Principles and possibilities to inform and inspire caring in your leadership practices! The values and themes in this book will help you fulfill your school leadership practices with a renewed recognition of the human side of schooling. Written for leaders at all levels, this research-based collection of ideas, strategies, and examples focuses on caring as what’s been missing from school improvement plans that produce academic success and socially and emotionally well-rounded students. In addition to insights and lessons about caring from educators and human service professions like nursing and ministry, readers will be introduced to themes of · Caring in interpersonal relationships with students · Cultivating schools as caring environments · Fostering caring in families and communities
... Principal Essex High School Tappahannock, VA Catherine Sosnowski, Associate Professor, MAT program Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT Christian Zimmerman, Dean of Students South Fort Myers High School Fort Myers, ...
"The purpose of this book is to argue for the importance of caring in schools and school leadership and to provide understanding and guidance for the practice of caring school leadership.
This book challenges you and your teams to adopt caring people-first strategies instead.
Kirk Adams, PhD, is the president and chief executive officer of the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), a national nonprofit of forty-one employees that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. In his role, Kirk pursues ...
The text begins with the school's historical background of having a high student drop-out rate and a reputation for crime, violence, and drug dealing.
This book suggests focusing on more—specifically, on the people they serve. Are you up to the task?
In this dynamic book, today′s educational leaders offer their best ideas for building school communities that are safe, smart, caring, successful, and emotionally intelligent.
"Leonard Pellicer is more believable than many authors because he practices what he preaches. This book represents a gift from someone who shows us that leading and caring go hand in hand.
change in the core, then learning did not take place. To get students to understand these concepts the teacher retaught the concepts using other strategies. Tasks that students are asked to do by the teacher predict performance of what ...
I encourage those who would create more caring school communities to reflect on the following common challenges to caring school leadership encountered in one form or another by principals at all levels : 1.