David R. Schumaker, William A. Sommers

Being a Successful Principal

Riding the Wave of Change Without Drowning

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This collection of insights, anecdotes, gifts, and guidance on shared leadership in schools is written by principals for principals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 298g
• ISBN-13: 9780803967694
• ISBN-10: 0803967691
• Artikelnr.: 22265503

Autorenporträt

Dave Schumaker has been a public school teacher for 21 years, a principal of a high school and middle school for over ten years, and a staff develop for the past four years as the Director of the Central Coast Consortium for Professional Development, Region V in Santa Clara County, California. David is also a mentor on assignment for the National School Conference Institute in Phoenix; his workshops explore brain-based education, teaching strategies, assessment, thinking skills and many other subjects.  

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
About the Authors
1. Communication--the Foundational Skill
2. Trusting Yourself, Trusting Others
3. Learning to Change (and Liking It)
4. Classrooms Are Not the Only Places to Learn
5. Tsunami--Riding the Wave of Change Without Drowning
6. Mediating Conflict
7. Standing Your Ground (Even in Quicksand)
8. Assessing Students, Staff, and Schools
9. Get a Life!
10. The Principal¿s Toolbox: Anecdotes and Hints for Survival in a Cruel,
Cruel World
Resource: Some Must-Read Books for Administrators: An Annotated List
References and Further Reading
Index