Russ Thompson

Fall Down, Stand Up (eBook, PDF)

Advice for Aspiring Principals

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Starting out as a principal is a lot like starting out as a new teacher. You feel alone. You need guidance. And you have to provide leadership even when you don't feel sure of yourself. You also make mistakes. In Fall Down, Stand Up: Advice for Aspiring Principals, Russ Thompson provides guidance for future principals based upon his experiences as the principal of three urban high schools in Los Angeles. Practical suggestions are provided for creating an orderly school climate, improving classroom instruction, ensuring effective school operations, providing thoughtful leadership, and working with people. Every principal makes mistakes and falls down. This book is about standing up, becoming better, and working to create schools where all students learn at the highest levels.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216309307
• Artikelnr.: 74844746

Autorenporträt

Russ Thompson served for eleven years as the principal of three comprehensive high schools. He is now a director of high schools at an urban school district in California.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Discipline
The Problem Was Now Worse Class Time Was Like Lunch Time It Was the Best He
Had Seen Simple DetentionHe Had to Change His MentalitySaturday School
Lunch SupervisionA Fight that Was Prevented The Problem with SuspensionsThe
First Award of His Entire Life It Was Almost a Real Emergency Riot and
RecoverySection Review Classroom Instruction
The Learning in ClassroomsThe Reason It WorkedA Sustained Process He Had
Firmly BelievedYou Have to Go Out and Look for ProblemsThe Best Way to
Spend Your TimeIt Was His First DayAn Opinion Is Not Research Your Presence
in Classrooms Will It Help Students Learn Better?The Power of a Positive
Learning EnvironmentThe Common Core State StandardsA Model LessonSection
ReviewSchool Operations Cleaning NeededThe Foundation of Your Entire
SchoolTragedyAnother TragedyAlmost a DisasterPhone Calls The Entire
ContractThe Right Kind of Faculty MeetingSection ReviewLeadershipDelegation
Delegation Gone Bad DeadlinesAsk QuestionsA Sacrifice You Must
MakePrioritiesAlso Listen to the Quiet VoicesWe Are Not as Bad As...Making
People Happy Is Not Your JobHe Went Over to His ShelfPick Up the PhoneA
Leader Who Got Things DoneDo Not Let the Obstacle Overcome YouExhaustionA
Mistake He Would Never Forget Advice from a ProTarget PracticeAsk for
AdviceA Big DifferenceAlways Watching YouSection ReviewPeople
In the Middle of KidsIt Was Distorted and Very NegativePeople Need
TimeSuggestion or Requirement?Saved by a RecordingDeviceNecessary ActionIt
Was Said Behind His BackIt Was a Lie and the Principal Believed
HimGossipDelay Makes It WorseTalk to the Person in Person You Must Also Be
PersuasiveRemember the PositivesA Good School AgainSection ReviewAbout the
Author
Index