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Transformational Leadership in Special Education
Leading the IEP Team
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
Using the principles of transformational leadership, IEP teams become effective tools to ensure student success and achievements. There is a difference of teams that are simply chaired and those that are lead. Teams with transformational leaders promote the best efforts of all participants including...
Republic of Noise
The Loss of Solitude in Schools and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
In Republic of Noise, Diana Senechal confronts a culture that has come to depend on instant updates and communication at the expense of solitude. Where once it was common wisdom that the chatter of the present, about the present, could not always grasp the present, today we treat 'real time' as though...
The Rise of the Millennial Parents
Parenting Yesterday and Today
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
The new millennium has seen a variety of parenting styles that differ greatly from previous generations. Titles such as Tiger Moms and Helicopter Parents have received media attention by the general public but other styles such as Hippo, Free-Range and Divergent Parenting, as well as a host of others,...
Steady and Strong
People Skills for Principals
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
In Steady and Strong: People Skills for Principals, Russ Thompson describes his experiences as the successful principal of three urban high schools. The challenges he faced ranged from gang activity and racial conflicts, to low expectations and ineffective teaching. Most of these challenges involved...
The Bound-for-College Guidebook
A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding and Applying to Colleges
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
The Bound-for-College Guidebook, now in its second edition, addresses the high school to college transition from A to Z. The guidebook provides students and parents with the information and tools they need for effective exploration, decision-making and application for admission and financial aid....
From the Dress-Up Corner to the Senior Prom
Navigating Gender and Sexuality Diversity in PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Very few PreK-12 teachers are adequately trained to address the gender identity and sexual identity of their students in a developmentally-appropriate and pedagogically-sound manner. Yet responsible adults—parents, educators, pre-service teachers, coaches, religious instructors, camp administrators...
The Power of Experience
Principals Talk about School Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
The Power of Experience: Principals Talk about School Improvement is a guide for principals, both aspiring and established, who hope to make a measurable difference in the achievement of all students, and who strive to create a positive, safe, and student-centered learning environment in their schools....
The Other Side of the Desk
A 20/20 Look at the Principalship
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
The Other Side of the Desk explores the world of the principal with stories that capture readers' attention and moves them through the daily life of a school leader. Humorous and heart-wrenching memories fill each page as the author retells the stories that challenged her and affected her daily life...
Learning Communities 2.0
Educating in the Age of Empowerment
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
Learning Communities 2.0 is an insightful, incisive, and paradigm-shifting critique of today's coercive, 'inside-the-box,' Industrial Age testing and accountability movement, which authors Spady and Schwahn describe as a politically driven, backward-facing juggernaut masquerading as reform. They call...
Servant Leadership
Leaving a Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Servant Leadership: Leaving a Legacy is a heart-warming closure to the 'Principal to Principal' series. This fourth book finds John battling cancer that might be terminal, and his conversations with Brad and others he is mentoring provide a unique glimpse into the heart of a true servant leader. John's...
College Success Guaranteed
5 Rules to Make It Happen
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
As a lifelong teacher, Malcolm Gauld has watched thousands of kids go off to college. Some return to visit after their first year exuding the vibe of conquering heroes. Others look, well, pretty bummed out. This book offers a plan to help the new college student complete Year #1 as a member of the...
Basic Needs
A Year With Street Kids in a City School
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2003
In Basic Needs: A Year With Street Kids in a City School, Julie Landsman chronicles one year as a teacher in a program for students in such serious trouble they are asked to leave their middle schools and attend a special program for disruptive students. Landsman allows her readers to get to know...
Personalized Learning
Preparing High School Students to Create their Futures
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2002
When it comes to learning, is smaller really better? There is a growing body of evidence to support the notion that smaller, more personalized schools are better for both students and teachers. Bringing together the combined knowledge and experience of more than two dozen teachers, administrators,...
by John Elling Tufte
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Crazy-Proofing High School Sports examines the often troubling high school sports phenomenon in two parts. Part one focuses on the problems facing educators, students, and parents as they struggle to make high school sports worthwhile. Few if any strategies for improvement in education are effective...