The Principal's Guide to Time Management: Instructional Leadership in the Digital Age
Autor Richard D. Sorenson, Lloyd M. Goldsmith, David E. (Edward) DeMatthewsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 mai 2016
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1506323103
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
Recenzii
"This book should be a must read for every practicing or aspiring administrator. The authors take a fresh look at time management issues while maintaining a focus on principles of effective leadership and applications of emerging technology."
Cuprins
Chapter 1. Time Management and Your Leadership
So Much Time and So Little to Do
Reflecting on Your Time Management
Final Thoughts
Discussion Questions
Case Study Application: A Self-Reflection on Your Time Management: Time Management Self-Assessment Instrument (TMSI)
Chapter 2. Vision, Mission, and Time
Time Management—At the Heart of Leadership; Vision and Mission—At the Heart of Student Success
A School Leader’s Thoughts on Vision, Mission, and Time
Goal Writing
Fostering a School Technology Vision
Seven Habits for Tech-Savvy Principals
Time Management and Tech-Savvy, Instructionally Focused Leadership
Technology Timesavers for Visionary Educators
Time Management and Campus Planning
Final Thoughts
Discussion Questions
Self-Reflection on Lens 1: Vision, Mission, and Time
Case Study Application: The Madge Simon School
Chapter 3. Leading, Teaching, Learning, and Time
Structure Is the Key to Locking Out the Silent Time Thief
The Instructional Leader
Principles of Instructional Capacity and Maximized Student Learning
Saving Time When Time Counts
Final Thoughts
Discussion Questions
Self-Reflection on Lens 2: Leading, Teaching, Learning, and Time
Case Study Application: Death by Meeting!
Chapter 4. The Learning Organization: Culture, Climate, Technology, Safety, and Time
Creating a Positive Climate and Open, Time-Efficient Culture
Managing Time and Building a Strong Leading, Teaching, and Learning Environment
Creating Safe, Effective, and Efficient Operations and Management
Final Thoughts
Discussion Questions
Self-Reflection on Lens 3: The Learning Organization and Time
Case Study Application: As the Sun Sets Slowly in the West, or How to Develop a Learning Community
Chapter 5. Collaboration and Time: Two Keys to Instructional Success
Collaboration—First and Foremost!
Time-Saving Tips and Management Solutions
Collaborating With Students, Parents, and Community Members
The Informed School Community
Finding Time—Making a Difference!
Diversity Enriches the Learning Community
Final Thoughts
Discussion Questions
Self-Reflection on Lens 4: Collaboration and Time
Case Study Application: If All Feedback Is So Positive . . . ?
Chapter 6. Ethics, Integrity, and Time
Shaping a School
PSEL Standard 2: Ethics and Professional Norms
A School Leader’s Thoughts on Ethics, Integrity, and Time
Final Thoughts
Discussion Questions
Self-Reflection on Lens 5: Ethics, Integrity, and Time
Case Study Application: The Texting Coach
Chapter 7. The 21st Century Education System: Improvement, Time, and Technology
The Education System Today and Continuous School Improvement
Five Steps to Exceptional Teaching and Learning
Two Essential Principal Resources for Continuous School Improvement
Final Thoughts
Discussion Questions
Self-Reflection on Lens 6: The 21st Century Education System and Time
Case Study Application: Has Our School eVolved?
Chapter 8. Technology: Staying a Step Ahead of the Silent Time Thief
Thoughtful and Selective Technology Integration
Digital Organization: Time Management 101
Working With Digital Tools—Saving Time and Making Hay!
Web Conferencing—A Timesaver to Avoid Death by Meeting!
Final Thoughts
Discussion Questions
Case Study Application: A New Leader, an Old Problem: How to Integrate Technology Into a School’s Culture
References and Further Readings
Index
Notă biografică
Richard D. Sorenson, professor emeritus, is the former director of the Principal Preparation Program and chairperson of the Educational Leadership and Foundations Department at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He earned his doctorate from Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi in educational leadership. Dr. Sorenson served public schools for 25 years as a social studies teacher, assistant principal, principal, and associate superintendent for human resources.
Dr. Sorenson worked with graduate students at UTEP in the area of school-based budgeting, personnel, educational law, and leadership development. During his 20-year tenure, he was named The University of Texas at El Paso College of Education Professor of the Year, and he remains an active writer with numerous professional journal publications. Dr. Sorenson continues to author other principal-oriented textbooks. He also developed teacher resource guides, and workbooks in the area of the elementary and secondary social studies curricula. He has been actively involved in numerous professional organizations, including the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) and the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP), for which he conducted, for a decade, annual new-principal academy seminars.
Dr. Sorenson has been married to his wife, Donna, for the past 48 years and they have two adult children, Lisa (a school counselor with the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Houston, Texas) and Ryan (an exercise physiologist in Dallas, Texas); a wonderful son-in-law, Sam (a petroleum engineer in Houston, Texas); and a delightful daughter-in-law, Nataly (executive director of a Christian center in Dallas, Texas) along with four amazing grandchildren: Savannah, Nehemiah, and Amelia, and one little guy, Oliver¿all of whom are the pride and joy of his life. Rick and Donna, long-term residents of El Paso, out in the mountain and desert region of ¿true¿ West Texas, now reside near their grandchildren in Cypress (northwest Houston), Texas.