, and respond to student and staff needs.

Download or read book The School Leadership Playbook written by Jean Desravines and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A proven framework for whole-school improvement The School Leadership Playbook is a practical guide for education leaders looking to push their school's and students' achievement to the next level. Developed by renowned leadership preparation program New Leaders, the Transformational Leadership Framework focuses on the five categories that drive a school's success: Learning and Teaching, School Culture, Talent Management, Operations and Systems, and Personal Leadership. This book illustrates how each of these factors contributes to breakthrough gains, and outlines a plan for implementing changes in your own school. You'll learn how to accurately diagnose the current state of your school's academics and culture and create an action plan for the year ahead. The TLF is grounded in the latest research and case studies of the highest-gaining turnaround schools, and shows you the specific actions you can take to attract, retain, and support high-performing teachers; improve school culture; successfully involve parents and the community; and ultimately drive student success. New Leaders developed the UEF to pinpoint what schools achieving significant student academic gains were doing, and how they were doing it. This book provides a practical breakdown of the framework to help you begin leading these changes in your own school. Ensure rigorous goal- and data-driven teaching and learning Build and manage a high-performance faculty aligned to the school's vision Implement effective and efficient operations and systems Model the tone you would like to see from students and teachers school-wide By matching the needs of the school to effective principal actions and school practices, leaders can create a plan for transformational change.

Download or read book The Effective School Leader s Guide to Management written by Jane L. Sigford and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-10-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential guide for new and veteran school leaders explores 15 vital topics, strategies, and examples for achieving successful school leadership through effective management.

Download or read book People First written by Leslie Grant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a concise guide for school leaders who want to create good relationships with their teachers. It offers easy-to-implement ideas that will help you unite with teachers to increase student achievement together. People First provides research-based and practitioner-developed tips and strategies for administrators, instructional leaders, teacher leaders, and professional development specialists.

Download or read book Reframing the Path to School Leadership written by Lee G. Bolman and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The indispensable leadership companion—updated and more relevant than ever! Part leadership manual, part short novel, this unique best-seller uses dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal to illuminate how the simple act of viewing a problem through different lenses—political, human resources, structural, or symbolic—can reveal better options and solutions. Featuring reflective questions and solid strategies for meeting real-life challenges, the third edition also includes New views on building morale in challenging times A revamped discussion of mandates, standards, and rubrics A celebration of educators as skilled professionals Expanded conversations about hope, faith, and parental involvement Sometimes all it takes to solve a problem is to reframe it by listening to wise advice from a trusted mentor.

Download or read book Staying the Course written by Sheila E. Sapp and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents current and aspiring school leaders with strategies, techniques, and recommended tips used by effective school administrators. It also shares selected principles and strategies used that assisted school leaders in maintaining their roles as effective instructional leaders and change agents for their schools. School leaders gain information and techniques they make use to increase their knowledge and skill based from veteran administrators who have been able to stay the course as they encounter challenges and changes faced throughout their career as school leaders.

Download or read book The Living School written by Jerry A. Rice Ed. D. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-08-19 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when countless educational reforms, mandates, and change programs are being foisted on our public schools, it seems clear that new approaches and solutions are needed. In The Living School, the author details the thinking that brought us to our current educational dilemma and the forces that formed our model of American schools. He explores new ways of thinking about school leadership, organizations, and learning, gently leading the reader to a new viewpoint of schools and the educational process. He puts into perspective recent educational and organizational research and discoveries and demonstrates how they must be applied to our schools in order for true reform to happen.

Download or read book Creating a Culture of Excellence written by Jeffrey Glanz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School leaders are busy, overwhelmed, and may not always be cognizant of the latest cutting-edge theories and practices in the field of instructional improvement. Drawing from research, Creating a Culture of Excellence is a resource that serves as a guide to the best practices in teaching, curriculum, professional development, supervision, and evaluation. Attending to these five processes, utilizing best practices in the field of research and practice, will ensure high-quality instruction in any school. This book is replete with engaging learning activities and vignettes to reinforce ideas and concepts.

