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By Bernard Chapin
Is it surprising to learn that there is a school in the United States where the principal gives away semiautomatic rifles to retiring school personnel? Or where the person in charge is so devoid of common sense that she allows combustible engines to run in enclosed areas in the presence of students? In this astonishing true story, author Bernard Chapin reveals what happened when a once proud school was placed into the hands of a principal with a personality disorder. The administrators of the district, rather than acknowledge their mistake in hiring the principal, work indefatigably to cover her misdeeds while dismissing longtime employees who become aware of her illness. The school soon becomes a place where education is dumbed down, graduations increase due to less restrictive requirements, and every misdeed is excused for the sake of the kids. Escape from Gangsta Island is a comic horror story of a troubled school for troubled teen-agers led by a crazy principal who believed that fun and games lead to Well, even the reality-challenged principal didn't claim students were being educated. Character! That was it, but students were not building character either." -Joanne Jacobs, and author of Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea, and the School That Beat the Odds.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Dr. Peter Zsebik
Public education, once considered a dogmatic institution in the 20th century, now finds itself challenged at almost every level in today’s sociopolitical environment. New realities, as evidenced by the political complexities of the ‘global village’, widespread technological advances that undermine established educational practices, and ever mounting pressures on the curriculum to appease corporate interests have altered the face of public education forever, leaving educator’s seemingly stranded in the middle of a pedagogical minefield without a map or compass to get out. This book is written to help educational leaders who want to make a difference. Each chapter is devoted to the sociopolitical realities being faced by educators who are not only in leadership positions, but also those who are either aspiring to be in leadership positions, or those who have had leadership thrust upon them. In every case, this book will help to clarify the issues and challenges that every good leader must face. At the end of each chapter you will find carefully constructed questions that will help guide you or your study group through a process of discussion of the presented concepts. We know when you finish working through this book that your leadership and that of your team will function fully informed and capable of addressing the needs of the 21st century school.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Norma Winter
A Woman in a Man's World is the compelling memoir of Norma Winter's professional journey into school administration during a time when gender differences among administrators were obvious and roadblocks to success were copious. In 1977, when Dr. Norma Winter overcame the adversities of her youth and became the only female high school principal in the state of West Virginia, less than three percent of the school administrators in the United States were women. Dr. Winter describes a very personal and inspirational triumph over hardship and includes meaningful contributions to the study of contrasts between the careers of male and female school administrators. She states that female administrators were often better communicators, yet social interactions tended to be easier for male leaders. Men delegated tasks more often; yet women worked harder to motivate staff to cooperate. Dr. Winter eventually left high school administration but continued her career in various leadership capacities. In the end, she reflects that she may have been happiest when she was a woman in a man's world. Today, young women are entering all professions in equal numbers with their male counterparts, partly because of the relentless perseverance and tireless efforts of such pioneering women as Dr. Norma Winter.
FORMAT: E-Book
By Norma Winter
A Woman in a Man's World is the compelling memoir of Norma Winter's professional journey into school administration during a time when gender differences among administrators were obvious and roadblocks to success were copious. In 1977, when Dr. Norma Winter overcame the adversities of her youth and became the only female high school principal in the state of West Virginia, less than three percent of the school administrators in the United States were women. Dr. Winter describes a very personal and inspirational triumph over hardship and includes meaningful contributions to the study of contrasts between the careers of male and female school administrators. She states that female administrators were often better communicators, yet social interactions tended to be easier for male leaders. Men delegated tasks more often; yet women worked harder to motivate staff to cooperate. Dr. Winter eventually left high school administration but continued her career in various leadership capacities. In the end, she reflects that she may have been happiest when she was a woman in a man's world. Today, young women are entering all professions in equal numbers with their male counterparts, partly because of the relentless perseverance and tireless efforts of such pioneering women as Dr. Norma Winter.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Carol Judd
When you serve as a school administrator for twenty-eight years, you learn a few things. Carol Judd found out that when she supported, acknowledged, and provided feedback to staff members, they excelled. And she also discovered that establishing a work environment that is productive, caring, and fun leads to better performance by staff and students alike. In an effort to help other administrators aid students and staff, she wrote this book, in which she shares: - How addressing human needs raises student and staff performance;
- Ways to develop an explicit social skills program;
- Tools to develop a caring culture;
- Tips on connecting with parents;
- How to facilitate productive staff meetings;
- And much more!
