The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results

Preface A Funny Thing Happened on the Way toThe Learning Leader......Page 8
Introduction What The Learning Leader Will Do for You......Page 18
The Results Paradox......Page 28
Challenging Leadership Myths Hope for the Exhausted Leader......Page 36
Architectural Leadership Why You Cannot Do It Alone......Page 51
The Dimensions of Leadership......Page 59
What Matters Most From Planning to Performance......Page 88
Transforming Research into Action......Page 107
Leadership and Effective FeedbackThe Dilemmas of Grading*......Page 140
Using Leadership Maps to Improve Your School......Page 159
Putting It All Together The Essential Transformations of the Learning Leader......Page 185
Appendix A Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring (PIM) School Improvement Audit and Scoring Guide......Page 209
Appendix B Creating Your Leadership Map......Page 219
Appendix C Guidelines for Data Walls or the Science Fair for Grownups......Page 223
Appendix D Daily Priorities Lists......Page 227
Acknowledgments......Page 230
References......Page 233
Index......Page 239
About the Author......Page 247