Raymond Lemley

Straight Talk for Principals (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on 40 years of experience, author, Raymond Lemley, provokes thinking in this guide that addresses the ground level, mundane issues that confound principals daily. The book offers simple yet provocative answers to the befuddling things that require the principal's attention and demand the principal's mindful responses. It consists of 45 sections that present and explain a topic or theme. Readers will find an extensive profile of responses pointing to behaviors that will make him/her successful if put into practice and applied to the daily duties of the principalship. Bibliography included. Written specifically for principals about principals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780585467115
• Artikelnr.: 38073162

Autorenporträt

Raymond E. Lemley is educational consultant, Leadership Training Associates.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. Engage
Passionately With All That You Do Chapter 4 2. Bring Your Best to the Job
Chapter 5 3. Build the School's Vision Chapter 6 4. Focus on the School's
Vision Chapter 7 5. Live the School's Vision Chapter 8 6. Define and Lead
the Culture in Your Organization Chapter 9 7. Go Find Talent Chapter 10 8.
Focus on the Tasks Your Teachers Need to Perform Chapter 11 9. Pay
Attention to Effective Teaching Chapter 12 10. Be an Instructional Leader
Chapter 13 11. Define Expectations for Everyone in the Organization Chapter
14 12. Develop a Passion for Outcomes Chapter 15 13. Teach, Model, and
Expect Loyalty Chapter 16 14. Work for the Small Gains Chapter 17 15. Make
Policy Make Sense Chapter 18 16. Reward Success in Your School Chapter 19
17. Spend Time with Students Chapter 20 18. Understand the Nonrational
Chapter 21 19. Talk About Your Own Success Chapter 22 20. Talk About the
Successes Around You Chapter 23 21. Respond Quickly to Needs Chapter 24 22.
Take Some Time for Yourself Chapter 25 23. Stay Intellectually Challenged
Chapter 26 24. Share Information the Organization Needs Chapter 27 25.
Address Small Problems Early Chapter 28 26. Keep Things Simple Chapter 29
27. Anticipate Confusion Chapter 30 28. Encouraging Collegiality Chapter 31
29. Seek the Simplest Plan Chapter 32 30. Keep Every Meeting Agenda to a
Few Key Points Chapter 33 31. Emphasize Positive Activities Chapter 34 32.
Support Healthy Behaviors Chapter 35 33. Encourage Autonomy For Your People
Chapter 36 34. Explain What Needs Explaining; Then Stop Chapter 37 35.
Provide Lots of Feedback Chapter 38 36. Fix What's Fixable; Walk Away From
the Rest Chapter 39 37. Avoid the Urge to Overcontrol Chapter 40 38. Plan
for Change Chapter 41 39. Avoid Fighting Useless Battles Chapter 42 40.
Respect Experience Wherever You Find It Chapter 43 41. Keep Track of What's
Easily Lost Chapter 44 42. Plan For Stress in Your Life Chapter 45 43.
Understand the Ambiguity Chapter 46 44. Keep the Organization Healthy
Chapter 47 45. Understand What Is There When You Get There Chapter 48
Appendix A: A Checklist for Principals Chapter 49 Appendix B: A Leadership
Behavior Inventory Chapter 50 Additional Resources Chapter 51 About the
Author

Rezensionen

Topics such as Teach, Model and Expect Loyalty, Understand the Non-rational, and Avoid Fighting Useless Battles not only bring invisible issues to the surface but provide down-home solutions that are readily achievable. A tidy checklist of things to think about or do summarizes each chapter's pearls of wisdom...This book should be on a nearby shelf because each brief, passionate and wise chapter is written in a we-can-do-this style. This is a heartening read for new and experienced administrators alike because it encourages them to step back and regain their focus. Ontario College Of Teachers Magazine Should be on a nearby shelf because each brief, passionate and wise chapter is written in a we-can-do-this style. This is a heartening read for new and experienced administrators alike because it encourages them to step back and regain their focus...This book does not claim to be a panacea but its insights can motivate educators to have vision, courage and the tenacity to do the right things for students. Professionally Speaking ...addressing the everyday issues that confront principals. Education Week