Whether you are trying to inspire others, improve morale among your staff, or reach underperforming students, the stories and techniques in this book will help you achieve your goals. Take steps to ensure that your school and your staff succeed with Principal Practices: Addressing Human Needs for Successful School Administration.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Carol Judd
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FORMAT: E-Book
By Carol Judd
When you serve as a school administrator for twenty-eight years, you learn a few things. Carol Judd found out that when she supported, acknowledged, and provided feedback to staff members, they excelled. And she also discovered that establishing a work environment that is productive, caring, and fun leads to better performance by staff and students alike. In an effort to help other administrators aid students and staff, she wrote this book, in which she shares: - How addressing human needs raises student and staff performance;
- Ways to develop an explicit social skills program;
- Tools to develop a caring culture;
- Tips on connecting with parents;
- How to facilitate productive staff meetings;
- And much more!
Whether you are trying to inspire others, improve morale among your staff, or reach underperforming students, the stories and techniques in this book will help you achieve your goals. Take steps to ensure that your school and your staff succeed with Principal Practices: Addressing Human Needs for Successful School Administration.
FORMAT: Hardcover
By Samuel Yigzaw
For parents, teachers, administrators, and policy makers, this is an insider's look at how charter schools successfully challenge the assumption that there is only one model of public education. Charter school cofounder and administrator Samuel Yigzaw, PhD, shares the inspiring true journey of Minnesota's Higher Ground Academy, from its initial vision to the school of choice it is today-a thriving institution that is in touch with reality and responsive to the needs of diverse learners-complete with a lengthy student waiting list! Candid, insightful, and informative, Yigzaw documents the turbulent start-up years of Higher Ground Academy, the school's continued day-to-day struggles to stay true to its mission, and the accomplishments and rewards they've already achieved as the school continues to grow and evolve. Yigzaw offers a brief history of the charter school movement, an in-depth discussion of what sets charter schools apart from traditional public schools, and a thorough examination of No Child Left Behind, the Standards movement, and what he sees as the four greatest concerns for modern charter schools. Anyone dedicated to students and passionate about revitalizing public education in the United States will be encouraged by this charter school success story and more motivated than ever to ensure a quality education for all students.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Samuel Yigzaw
For parents, teachers, administrators, and policy makers, this is an insider's look at how charter schools successfully challenge the assumption that there is only one model of public education. Charter school cofounder and administrator Samuel Yigzaw, PhD, shares the inspiring true journey of Minnesota's Higher Ground Academy, from its initial vision to the school of choice it is today-a thriving institution that is in touch with reality and responsive to the needs of diverse learners-complete with a lengthy student waiting list! Candid, insightful, and informative, Yigzaw documents the turbulent start-up years of Higher Ground Academy, the school's continued day-to-day struggles to stay true to its mission, and the accomplishments and rewards they've already achieved as the school continues to grow and evolve. Yigzaw offers a brief history of the charter school movement, an in-depth discussion of what sets charter schools apart from traditional public schools, and a thorough examination of No Child Left Behind, the Standards movement, and what he sees as the four greatest concerns for modern charter schools. Anyone dedicated to students and passionate about revitalizing public education in the United States will be encouraged by this charter school success story and more motivated than ever to ensure a quality education for all students.
FORMAT: E-Book
By Samuel Yigzaw
For parents, teachers, administrators, and policy makers, this is an insider's look at how charter schools successfully challenge the assumption that there is only one model of public education. Charter school cofounder and administrator Samuel Yigzaw, PhD, shares the inspiring true journey of Minnesota's Higher Ground Academy, from its initial vision to the school of choice it is today-a thriving institution that is in touch with reality and responsive to the needs of diverse learners-complete with a lengthy student waiting list! Candid, insightful, and informative, Yigzaw documents the turbulent start-up years of Higher Ground Academy, the school's continued day-to-day struggles to stay true to its mission, and the accomplishments and rewards they've already achieved as the school continues to grow and evolve. Yigzaw offers a brief history of the charter school movement, an in-depth discussion of what sets charter schools apart from traditional public schools, and a thorough examination of No Child Left Behind, the Standards movement, and what he sees as the four greatest concerns for modern charter schools. Anyone dedicated to students and passionate about revitalizing public education in the United States will be encouraged by this charter school success story and more motivated than ever to ensure a quality education for all students.
