Leadership strategies for teachers / / Eunice M. Merideth ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480372603321
• Autore: Merideth Eunice M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2007; ©2007
• ISBN: 1-4833-6424-0
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (137 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.106
• Soggetti: Teachers - United States; Teacher participation in administration - United States; Educational leadership - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - Teachers as Leaders""; ""Who are Teacher-Leaders?""; ""REACH Model for Teacher-Leaders""; ""Risk-Taking and Teacher Leadership""; ""Effectiveness and Teacher Leadership""; ""Autonomy and Teacher Leadership""; ""Collegiality and Teacher Leadership""; ""Honor and Teacher Leadership""; ""Strategies for Increasing Teacher Leadership Potential""; ""Setting Goals""; ""Managing Conflict""; ""Looking Back/REACHing Forward""; ""Chapter 2 - Teacher-Leaders and Change""; ""The Change Process""; ""Change for Teacher-Leaders""""School System Change""; ""Strategies for Teacher-Leaders as Change Agents""; ""Force Field Analysis""; ""Change and Control""; ""Change and Stress""; ""Stress-Reducing Exercises""; ""Looking Back/REACHing Forward""; ""Chapter 3 - Teacher-Leaders Improving Student Achievement""; ""Teachers as Learning Leaders""; ""Communication with Students""; ""Participation Structures""; ""Listening Skills""; ""Classroom Dialogue""; ""Communication with Families""; ""Strategies for Focusing on Student Achievement""; ""Case in Point: When is it Time to Quit?""; ""Parent and Teacher Expectations: A Matter of Balance""""Looking ; Back/REACHing Forward""; ""Chapter 4 - Teacher-Leaders Extending Their Own Learning""; ""Teacher-Leader as a Professional""; ""Reflective Practice and Inquiry""; ""The Self-Directed Development Model""; ""Self-Directed Development Process""; ""Action Research""; ""Action Research Process""; ""Classroom-Based Development Models""; ""Mentoring""; ""Peer Coaching""; ""Professional Teaching Portfolio""; ""Communicating Leadership""; ""Obstacles to Continued Learning for Teacher-Leaders""; ""Teacher-Leaders and Time""; ""Teacher-Leaders and Working Conditions""""Teacher-Leaders and Isolation""; ""Strategies for Teacher-Leadersâ€? Lifelong Learning""; ""Critical Inquiry Map""; ""Catching a Creativity Wave""; ""Looking Back/REACHing Forward""; ""Chapter 5 - Teacher-Leaders Collaborating for School Improvement""; ""The School Improvement Model""; ""Teachers as Situational Leaders""; ""Situational Leadership and Relationships""; ""Situational Leading for Professional Development""; ""Communication with Colleagues""; ""Barriers to Collaborative Relationships""; ""Using Collaborative Communication""; ""Strategies for Leadership Collaboration""""Situational Leadership Planning Strategy""; ""Team Building through Thinking: Card Storming""; ""Looking Back/REACHing Forward""; ""Chapter 6 - Teacher-Leaders Supporting Shared Vision and Values""; ""Defining Shared Vision and Values""; ""Sustaining and Connecting Teacher-Leaders""; ""Professional Organizations""; ""Professional Publications""; ""Electronic Resources""; ""Teacher Exhibits""; ""Communicating Vision""; ""Strategies to Use When Connecting with Other Teacher-Leaders""; ""Herrrrreâ€?s Johnny!""; ""Looking Back/REACHing Forward""; ""Resources""
• Sommario/riassunto: This practical handbook shows you how to expand your leadership skills with strategies for improving student achievement, extending your learning, and collaborating for school improvement.