Full Description
Rebuilding your day--How ten minutes can make the difference between ordinary and fantastic leadership
A principal's enthusiastic vision is often thwarted by daily demands. There never seems time for carefully laid plans. But what if you made the most of ten-minute blocks scattered through your day? Could you make progress?
This book says Yes! and will help you improve, but not overwhelm yourself or staff. It will show you how to intentionally use ten-minute opportunities to consider, kickstart, and execute your vision. Based on six pillars of school leadership, vision, relationships, trust, efficacy, student-centeredness, and instructional knowledge each chapter will:
Introduce a leadership topic
Offer a ten minute opportunity to consider where you are and what you might change
Give a ten minute tip on how to get started, as well as overcome challenges
Provide ten minute collaborative opportunities to gain buy-in and participation
Discover how to build the foundations of effective leadership and be a school [helping teachers and students grow and improve] despite daily demands. Make the most of chunks of time to refine your craft and become a reflective and intentional leader.
Contents
Preface
The Challenge Ahead
The Journey Begins
Features of the Book
A Quick Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: The Six Pillars of School Leadership
Vision
Relationships
Trust
Efficacy
A Student-Centered Environment
Instructional Knowledge
10-Minute Reflections on Opportunities for Change
Chapter 2: The Principal, Communication, and School Culture
Email: I Need Some Strategies
Build Your School's Brand
Social Media Tips
Customer Service and Building a School's Brand
Professionalism: Modeling Expectations, Culture and Communication
10-Minute Reflections on Opportunities for Change
Chapter 3: Efficient and Purposeful Meetings
Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative
Build Commitment in Your School Community
Administrative and Teacher Relationships
Disrupting Routines
Expectations and Specific Praise
Tell Your Story
10-Minute Reflections on Opportunities for Change
Chapter 4: Relationship Building
Focus Initiatives on Teaching and Learning
Creating Effective Agendas and Effective Meetings
Teaching-Centered Faculty Meetings
Meetings With Administrative Staff
Team and Department Meetings
Post-Observation Meetings
Mentoring Sessions
Student Meetings
Parent Meetings
10-Minute Reflections on Opportunities for Change
Chapter 5: Fostering Creativity
Mindset and Creativity
Creativity and Growth Mindset: You Can Make It Happen!
Think Creatively About Professional Learning
Get Creative with Google Docs: Professional Article Studies
Encourage and Celebrate Innovative Instructional Practices
School Libraries: Designing Creative, Dynamic Spaces
Create Student Centered Fluid Classrooms
10-Minute Reflections on Opportunities for Change
Chapter 6: Choose Your Path
Moving Forward
Find Your Path
New to Administration
Experienced Administrators
Give Yourself the Gift of Time
