Download or read book The Principal s Field Manual written by Michael B. Ayers and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An original, proven approach to help you meet challenges head-on!" This very practical, easy-to-use reference provides field-tested organizational techniques to help principals become proactive, effective leaders of their schools. Invaluable for new and experienced administrators, this book focuses on five facets essential to all successful organizations-mission, strategy, organizational structure, people, and leadership-and outlines five areas of responsibility: Knowing your campus and addressing problems appropriately Providing staff with regular opportunities to discuss current theories and practices Involving teachers in the design and implementation of new initiatives Actively challenging the status quo Fostering a sense of community and shared beliefs

Download or read book A New Principal s Field Guide written by Richard Webster and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing adequately prepares a new school leader for their position, not prior experience, education, or most academic literature. Efforts to interpret the complexities of new academic leadership into sequential steps, 'how-to's', and 'have-to's, all fall short since they underestimate the true challenges of inter-personal dynamics, the politics of educating, and change management, and neglect the positive forces that often rescue new principals, such as learning how to educate and motivate adults, creating a coherent school narrative, and developing adaptive skills alongside the technical. New Principal: A Primer is a unique exercise in principal support. Weaving bits of diary and memoir, go-to phrases and schema-accessibly organized either to be read straight through or quickly as a ready-reference as needed-NPAP provides new academic leaders perspective on, and suggested solutions to, the standard hurdles: myriad demands-Touch it Once; passive teachers-Stoking the Fire; addressing implicit bias and interrupting racism-Keep Picturing the Kids; or, modeling leadership-Be Present.

Download or read book A Field Guide to Grad School written by Jessica McCrory Calarco and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential handbook to the unwritten and often unspoken knowledge and skills you need to succeed in grad school Some of the most important things you need to know in order to succeed in graduate school—like how to choose a good advisor, how to get funding for your work, and whether to celebrate or cry when a journal tells you to revise and resubmit an article—won’t be covered in any class. They are part of a hidden curriculum that you are just expected to know or somehow learn on your own—or else. In this comprehensive survival guide for grad school, Jessica McCrory Calarco walks you through the secret knowledge and skills that are essential for navigating every critical stage of the postgraduate experience, from deciding whether to go to grad school in the first place to finishing your degree and landing a job. An invaluable resource for every prospective and current grad student in any discipline, A Field Guide to Grad School will save you grief—and help you thrive—in school and beyond. Provides invaluable advice about how to: Choose and apply to a graduate program Stay on track in your program Publish and promote your work Get the most out of conferences Navigate the job market Balance teaching, research, service, and life

Download or read book The New Principal s Fieldbook written by Pam Robbins and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2004-04-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounded in recent research and successful practice, The New Principal's Fieldbook prepares new and aspiring principals for the unexpected twists and turns of school leadership. Capitalizing on their experiences and those of other educational leaders, authors Pam Robbins and Harvey Alvy offer practical information, research-based strategies, and provocative stories to help principals develop into visionary leaders skilled in promoting the success of students and teachers. Surprises, obstacles, and opportunities characterize the leadership path. Within the chapters, the authors use research and specific examples from recognized practitioners to create a road map for navigating the complex challenges of the principalship. Collectively, the book's themes mirror key content areas addressed by the ISLLC Standards for School Leaders as well as other topics essential for success: * Creating a shared vision that places student learning at the heart of the school * Transforming toxic cultures into positive cultures Dealing with challenging experiences unique to new principals * Promoting quality teaching and learning * Creating professional learning communities * Facilitating change within the school culture * Building productive partnerships with central office staff, parents, and the greater community * Designing management tasks as leadership tools * Working with unions, budgets, the law, and the media * Balancing personal and professional responsibilities * Leading ethically and with emotional intelligence Robbins and Alvy guide the reader through important concepts and practices, including instructional leadership, data-driven decision making, differentiated supervision, professional development, crisis intervention, and time management. At the end of each chapter, they invite readers to reflect on how to apply their new knowledge to real situations. Covering everything from everyday management tasks to the larger goal of student success, The New Principal's Fieldbook is an essential guide for new and aspiring principals. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.

Download or read book An Educator s Guide to the Role of the Principal written by Eric M. Roher and published by Canada Law Book Limited. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Assistant Principal s Field Guide written by William Cloo and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Principal s Guide to Special Education 3rd Edition written by David F. Bateman and published by Council For Exceptional Children. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential handbook for educating students in the 21st century, since its initial publication A Principal's Guide to Special Education has provided guidance to school administrators seeking to meet the needs of students with disabilities. The third edition of this invaluable reference, updated in collaboration with and endorsed by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Association of Secondary School Principals and incorporating the perspectives of both teachers and principals, addresses such current issues as teacher accountability and evaluation, instructional leadership, collaborative teaching and learning communities, discipline procedures for students with disabilities, and responding to students' special education needs within a standards-based environment.

