Brian Creasman, Ed.D. is currently superintendent of Fleming County Schools in Kentucky. He is a published book author and has served as an assistant superintendent, a high school and middle school principal and assistant principal, and an instructional technologist and classroom teacher. Bernadine Futrell, Ph.D. is an experienced educator who, currently serves as the Director of Leadership Services, for the American Association of School Administrators (AASA). She is a regular contributor in research studies, on several advisory boards and co-founder of a non-profit, Make the Future. Trish Rubin, MA /MPA is a national leader in Branding/Marketing Consultant to K-16 Education and to business clients. She is a published book author, and regular contributor to content platforms and a columnist for District Administration Magazine. Founder of Trish Rubin LTD consultancy, she is a marketing professor at Baruch College in New York City and IESEG School of Management in Paris.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Foundations for ConnectED Leadership
ConnectED Leaders: An Explanation
ConnectED Testimonials
A ConnectED Leader's Perspective
A Superintendent's Call to Action
The Work of AASA as a Network Connector
The Importance of Professional Leadership Networks
Meet the ConnectED Leaders PLN
Advice from a ConnectED Superintendent
Setting the Stage
Chapter 1: AWAKENING: Recognizing the context for creating new networks
Chapter 2: BECOMING: Innovating and disrupting beyond the traditional ivory
tower.
Chapter 3: BRANDING: Owning the image, promise and result of a leadership
networking brand.
Chapter 4: DEEPENING: Inspiring internal networks for community growth
Intermission: Value-added ConnectED Leadership
Chapter 5: REACHING: Discovering connectivity in building external networks
Chapter 6: BELONGING: Supporting systems and frameworks that sustain a
networking strategy
Chapter 7: MOBILIZING: Claiming your social and digital leadership
networking presence
Conclusion
Afterword
ConnectED Advice for Your Journey
Appendix: AASA Member Blogs
Bibliography
About the Authors
