Bringing Innovative Practices to Your School

Jayson W. Richardson is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky, and is a Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE).

"What makes this book relevant and readable is that it goes beyond theory. We read about a school leader’s initiatives from the conception of the idea to its realization – the planning, the rollout, the challenges, the successes, and the results."-Jane Swisher, MiddleWeb

• ContentsIntroduction: Innovative Leadership Practices in International SchoolsJayson W. RichardsonSection I: Student AgencyIntroduction to Section 1: Student AgencyJayson W. Richardson Chapter 1: iBlock @ UNIS Hanoi: Turning Potential into PerformanceGlenda BakerChapter 2: Vignette: Classrooms without TeachersShwetangna Chakrabarty & Natasha HaqueChapter 3: Vignette: Innovate, Play, Transform: Design Thinking in the Early YearsKristen L. MacConnellChapter 4: Vignette: Developing Creativity in SchoolsSara SsengendoSection II: Equity Introduction to Section II: EquityJayson W. Richardson Chapter 5: A Journey to Inclusion Ryan Elissa Hopkins-Wilcox and Deborah BradshawChapter 6: In Pursuit of International MindednessNatasha HaqueChapter 7: Women in Science: Community Collaboration for Real-World InquiryStephanie Budd and Caleb SteindamSection III: Curriculum, Teaching, and Student Learning Introduction to Section III: Curriculum, Teaching, and Student LearningJayson W. Richardson Chapter 8: Skill-Based Exams: Assessment Promoting the Transfer of Learning Beyond the ClassroomJim Gerhard and Gray MacklinChapter 9: Creating Curriculum Structures that Foster InnovationElizabeth RossiniChapter 10: Vignette: Personal Learning Profiles: Learning for the Unique, Not the AverageDaniel ToddSection IV: Management of Schools Introduction to Section IV: Management of SchoolsJayson W. Richardson Chapter 11: Instructional Coaches: An Investment in InnovationKimberly Ann CofinoChapter 12: Bringing Innovative Practices to Traditional Contexts: Navigating the Challenges of ChangeJennifer D. KleinChapter 13: The Future of Learning at the Western Academy of Beijing: A Work in ProgressJohn D’ArcyChapter 14: A Reimagined Doctoral ProgramMatt Militello and Lynda Tredway Section V: Teacher Leadership Introduction to Section V: Teacher LeadershipJayson W. Richardson Chapter 15: Cultivating Teacher LeadershipKristen L. MacConnellChapter 16: Vignette: Distributed Leadership Through Reciprocal Advisory StructuresJoelle BasnightChapter 17: Creating a Culture of LearningRyan Elissa Hopkins-WilcoxChapter 18: Vignette: Visiting Scholars: Bringing Innovation to You!Kimberly Ann CofinoChapter 19: A Reimagined Doctoral Program in Action: Confronting Equity Challenges in International SchoolsMatthew Militello, Lynda Tredway, Tosca Killoran, Christie Powell, and Kristin HalliganSection VI: Technology and School Leadership Introduction to Section VI: Technology and School LeadershipJayson W. Richardson Chapter 20: Innovative Learning Spaces: Design Thinking in PedagogyShwetangna ChakrabartyChapter 21: Technology in Today's SchoolsTodd Von SeggernChapter 22: Hit the Ground Running: Leveraging Distance Education for Teacher InductionJeff Dungan