Taming the Turbulence in Educational Leadership (eBook)

Doing Right by Learners Without Losing Your Job

Jennifer D Klein (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
408 Seiten
Corwin (Verlag)
978-1-0719-6757-7 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter One: Why this, Why Now: An Introduction
Chapter Two: What Schools Are Getting Right, and Why They′re Meeting Resistance
Pedagogical and Instructional Innovations That Prioritize Student-Centered Learning
Innovation in How Schools Define Success
Try This: Unpacking Purpose, Opportunity, and Equity
Innovation and Opportunity for All Learners
The Case of Career Technical Education
The Case of Cognitively and Physically Responsive Education
Innovation Outside the System
Innovation in Academically Driven Schools
Sustained Pedagogical Innovation
Identity-Responsive Learning and Teaching
Culturally Responsive Learning and Teaching in Communities of Color
Culturally Responsive Learning and Teaching in Indigenous Communities
Social-Emotional Learning and Wellness in Schools
Gender and Sexual Identity Inclusion
Critical Thinking, Pluralism, and Intercultural Competency Development
Action Steps
Personal Reflection Questions
Chapter Two Worksheet: Analysis of Context, Readiness for Change, and (Potential) Pushback
Chapter Three: Relationships and Trust: Build Deep Connection and Understanding
Seek to Understand Why Community Members Are Resistant
Stay Curious and Avoid Getting Defensive
Try This: Use a “Third Thing” to Reduce Polarization and Build Trust
Encourage Dissent and Invite Dissonance
Cultivate Empathy, Vulnerability, and Open-Mindedness
Manage Pace with an Eye to Building Trust
Go Fast to Serve Students Now
Go Slow and Focus on the “Long Game”
Determine Urgency and Readiness to Establish Pace
Try This: Design a Risk Assessment Matrix to Determine Pace
Create Intentional Structures to Support Relationship Building
Learn and Lead With the Community
Try This: Coffee With the Leader, PBL-Style
Build Systems That Connect and Humanize
Action Steps
Personal Reflection Questions
Chapter Three Worksheet: Build and Maintain Relationships and Trust
Chapter Four: Use Varied Forms of Data to Inform the Journey
Use Quantitative Data to Inform Decisions
Transform Immeasurables and Develop a Shared Understanding
Try This: Use the Y Chart to Turn Squishy Goals Into Observable Metrics
Understand the Dangers (and Inevitable Appeal) of Traditional Metrics
Engage Other Ways of Knowing to Guide the Work
Leverage Street Data and Intuition to See the Bigger Picture
Engage Culturally Relevant Ways of Knowing
Address Religious Ideologies as Cultural Ways of Knowing
Consider a Middle Path that Integrates Traditional and Authentic Data
Action Steps
Personal Reflection Questions
Chapter Four Worksheet: What Are Your Data Sweet Spots?
Chapter Five: The Art of Listening: Leverage Community Voice to Support Change
Elevate Student Voice to Confront Resistance
Engage Student Voice in Program Development and Governance
Engage Student Voice to Inspire and Educate the Community
Try This: The Student-Centered Insight Protocol
Involve Alumni to Help Motivate Change
Leverage Faculty Allies to Shape Initiatives
Involve Parents and Caregivers as Constructively as Possible
Include Caregiver Input Early in the Change Process
Engage Caregivers as Allies for Change
Action Steps
Personal Reflection Questions
Chapter Five Worksheet: Leverage Community Voice to Shape Initiatives and Motivate Change
Chapter Six: Communicate with Purpose, on Purpose
Connect Initiatives to “What Makes Us Who We Are”
Connect Work to Your School’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Validate Where We’re Going Through Legislation and School Policy
Change the Words, Not the Work
The DEI Debate and the Dream of a Common Language
Use Language That Fights Gravity
Don’t Be Mad, Just Be Ready
Use Proactive (Not Reactive) Communication Focused on the Why
Communicate Early and Often
The “Personal Agenda” and Its Impact on Communication
Consider How (and If) to Communicate Beyond the Schoolhouse
Try This: The Communications Continuum
Action Steps
Personal Reflection Questions
Chapter Six Worksheet: Develop Communication Strategies That Engage With Purpose and Intentionality
Chapter Seven: Prepare Your People, Protect Your People: Set the Stage for Success
Provide Transformative Professional Learning for Teachers
Change Minds to Transform the Culture of Learning and Teaching
Lean into Self-Work as Professional Learning
Try This: Principles of Conversational Leadership and Shared Work
Incorporate Live It to Learn It Professional Learning
Utilize Job-Embedded, Collaborative Models for Sustainable Growth
Adapt Systems to Support Innovation and Implementation
Leverage Hiring and Onboarding to Sustain Change
Navigate the Hidden Agenda of Time
Hack Curriculum and Accountability Systems
Embrace Systems That Encourage Risk-Taking
Protect Your People When Opposition Arises
Support Educators With Marginalized Identities
Protect Teachers From External Demands and Restrictions
Build Partnerships With Supervisory Entities
Protect the Community From More Significant Harm
Try This: The After Action Review
Action Steps
Personal Reflection Questions
Chapter Seven Worksheet: Plan for Implementation That Prepares, Adapts, and Protects
Chapter Eight: Lead With Humility, Courage, and Hope: Final Lessons From Leaders
You Are Not an Island
Build Supportive Teams and Networks Inside the School
Engage Consultants, Coaches, and Experts
Contracting Experts: A Cautionary Tale
Leverage Support Organizations, Networks, and Cooperatives
Lean on Excellent Educational Institutions
Try This: Concentric Circles to Map Institutional Visits
Leadership Is a Journey
Prioritize Well-Being for Everyone, Including Yourself
Don’t Let the Storm Hurt Your Resolve
Let Go of What No Longer Serves Your Community
Try This: Stop, Start, Continue, Restart
Celebrate Every Success
Hope Is a Verb that Invites Action
Focus on Your Locus of Control
Embrace Diverse Perspectives (Even When It’s Hard)
Try This: Reflect on Wheatley’s “Lessons From Besieged Nuns”
Plant Seeds for the Future
Action Steps
Personal Reflection Questions
Chapter Eight Worksheet: Prepare for the Journey Ahead
Interview Participants
Recommended Reading from Educational Leaders
References
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.9.2025
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Schlagworte: Book for school leaders • Building equitable schools • Courageous school leadership • education leadership book • equity in education • Innovative education practices • Jennifer D. Klein • Jennifer D Klien • Jennifer Klein education • Jennifer Kline • Leadership for equity and inclusion • Leading systemic change in schools • Overcoming resistance in schools • School leadership strategies • Strategies for equity-focused education • Student-Centered Learning • Tools for education leaders • transforming education
• ISBN-10: 1-0719-6757-6 / 1071967576
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0719-6757-7 / 9781071967577