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The Daily Practices of Successful Principals
- Barbara L. Brock - Creighton University, USA
- Marilyn L. Grady - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
November 2012 | 192 pages | Corwin
Designed to promote effective leadership, this book is packed with practical tips and key strategies for new and experienced principals. Each of the tips includes practical ideas, research-based information, fresh perspectives gathered from interviews with successful principals, and suggested action steps. The book is divided into four sections of strategies: Section 1- Personal, Section 2- Managerial, Section 3- Community, and Section 4-Teaching and Learning.
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Preface
I. Personal
1. Tip 1 Personal Strategies
2. Tip 2 Begin With a Vision
3. Tip 3 Know Yourself; Know How You are Perceived
4. Tip 4 Resonate Confidence
5. Tip 5 Master Your Emotions
6. Tip 6 Maintain a Work-Life Perspective that Sustains Your Well-Being
II. Operational
7. Tip 7 Fan Flames of Positive Deviance
8. Tip 8 Improve Education from the Inside: Empower Teachers
9. Tip 9 Hire the Best and Maximize their Talents
10. Tip 10 Use a Team Approach: Think WE Instead of I
11. Tip 11 Honor the Role of the Classroom Teachers
12. Tip 12 Do the Right Things—Be Accountable
III. School Community
13. Tip 13 Create Trusting Relationships
14. Tip 14 Context Matters: Adjust your Leadership to School Population
IV. Teaching and Learning
15. Tip 15 Establish Learning as a Common Purpose
16. Tip 16 Be a Leader of Teaching and Learning
17. Tip 17 Link Professional Development with Teaching and Learning
18. Tip 18 Invest Time in Developing Teacher Leaders
19. Tip 19 Reflect on Your Success
Index
