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9780761946199
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance / Edition 1 available in Paperback, eBook
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance / Edition 1
by Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
- ISBN-10:
- 0761946195
- ISBN-13:
- 9780761946199
- Pub. Date:
- 05/30/2003
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- ISBN-10:
- 0761946195
- ISBN-13:
- 9780761946199
- Pub. Date:
- 05/30/2003
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance / Edition 1
by Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
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Overview
Increase your own effectiveness with the help of the built-in facilitator's guide, ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and inspiring stories.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780761946199 |
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Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Publication date: | 05/30/2003 |
Series: | 1-Off Series |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 312 |
Sales rank: | 1,134,127 |
Product dimensions: | 6.94(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.58(d) |
Age Range: | 3 Months |
About the Author
Elaine K. Mc Ewan is an educational consultant with The Mc Ewan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What’s Good, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001).Mc Ewan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (Ed D) from Northern Illinois University.
Table of Contents
PrefaceWho This Book Is ForOverview of the ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionA Matter of DefintionThe Origin of the Ten TraitsThe Ten Traits of Highly Effective PrincipalsChapter 1: The CommunicatorChapter 2: The EducatorChapter 3: The EnvisionerChapter 4: The FacilitatorChapter 5: The Change MasterChapter 6: The Culture BuilderChapter 7: The ActivatorChapter 8: The ProducerChapter 9: The Character BuilderChapter 10: The ContributorAbout the AuthorDedication1. The CommunicatorCommunicator Exemplar: Michelle GayleCommunicator Benchmarks1.1 Communicators Attend1.2 Communicators Listen1.3 Communicators Empathize1.4 Communicators Disclose Themselves to Others1.5 Communicators Get the Whole Story1.6 Communicators Ask the Right Questions1.7 Communicators Say What They Mean and Mean What They Say1.8 Communicators Can Acceptn Criticism1.9 Communicators Can Give Correction1.10 Communicators Communicate Creatively1.11 Communicators Disagree Agreeably1.12 Communicators Pay Attention to Parents1.13 Communicators Connect Emotionally and Professionally With Staff1.14 Communicators Communicate With Students1.15 Communicators Can Talk to the Boss1.16 Communicators Connect in Productive, Helping, and Healing Ways1.17 Communicators Care Enough to Send the Very Best1.18 Communicators Know How to Schmooze1.19 Communicators Write, Speak, and TeachSumming It Up2. The EducatorEducator ExemplarJean Hendrickson, ElementaryEducator Exemplar: Alan Jones, High SchoolEducator Benchmarks2.1 Educator Principals Believe That All Students Can Learn, and They Develop Programs to Help Them Succeed2.2 Educator Principals Provide Training and Support for Teachers2.3 Educator Principals Create Cognitive Dissonance2.4 Educator Principals Establish, Implement, and Achieve Academic Standards2.5 Educator Principals Focus on Instruction2.6 Educator Principals Model Continuous Learning2.7 Educator Principals Develop Teacher Leaders2.8 Educator Principals Pay Attention to What Matters Most2.9 Educator Principals Create Learning CommunitiesSumming It Up3. The EnvisionerEnvisioner Exemplar: Larry FieberEnvisioner Benchmarks3.1 Envisioners Are Hedgehogs3.2 Envisioners Feel Called3.3 Envisioners Have Resolve, Goals, and Lifevision3.4 Envisioners Can See the Invisible3.5 Envisioners Know Where They Are Headed3.6 Envisioners Have Compelling Visions3.7 Envisioners Can Articulate