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The New School Leader for the 21st Century
The Principal
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2002
Veteran educators Seifert and Vornberg utilize the six standards created by the Interstate School Leaders Consortium (ISLLIC) and used in developing and redesigning preparation programs and state certification examinations to discuss those issues faced by practicing elementary and secondary school...
by Gloria E. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
Writing Instruction for Generation 2.0 addresses many of the concerns teachers have about the impact of the digital world on student writing and suggests ways for teachers to approach these issues within a 21st century literacies framework. This book is not about teaching the writing process, running...
Educational Administration
Leading with Mind and Heart
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2005
Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart, 2nd edition takes an organization-development approach to producing effective leadership. Picture yourself standing in the middle of a dense forest. Suppose you were asked to describe the characteristics of the forest; what types of trees are...
Unlock the Genius Within
Neurobiological Trauma, Teaching, and Transformative Learning
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2005
Here, Daniel S. Janik, MD, PhD, argues replacing education and teaching with non-traumatic, curiosity-based, discovery-driven, and mentor-assisted transformational learning. Unlock the Genius Within is an easy read that explains—in conversational manner—the newest ideas on neurobiological and...
Curriculum on the Edge of Survival
How Schools Fail to Prepare Students for Membership in a Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Typically, school curriculum has been viewed through the lens of preparation for the workplace or higher education, both worthy objectives. However, this is not the only lens, and perhaps not even the most powerful one to use, if the goal is to optimize the educational system. Curriculum on the Edge...
Understanding Gay and Lesbian Youth
Lessons for Straight School Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2005
Understanding Gay and Lesbian Youth assists the classroom teacher, school counselor, and administrator in relating to gay and lesbian youth and creating accepting and supportive learning climates. David Campos begins with a discussion of the current state of affairs regarding gay and lesbian youth...
The At-Risk Student
Answers for Educators
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 1994
An excellent resource that should be on the desk of every student assistant professional as well as every administrator. It gives step-by-step procedures in identifying high risk students who are a challenge for our schools.
by Alice Healy Sesno
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
In this book, Alice Healy Sesno's experience as a counselor and administrator provides powerful insights to both counselors and administrators. Start right, stay right, and build a distinguished counseling program in your school. Avoid the mistakes that can put an essential service in jeopardy. Discover...
Leadership Standards in Action
The School Principal as Servant-Leader
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
Leadership Standards for Action: The School Principal as Servant-Leader is a powerful resource for aspiring principals, practicing principals, district leadership, and university faculty. The book responsibly unpacks the metaphor of principal as servant leader to the school’s people and purpose....
The Flourishing Principal
Strategies for Self-Renewal
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
The work of a school principal is a blend of nonstop demands, heart-opening connections, near-constant stress, passionate commitment, and a merry jumble of projects that flop or flourish. It’s easy to forget that the principal’s own health and harmony are among the things that also need attention.
In...
The Teacher's Journal
A Workbook for Self -Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
Teachers begin the professional journey with a treasure chest full of experiences, hopes, and expectations gathered from early childhood. Yet the everyday stresses and challenges of 21st century classrooms often leave teachers with neither time nor energy to recall their initiating dreams and desires.
In...
No More "Us" and "Them"
Classroom Lessons and Activities to Promote Peer Respect
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
It is imperative that teachers build community in their classrooms and across their academic teams and grades in order to make school a safe and supportive place for adolescents. Teachers must help their students acknowledge that they belong to a group together, that they are part of a “we” or...
Teaching Challenging Texts
Fiction, Non-fiction, and Multimedia
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2013
Teaching Challenging Texts shows how to increase reading comprehension and enhance student engagement, even with the most challenging texts. Every chapter features ready-to-use, research-based lessons, replete with explicit instructions, handouts, Common Core correlations, and assessments.
"Exploring...
Going Back to the Future
A Leadership Journey for Educators
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
It was Edmund Burke, the British Statesman and philosopher, who said that those who don't know history are destined to repeat it. In this book, at least as far as educational leadership is concerned, Robert Palestini helps ensure that we do not fall into the trap of ignoring history. Dr. Palestini...