FORMAT: Hardcover
By Ira Winn
How can education foster critical thinking? Why do our supposedly best-educated lead us toward political and ethical bankruptcy? What can be done to supplant the current testing mania? In The Education Mirage educator Ira Winn faces just such questions, and more. Here you will learn creative teaching, not the piling of facts or memorizing what to think and the five reasons why-which leads to classroom stupor. Today, teaching is often mechanical, a lost art, even as the shortage of good teachers is a catastrophe. Even computers are not the magic key to reform, although they are an important adjunct. True reform always deals with the way we think, with sharpening abilities to make judgments and to question facts, definitions, and values. The road to school hell is littered with quick fixes. We can do better, much better.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Education World Incorporated
The editors of Education World (www.educationworld.com) present this compilation of 30 practical resources for school administrators, including: Increase Parent Involvement With First Day of School Activities Posting Students’ Grades Online Keeps Parents in Touch and Kids On Their Toes Fathers in Schools: How Dads Make a Difference Public Relations 101: Tips for School Administrators Critical Friends Groups: Catalysts for School Change ‘Formative Leadership’ Theory Views Principal as Leader of Leaders Thirteen Strategies to Improve Reading Performance Creating a Successful Staff Development Program When Tragedy Strikes: What Schools Should Do Playground Pass Creates Recess Success School Bus Discipline: Solving the Problem Strong Libraries Improve Student Achievement 25 Ways to Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week Solving the Substitute Shortage: Four Rules to Keep Your Best Subs Coming Back The School Day: It’s Not a Race; Let’s Change the Pace! Fund-Raising Ideas: Raise Money Without Selling Door-to-Door
FORMAT: Softcover
By Maggi Hall
I should have heeded my husband's apprehension and our friends' advice, but I wanted that house. Because Ron and I were public school teachers and supported public education, we ignored our friends' warnings and enrolled our daughters in Marion's school system. A year later I transferred to the Marion system from Florence where I had developed two educational programs: the itinerant learning disabilities program and a self-contained middle school class for emotionally disturbed juvenile delinquents. In Marion, I was assigned to two schools as a learning disabilities clinician. Within weeks of my transfer, my first encounter with the establishment made me acutely aware that the warnings of our friends were accurate. Almost four decades since the landmark decision in Pickering v. Board of Education, 1968, many teachers still cannot criticize their school system without fear of retaliation. When author Maggi Hall, a veteran public school teacher, wrote a letter to the newspaper in Marion County, South Carolina, criticizing her school district, she didn't realize that one day she would be called upon to defend the cornerstone of democracy itself-the First Amendment. AFFIRMED: Teachers as Citizens is her amazing story of determination.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Maggi Hall
I should have heeded my husband's apprehension and our friends' advice, but I wanted that house. Because Ron and I were public school teachers and supported public education, we ignored our friends' warnings and enrolled our daughters in Marion's school system. A year later I transferred to the Marion system from Florence where I had developed two educational programs: the itinerant learning disabilities program and a self-contained middle school class for emotionally disturbed juvenile delinquents. In Marion, I was assigned to two schools as a learning disabilities clinician. Within weeks of my transfer, my first encounter with the establishment made me acutely aware that the warnings of our friends were accurate. Almost four decades since the landmark decision in Pickering v. Board of Education, 1968, many teachers still cannot criticize their school system without fear of retaliation. When author Maggi Hall, a veteran public school teacher, wrote a letter to the newspaper in Marion County, South Carolina, criticizing her school district, she didn't realize that one day she would be called upon to defend the cornerstone of democracy itself-the First Amendment. AFFIRMED: Teachers as Citizens is her amazing story of determination.
FORMAT: E-Book
By Maggi Hall
I should have heeded my husband's apprehension and our friends' advice, but I wanted that house. Because Ron and I were public school teachers and supported public education, we ignored our friends' warnings and enrolled our daughters in Marion's school system. A year later I transferred to the Marion system from Florence where I had developed two educational programs: the itinerant learning disabilities program and a self-contained middle school class for emotionally disturbed juvenile delinquents. In Marion, I was assigned to two schools as a learning disabilities clinician. Within weeks of my transfer, my first encounter with the establishment made me acutely aware that the warnings of our friends were accurate. Almost four decades since the landmark decision in Pickering v. Board of Education, 1968, many teachers still cannot criticize their school system without fear of retaliation. When author Maggi Hall, a veteran public school teacher, wrote a letter to the newspaper in Marion County, South Carolina, criticizing her school district, she didn't realize that one day she would be called upon to defend the cornerstone of democracy itself-the First Amendment. AFFIRMED: Teachers as Citizens is her amazing story of determination.
FORMAT: Hardcover
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