Download or read book Principal Leadership for Racial Equity written by Candace Raskin and published by Corwin Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Leading for equity requires the ability to look beyond surface-level, technical fixes and meet ever-more demanding adaptive challenges. While all stakeholders must own a common vision of systemic equity, building-level leaders play an especially critical role in realizing such a vision. And, at this particular point in our history, the need for principals to cultivate the will and skill to educate all children in safe and affirming environments has become more acute than ever"--

Download or read book Breakthrough Principals written by Jean Desravines and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge the achievement gap with proven strategies for student success Breakthrough Principals debunks the myth of the 'superhero' principal by detailing the common actions and practices of leaders at our nation's fastest-gaining public schools. Based on the authors' Transformational Leadership Framework, which they developed through in-depth study of more than 100 high-gaining, high-poverty schools, the book distills findings into a practical, action-focused plan for diagnosing school needs and implementing structures, systems and practices that accelerate student achievement. Brought to life by case studies of principals who have led dramatic gains in student achievement, the book is a how-to guide for increasing the quality of teaching and learning; improving school culture; attracting and supporting high-performing teachers; and involving parents and community to help students achieve. You'll learn how breakthrough principals make the school's mission a real part of both strategy and practice, and set up sustainable systems that support consistent, ongoing improvement. High-impact practices are organized into five broad categories: learning and teaching, school-wide culture, aligned staff, operations and systems, and personal leadership. The primary job of school leadership is to help students succeed. It begins with first recognizing and prioritizing areas of need, then finding and implementing the most effective solutions. Whether you work in a turn around environment, or want to make a good school better, this book will give you a set of concrete practices—illustrated through examples of real principals in real schools—that have been proven to work. Discover the primary drivers of student achievement Work toward the school's vision in staffing, operations, and systems Set the tone for all relationships and practices with good leadership Closing the achievement gap is a major goal of educational leadership, and principals are forever searching for viable methods that help them better serve their students. Breakthrough Principals unveils the details behind the success stories from across the nation to provide a roadmap to transformative gains.

Download or read book The Educator s Field Guide written by Edward S. Ebert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Educator’s Field Guide helps teachers get off to a running start. The only book that covers all four key cornerstones of effective teaching—organization, classroom management, instruction, and assessment—this handy reference offers a bridge from college to classroom with a hearty dose of practical guidance for teachers who aspire to greatness. At a time when school leaders are pressed to hire and retain high-quality teachers, this guidebook is indispensable for defining and nurturing the qualities the qualities teachers strive for and students deserve. Helpful tools include: Step-by-step guidance on instructional organization, behavior management, lesson planning, and formative and summative assessment User-friendly taxonomic guides to help readers quickly locate topics The latest information on student diversity, special needs, and lesson differentiation Teacher testimonials and examples Explanations of education standards and initiatives Each key concept is addressed in a resource-style format with activities and reproducible that can be customized. Teachers will also find lesson plan templates, graphs, charts, quizzes, and games—all in one easy-to-use source.

Download or read book Learning That Matters written by Caralyn Zehnder and published by Myers Education Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2022 SPE Outstanding Book Honorable Mention Our society urgently needs education that motivates, challenges, engages, and affirms all students. No matter their previous successes or failures, every student has enormous learning potential and important contributions to make now and in the future. Such meaningful learning experiences don't just happen, they need to be intentionally designed. This book supports those who will undertake this vitally important work. Learning that Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education is a pragmatic resource for designing courses that engage college students as active citizens. This "work" book provides research-informed approaches for creating learning experiences and developing innovative, intellectually-engaging courses. Whether a novice or a veteran, by engaging with the text, collaborating with colleagues, and reflecting on the important work of a teacher, any motivated educator can become a transformative educator. Every college course has the potential to transform students' lives. Through implementation of critical concepts such as connected and authentic assessments; dilemmas, issues, and questions; portable thinking skills and engaging strategies; and a purposeful focus on inclusivity and equity, readers begin the process of change needed for preparing students who will be able to address the monumental challenges facing our society. Click HERE to watch the book launch. Click HERE to hear the authors discuss their book. Perfect for courses such as: Education Curriculum and Instruction | Design for Transformative Learning | An Introduction to Evidence-based Undergraduate Teaching | New Faculty Orientations | Freshman Seminar Faculty Trainings | Center for Teaching & Learning | Workshops in Course Design

Download or read book The Educator s Field Guide written by Edward S. Ebert II and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Targeted for pre-service and in-service teachers, this book is a guide to "what to do and how to do it in a very practical sense." It addresses four essential topics: organizing and planning for instruction, classroom management, instructional techniques, and assessment. Each of the areas is addressed in a user-friendly, resource-style format, and includes activities and templates to provide readers with a framework for developing their own styles. Coverage of the four main topics is arranged in sub-topics that follow a five-step format of conceptualization, content, planning, implementation, and reflection.

