Principal's Edge, The.

Principal's Edge, The.

Filled with wisdom and inspiration to help you become a better school leader, this book shows you how to transform your school into a Learning Organization. It clarifies and expands the first nine domains of knowledge and skills recommended by the National Policy Board.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mc Call, Jack
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Subjects:
School management and organization > United States.
School principals > United States.
Educational leadership > United States.
Educational leadership
School management and organization
School principals
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Table of Contents; FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 THE MAKING OF A PRINCIPAL; ONLY INFANTS REALLY LIKE CHANGE-WHEN THEY ARE COLD AND WET ; LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE; MAKING A PRINCIPAL INVOLVES MUCH LEARNING ; IT STARTED WITH THE CONVICTION OF 10 SPONSORS; WHO WERE THE 10 SPONSORS OF THIS MAJOR PROJECT?; HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS MONSTROUS TASK?; WHAT DOES A PRINCIPAL HAVE TO KNOW AND DO?; I. FUNCTIONAL DOMAINS; II. PROGRAMMATIC DOMAINS; III. INTERPERSONAL DOMAINS; IV. CONTEXTUAL DOMAINS; SUMMATION; QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
  • 2 THE PRINCIPAL'S LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE""WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?,"" ASKED THE PRINCIPAL (A QUESTION NEVER ASKED); LEADERSHIP: ON THE JOB LEARNING IS NECESSARY BUT NOT SUFFICIENT; THE NATIONAL POLICY BOARD PUTS LEADERSHIP FIRST; LEADERSHIP STARTS WITH CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO; HOW DOES THE LEADER LEARN WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE?; HOW DOES A PRINCIPAL INSPIRE THROUGH A SHARED VISION?; ALL STAKEHOLDERS ARE EMPOWERED BY THE SHARED VISION; MOST TEAMS PLAY BETTER IN HOME GAMES; THE PRINCIPAL IS MOST A LEADER WHEN HE OR SHE IS MODELING THE WAY; JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER'S CREED
  • A FORMULA TO HELP PRINCIPALS FOR OUR CHANGING SCHOOLSSUMMATION; QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION; 3 KNOWING WHAT IS WHAT; WHAT JOHN I. GOODLAD FOUND; AVOID COLLECTING EVERYTHING COLLECTIBLE; PRINCIPALS FOR OUR CHANGING SCHOOLS NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PROBE; IS THERE NO HOPE? OF COURSE THERE IS. ENTER PROBING!; SOCRATES WAS THE PROBER PAR EXCELLENCE; SEEING A SCHOOL AS A SYSTEM HELPS IN COLLECTING INFORMATION; A PROCESS MODEL FOR COLLECTING SCHOOL INFORMATION; STEP 1 HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT INFORMATION IS NEEDED; STEP 2 HOW TO SELECT APPROPRIATE SOURCES OF INFORMATION
  • STEP 3 WHAT ARE THE BEST STRATEGIES OR TOOLS FOR COLLECTING INFORMATIONSTEP 4 HOW TO COLLECT OR GATHER THE INFORMATION; STEP 5 HOW TO ORGANIZE THE INFORMATION; STEP 6 HOW TO ANALYZE THE INFORMATION; STEP 7 HOW TO SUMMARIZE AND DESCRIBE THE INFORMATION; STEP 8 HOW TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO HAVE A NEED TO KNOW; SUMMATION; QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION; 4 PRINCIPAL AS PROBLEM SOLVER OR, BETTER, PROBLEM AVOIDER; WHAT IS PROBLEM ANALYSIS? ; FOUR KINDS OF THINKING PRINCIPALS DO; STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS THINKING; TIRE-PATCHING; POLEMIC THINKING; CREATIVE OR GENERATIVE THINKING
  • A PROCESS MODEL OF EFFECTIVE PROBLEM ANALYSISCREATIVE THINKING GIVES THE PRINCIPALA REAL EDGE; MYTH ONE: ONLY THE BRIGHTEST PEOPLE WITH THE HIGHEST I.Q.S ARE CREATIVE ; MYTH TWO: SOME PEOPLE ARE BORN CREATIVE; MYTH THREE: ALL CREATIVE PEOPLE ARE LONERS WHO SPEND A LOT OF THEIR TIME DOING NOTHING; MYTH FOUR: CREATIVE PEOPLE BLOSSOM OVERNIGHT AND SHOW AT AN EARLY AGE THAT THEY CAN DO CREATIVE THINGS THAT OTHERS CANNOT DO; MYTH FIVE: YOU CANNOT RAISE A CHILD TO BE AN INNOVATIVE OR CREATIVE THINKER; SUMMATION; QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION; 5 THE PRINCIPAL MAKES JUDGMENT CALLS ALL THE TIME

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