educational leadership

Examines how schools around the world have applied the ideas presented in "Building Leadership Capacity" and identifies the five prerequisites for high school leadership capacity.

Explains how partnerships can be created between schools and communities that are beneficial to both students, teachers, and community leaders.

Offers teachers and administrators practical tips to help them better support the development of outstanding teacher leaders who are committed to helping their students through informal and voluntary leading efforts.

Contains a collection of tactics and strategies appropriate for teaching and guiding students to achieve their best efforts in the classroom.

Examines the impact school leadership has on student achievement and lists twenty-one leadership responsibilities that have a significant effect on student achievement.

Provides specific information on how to transform schools into results-oriented professional learning communities, describing the best practices that have been used by schools nationwide.

Presents time management and organization strategies and tools for school principals, covering such topics as to-do lists, filing systems, note cards, communication, delegation, summer activities, and taking care of oneself.

Presents a conceptual framework for transforming schools into professional learning communities in which attempts at school improvement are judged on the basis of how student learning is affected, offering suggestions on time management, and including case studies, and a question and answer section.