Download or read book Motivating Inspiring Teachers written by Todd Whitaker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like the best-selling first edition, this book is filled with strategies to motivate your staff and maintain a high level of energy at your school. This guide will help all educators approach work every day in an enthusiastic, focused, and positive state of mind. This book will help you: -Motivate your faculty with the Friday Focus--a staff memo that works! -Understand the power of praise and how to best utilize it every day -Make sure staff meetings, teacher evaluation, and daily activities raise the energy level in your school -Maximize the holidays, open house nights, and other special events the make your staff feel special

Download or read book School Leader s Guide to the Common Core written by James A. Bellanca and published by Solution Tree. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School Leader's Guide to the Common Core: Achieving Results Through Rigor and Relevance by James A. Bellanca, Robin J. Fogarty, Brian M. Pete, and Rebecca L. Stinson guides school leaders as they implement the Common Core State Standards into their curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This comprehensive resource provides reproducibles and "Looking Back," "Discussion Questions," and "Takeaways" sections to foster reflection and conversation with colleagues. Using the effective instructional leadership and innovative practices in this guide, all school leaders will make Common Core implementation a reality for their schools. Chapter 1 offers background on the CCSS, including the organizational and curriculum changes that must take place to reach the new academic standards. In chapter 2, the authors offer strategies for school leaders to support their teachers and implement long-term professional learning. The focus of chapter 3 is the place of rigor and real-world relevance in instruction. Its discussion focuses on (1) explicit teaching of a thinking skill, (2) close reading, (3) concept-rich mathematics, and (4) project-, problem-, and performance-based inquiry. The authors offer five principles of effective coaching and feedback in chapter 4. This chapter features teacher vignettes that illustrate the application of the principles for coaching and feedback. Finally, chapter 5 shows leaders how to collect and use assessment data when results are hindrances to reaching the mission of college and career-ready students.

Download or read book The Mindful School Leader written by Valerie Brown and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big results come from small steps. If you think you don’t have time for mindfulness, think again. This handbook, named a Best Courageous Book of 2014 by The Center for Courage and Renewal, was written with school leaders in mind—your responsibilities, your stress, and your schedule. When you add mindfulness into your day, bit by bit, you’ll become a more effective leader and a more positive force for your staff and students. With the help of this inspirational yet practical guide, you’ll start fitting pieces of practice into your busy home and work life, whether you are sitting in your office or walking down the hall. Features include Real-life profiles of mindful school leaders Practice exercises to try right away Guidance so you know if you are "doing it right" Hard-to-find resources, including mindfulness apps Mindful school leaders are better at managing meetings, responding creatively to complex situations, and achieving resilience at work and at home. Take the first steps to transform your life—and your school. "This inspiring book makes a strong case for school leaders to include mindfulness in their personal and professional lives. Based on solid research and enhanced by compelling examples of real people, it shows how school leaders can feel more grounded, connected, clear and focused. Mindfulness makes leaders more effective with relatively little effort, but be advised that the benefits can be contagious, transforming your school from the inside out." Christopher Germer, Clinical Instructor Harvard Medical School "In The Mindful School Leader, Brown and Olson offer with remarkable clarity and depth a thorough introduction to the practice of meditation, the science behind its benefits, and many firsthand accounts of lives and work situations transformed through this practice. Although this book was written for those in leadership roles in education, it will be inspiring for anyone interested in understanding their own minds and finding more ease in life and work." Joseph Goldstein, Co-Founder Insight Meditation Society

Download or read book Smart Fast Efficient written by Leanna Isaacson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a newly appointed principal or assistant principal, this book describes the skills and talents necessary to meet the demands on today’s school leaders. It provides step-by-step details about what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Each chapter includes Survival Tips (practical, savvy advice), "When Do I Begin?" (to help principals plan and schedule), practical advice based on the realities of school leadership, and more.