Their Visions and Then Make Them HappenSumming It Up4. The FacilitatorFacilitator Exemplar: Doug PiersonFacilitator Benchmarks4.1 Facilitator Principals Bond People Into a Community of Leaders4.2 Facilitator Principals Tap the Potential of People4.3 Facilitator Principals Say "We" Instead of "I "4.4 Facilitator Principals Favor People Over Paperwork4.5 Facilitator Principals Build Up Emotional Bank Accounts4.6 Facilitator Principals Cultivate Their Own Well-Being4.7 Facilitator Principals Value Diversity4.8 Facilitator Principals Share the "Power Pie "4.9 Facilitator Principals Accentuate the Positives4.10 Facilitator Principals Promote Parental Involvement4.11 Facilitator Principals Celebrate4.12 Facilitator Principals Spend Time With StudentsSumming It Up5. The Change MasterChange Master Exemplar: Marjorie ThompsonChange Master Benchmarks5.1 Change Masters Can Handle Uncertainty and Ambiguity5.2 Change Masters Respect Resisters5.3 Change Masters Are Futuristic5.4 Change Masters Use a Situational Approach5.5 Change Masters Know That the Power Is Within5.6 Change Masters Value the Process5.7 Change Masters Plan for Short-Term Victories5.8 Change Masters Procure Resources5.9 Change Masters Trust Their Teams5.10 Change Masters Are Willing to Change Themselves5.11 Change Masters Are Motivators5.12 Change Masters Understand the Change ProcessSumming It Up6. The Culture BuilderCulture Builder Exemplar: Gabe FlickerCulture Builder Benchmarks6.1 Culture Builders Understand and Appreciate the Power of Culture6.2 Culture Builders Know What a Good Culture Looks Like6.3 Culture Builders Facilitate the Development of Core Values6.4 Culture Builders Communicate These Values Clearly6.5 Culture Builders Reward and Cheer Those Who Support and Enhance the Culture6.6 Culture Builders Build Cultures That People Choose6.7 Culture Builders Know the Small Stuff Is Really the Big StuffSumming It Up7. The ActivatorActivator Exemplar: Clare MaguireActivator Exemplar: Todd WhiteActivator Benchmarks7.1 Activators Mobilize People7.2 Activators Are Entrepreneurial7.3 Activators Don't Wait to Be Told7.4 Activators Are Risk Takers7.5 Activators Ask for Forgiveness Rather Than Permission7.6 Activators Run to Daylight7.7 Activators Don't Micromanage7.8 Activators Make Things Happen7.9 Activators Are Outrageous7.10 Activators Are CheerleadersSumming It Up8. The ProducerProducer Exemplar: Dale SkinnerProducer Benchmarks8.1 Producers Believe That Achievement Is the Bottom Line8.2 Producers Never Mistake Activity for Achievement8.3 Producers Are Data Driven8.4 Producers Pay Attention to Individual Students8.5 Producers Have Academically Focused Missions8.6 Producers Make Research-Based Decisions8.7 Producers Hold Teachers AccountableSumming It Up9. The Character BuilderCharacter Builder Examplar: Tom PaulsenCharacter Builder Benchmarks9.1 Character Builders Are Human9.2 Character Builders Are Trustworthy9.3 Character Builders Have Integrity9.4 Character Builders Are Authentic9.5 Character Builders Are Respectful9.6 Character Buliders Are Generous9.7 Character Builders Are Humble9.8 Character Builders Hire Staff Members With Character9.9 Character Builders Are Consistent9.10 Character Builders Lead by Example, Not by Exhortation9.11 Character Builders Seek to Develop the Character of StudentsSumming It Up10. The ContributorContributor Exemplar: Lola MaloneContributor Benchmarks10.1 Contributors Lead by Serving Others10.2 Contributors Are Self-Aware and Reflective10.3 Contributors Are Good Stewards10.4 Contributors Have Strong WillsSumming It UpConclusionProfessional ConclusionsHow Can You Use This BookResource A: List of Contributing Highly Effective PrincipalsResource B: Ten Traits of Highly Effective PrincipalsResource C: Complete List of BenchmarksReferencesIndexFacilitators GuideWho Should Use This Guide?How Is the Guide Organized?What Materials Are Needed?Study ModulesIntroductionFrom the B&N Reads Blog
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