Download or read book A Guide to Managing and Leading School Operations written by Jerome Cranston and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The job of school leader has become progressively more demanding. The role includes increasingly complex problems to be solved and increasingly deep piles of paperwork to complete. Unfortunately, the managing of employees, the preparing and justifying of resource – both personnel and financial - projections, and the complexities involved in operating facilities safely and legally are the most frequently mentioned reasons for why school leaders begin to question their career choice. And, while faculties and colleges of education as well as principals’ professional associations offer courses and workshops, very few adequately address the gaps that exist between theory and practice in a way that would mitigate this reticence to lead in this climate. A Principled Guide to Managing and Leading School Operations fills a gap in the training of educational leaders by orienting them to the vitally important business operations required to run a school. This book therefore is for all school leaders who wish they had been given a school operations field manual, and it is for those who prepare them who might wish to rebalance anew the current propensity of principal preparation programs that blindly privilege leadership identity over developing the requisite management acumen teachers, parents and the public expect.

Download or read book A Field Guide to Becoming Whole written by Brian Fikkert and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not a how-to manual… (it’s a field guide) We all want to know, "How can I help without hurting in this specific situation?" But there’s no one answer, and there’s definitely no short cuts, but there are key principles—or ministry design principles. Think of these like the rules an improvising actor learns—the principles are crucial—but the actor must decide how to put them into practice based on the complexities of the situation. This book contains and explicates 20 ministry design principles developed over decades of observing, studying, and experimenting. They’re in no way perfect, but they represent the very best ideas we have to date for how to do effective poverty alleviation in the kingdom of God.

Download or read book Launching Your First Principalship written by Barbara L. Brock and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2003-10-16 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I couldn′t put the bookt down, and I′ve been a principal for 24 years. The information is excellent for all individuals interested in the principalship." Denny Vincent, Principal Muhlenberg North High School, Greenville, KY "Brock and Grady present a realistic glimpse of the issues that principals must deal with, either knowingly, or unfortunately, unknowingly. This book can help principals avoid the latter." Mike Parnell, Principal Carrollton High School, Carrollton, MO Be the leader you want to be with this always-on-hand mentor! Whether you are an aspiring principal, a first-year principal, or a veteran administrator, this invaluable resource can help you hone your leadership skills, reduce your stress, improve your communication, manage your time and your staff, resolve your conflicts, and maximize your leadership potential. Replete with confidence-boosting tips and tools, this practical guide covers everything from interviewing and accepting the position, to experiencing the first days and end of the school year, and beyond. It offers first-hand insights from new and seasoned principals that provide not only a source of comfort, but also a wealth of ideas to help you to avoid common mistakes and become a highly effective, visionary leader. Here are just a few of the user-friendly features: Models for leadership, conflict resolution, and stress management Staff and community relations tips Helpful strategies for managing your time and your staff Help with beginning and ending your school year effectively "The Principal′s Key," a comprehensive, yet succinct, summary of each chapter Checklists, assessment tools, plus resources focusing on interviewing and the selection process

Download or read book What Every Principal Needs to Know to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools written by George Theoharis and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2015-04-25 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School leaders who succeed at creating a high-achieving learning community must also be committed to creating an equitable environment for all students. In this new book, key scholars across the content areas show how to put into practice a commitment to equity and excellence across the Pre-K12 spectrum. Readers learn directly from experts in each of the content domains (literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, music, early childhood, special education, English language learners, world languages, and physical education) how a commitment to social justice and equity can be grounded in core subject areas, why each has a place in the school, and what they need to know and do in each subject area. This book is a critical instructional leadership resource for new and veteran principals who want to see all students succeed. Contributors: Antonio J. Castro, Julie Causton-Theoharis, Virginia Collier, Katherine Delaney, Catherine Ennis, Virginia Goatley, Beth Graue, Rochelle Gutirrez, Kathleen A. Hinchman, Anne Karabon, Christi Kasa, Dave McAlpine, Mitchell Robinson, Victor Sampson, Sherry A. Southerland, and Wayne Thomas

Download or read book Being a Successful Principal written by David R. Schumaker and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for administrators, aspiring administrators, and those who are interested in how schools operate on a day-to-day basis. Many principals will recognize the stressors that are described and that typify a shared-leadership school. Chapter 1 focuses on communication as the foundational skill for all principals, a skill that entails as much listening as it does speaking. Chapter 2 emphasizes the need for principals to trust themselves and to trust others, both of which are important in a job that tends to isolate. The next two chapters focus on the need to be receptive to change and the need for principals to recognize that the classroom is not the only place to learn and that all of a school's resources should be used to provide a practical, real-life learning environment. Chapter 5 examines the need to be prepared for large-scale changes, whereas chapter 6 provides advice on mediating the inevitable conflicts that visit all schools. The last few chapters discuss the importance of exercising the power of the principal's office; how to assess students, staff, and schools; and the need to maintain balance in one's life. A final section offers anecdotes and tips for thriving in the difficult job that is called the principalship. (Contains 59 references and an index.) (RJM)