LEADER 05347oam 2200709I 450 001 9910461770303321 005 20170814165134.0 010 $a1-317-92678-1 010 $a1-315-85513-5 010 $a1-283-52485-6 010 $a9786613837301 010 $a1-61442-067-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315855134 035 $a(CKB)2670000000185110 035 $a(EBL)1353480 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000645770 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12215901 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645770 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10684475 035 $a(PQKB)10530291 035 $a(OCoLC)794205707 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1353480 035 $a(OCoLC)897465324 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000185110 100 $a20180706e20132011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe fearless school leader $emaking the right decisions /$fCynthia McCabe 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (157 p.) 225 1 $aEye on education book 300 $aFirst published 2011 by Eye on Education. 311 $a1-138-14860-1 311 $a1-59667-188-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Author; Free Downloads; Introduction; 1 The Power of Fear; Eyes Wide Open; New Understandings About the Brain; The Nature of Fear; Am I Worthy?; Need for Mastery vs. Fear of Failure; Need for Respect vs. Fear of Judgment; Need for a Sense of Meaning and Purpose vs. Fear ofPurposelessness; Need for Acceptance vs. Fear of Rejection; 2 The Antidote: Fearless Decisions; Lower vs. Higher Concerns; A Commitment to Higher Concerns; Reality Check: Higher Concerns; Redemption; Set Your New Intention; The Power of Intention 327 $aAttention: You Get What You Think AboutResistant Thoughts; Facing Your Fear; Build Trust; Be Who You Are; Commit to Open Communication; Support Teachers; 3 Fearless Decision: Dealing with Conflict; Need for Respect vs. Fear of Judgment; Need for Acceptance vs. Fear of Rejection; Antidote: Develop the Courage to Welcome Healthy Conflict; Set Your Intention; Find Your Voice; Build Trust; Campaign and Show Clear Contrast; Take Action; 4 Fearless Decision: Taking Action to Impact Student Learning; Paralysis by Analysis; The Indecisive School Improvement Team; The School Improvement Dissertation 327 $aWhy Do We Allow Ourselves to Take No Action?Need for Mastery vs. Fear of Failure; The Antidote: Develop the Courage to Take Needed Action; Set Your Intention; Build Trust; Collaborative Data Analysis and Decision Making; Collective Responsibility; Campaign: Identify the Pain and the Gain; Show Clear Contrast; Build Expertise Together; Highly Structure the School Improvement Process; 5 Fearless Decision: Acknowledging Standardized Test Results; Reason 1: State or High-Stakes Assessments Are Void of Rigor; Need for Mastery vs. Fear of Failure 327 $aReason 2: State Assessments Fail to Measure What Is Importantto Teach in SchoolsNeed for a Sense of Meaning and Purpose vs. Fear ofPurposelessness; Reason 3: It Is Unfair to Expect Our Lower Performing Studentsto Pass State Assessments; Need for Mastery vs. Fear of Failure; Antidote: Develop the Courage to Acknowledge StandardizedAssessment Data; Set Your Intention; Build Trust; To Mitigate Fear of Failure: Begin by Building theCapacity of Your Instructional Leaders 327 $aTo Mitigate Fear of Purposelessness: Develop anUnderstanding with Your Leaders Regarding theImperative of High Student AchievementCampaign: Identify the Pain and the Gain; Show Clear Contrast; Build Expertise Together; Analyze Standardized Assessment Data (SummativeData) First and Find the "Red Flags"; Plan to Measure the Impact of the Strategic ActionsTeachers Will Choose; Plan a Strategic Action to Address this Specific Area ofWeakness; Act on the Information; 6 Fearless Decision: Holding Teachers Accountable for StudentAchievement; What Are We Evaluating?; The Pressure to Please 327 $aNeed for Acceptance vs. Fear of Rejection 330 $aThis book identifies the six fearless decisions that school leaders need to make to be successful. The author analyzes the top fears that impede effective leadership and lower student achievement, then provides a step by step antidote that will change fear into intention, increase confidence, and produce positive results in your school. In this book, you'll learn how to: approach difficult classrooms and solve the problem of low-performing teachers gain the strength to accept judgment when making controversial decisions during the change process offer trust and gain it from your staff use 410 0$aEye on education book. 606 $aSchool management and organization 606 $aEducational leadership 606 $aDecision making 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSchool management and organization. 615 0$aEducational leadership. 615 0$aDecision making. 676 $a371.2 700 $aMcCabe$b Cynthia.$0874609 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461770303321 996 $aThe fearless school leader$91952778 997 $aUNINA