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Transformational leaders have four distinctive skills: strong communication, the ability to build trust, the ability to increase the skills of those they lead, and a results orientation. Time for Change offers powerful guidance for those seeking to develop and strengthen the educational leadership skills needed for change management. Throughout this authoritative guide, Anthony Muhammad and Luis F. Cruz share concrete tools and strategies that will prepare you to lead your school toward lasting, meaningful change.
Use this educational leadership book to inspire a shared vision and overcome resistance to change:
Develop an understanding of leadership as a skill that can be practiced and improved.Consider three questions of transformational leadership (Why? Who? How?) and then Do!Learn about the technical and cultural dimensions of change and the ways in which both must be addressed.Understand the reasons behind resistance to change and how to manage it through effective leadership.Synthesize your skills as a school leader and utilize them to effect strategic change.Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Finding Balance for Systems ChangeChapter 2: Communicating the Rationale -- Building Cognitive InvestmentChapter 3: Establishing Trust -- Making an Emotional InvestmentChapter 4: Building Capacity -- Making a Functional InvestmentChapter 5: Getting Results -- Collecting the Return on InvestmentChapter 6: Tying It All TogetherReferences and Resources
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The second edition of the bestseller Taking Action delves deeper into how educators can leverage the PLC at Work® process to create a highly effective multitiered system of supports. This step-by-step guide defines—tier by tier—the essential actions of the guiding coalition, teacher teams, and intervention team. New recommendations and tools are included to target assessments, engage students, and address resistance.
Use this book to: Close the achievement gaps exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemicLeverage proven Tier 1 instructional practices to provide first-best teaching and engage students in learningUnderstand the critical roles and responsibilities of the guiding coalition, teacher teams, and site intervention teamCreate schoolwide, balanced assessment and grading practices that promote student learning and engagementEmploy crucial skills and tools to address common leadership obstacles, such as staff resistance to changeContents:Introduction: The Urgency of the MomentChapter 1: The RTI at Work PyramidPart One: Tier 1 Essential ActionsChapter 2: A Culture of Collective ResponsibilityChapter 3: Tier 1 Teacher Team Essential ActionsChapter 4: Tier 1 Guiding Coalition Essential ActionsPart Two: Tier 2 Essential ActionsChapter 5: Tier 2 Teacher Team Essential ActionsChapter 6: Tier 2 Guiding Coalition Essential ActionsPart Three: Tier 3 Essential ActionsChapter 7: Tier 3 Guiding Coalition Essential ActionsChapter 8: Tier 3 Intervention Team Essential ActionsEpilogue: Get Started . . . Then Get BetterReferences and ResourcesIndex