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Are You Sure You're the Principal? : a Guide for New and Aspiring Leaders.

Updated for new and experienced principals, this resource provides personal stories, practical advice, a new chapter on career fulfillment, and study guides for professional development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Villani, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2008.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • Are You Sure You're the Principal?; First Impressions; Larger than Life; The Look of Leadership; A Little Respect; Chapter 2
  • Working through Conflict; Saving Face; The Pain of Ostracism and the Power of Understanding; Knowing When to Hold and When to Fold; What's Worth Fighting For; Diversity in the Principal's Office; Establishing Credibility; Lessons Learned; Chapter 3
  • Communicating Who We are and What We Believe; Using Symbols to Convey Values; She Smiles too Much; Being Clear; Expressing Outrage
  • Telling Our TruthsHow We are Known; Accepting Ourselves; Chapter 4
  • Building Community; Making All Students Feel Part of the Community; Acceptance Based on Being; Hiring New Teachers and Promoting Teacher Development; What We have in Common; Lonely at the Top; Sharing Leadership: When and How; Class Placement: What's Best for Students?; Class Placement: What's Best for the Teacher?; Solving a Problem Together; Promoting Teacher Leadership; Chapter 5
  • Advisers, Mentors, and Allies; Demonstrating Caring; Seeking or Accepting Support; The Serendipity of Mutual Mentoring
  • Passing the Torch and Sharing its LightChapter 6
  • Reflecting on a Career: Committing to Pursue Professional Passion; Am I in the Right Place Doing the Work I Want to be Doing?; My Choices and Yours; People Whose Work is Featured in the Study Guides; Study Guide for All Chapters; Study Guides for Individual Chapters; References; Index