Full Description
Relationships are the heart of great teaching, great leadership, and our greatest predictor of achievement. This book provides you with the tools and a values-based framework to ensure you're prioritizing learning relationships and rewiring your school for courage, justice, and connection! Each chapter includes strategies and reflective exercises to guide your leadership work. Written by an educational administrator and researcher with experiences in intercultural and technology-mediated contexts, this exciting new book provides a compelling vision for the complex and evolving landscape of schools. Refreshingly honest and relevant, this book will make you laugh, think, notice, and prioritize what matters most in schools - student and those who support them. It is a must-read title for school leaders and a powerful choice to read with your leadership team.
Contents
Introduction Part 1: Leading for Courage and Justice I. Lead for Courage Overview 1. Commit to High Expectations 2. Celebrate Community Wisdom; Concept Study: Lessons from our First Classrooms 3. Keep Showing Up. Keep Listening. 4. Relationships Are the Heart of Great Leadership 5. Cultivate Gratitude II. Lead for Justice Overview; Concept Study: Trauma-Informed School Leadership 6. Commit to Antiracism 7. Hold Space for Healing 8. Foster a Sense of Belonging 9. Practice Inclusion; Concept Study: What is an upstander? 10. Advocate for Inclusion; Continuing to Lead for Courage and Justice Part 2: Leading for Learning and Connection III. Lead for Learning Section Overview 11. Advance Agency and Opportunity 12. Support Learner-Led Projects 13. Leverage Emerging Technologies; Concept Study: Strengths-Based Perspectives in a Digital World 14. Lean into Brain-Based Leadership 15. Diversify Your Professional Learning IV. Lead for Connection Overview; Concept Study: Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) 16. Practice Cultural Learning and Reciprocity 17. Build Accountability through Grace 18. Communicate Care Across Cultures 19. Progress is a Team Process 20. Expand Learning, Reduce Barriers; Concept Study: The Cognitive Triangle as a Support Tool; Continuing to Lead for Learning and Connection; The Brave Leadership Needed to Rewire our Schools
