The Distributed Leadership Toolbox

Essential Practices for Successful Schools
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4129-5716-8
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 822 g

"McBeth provides useful tools to help educators diagnose the distribution of leadership in their schools and shows how these tools can help create powerful leadership for increasing learning capacity in schools."
—Richard Halverson, Assistant Professor

University of Wisconsin–Madison

"The strengths of this book are the examples (two-minute stories, reflections, etc.) and the reproducible tools provided."
—Bruce Deterding, Principal
Wichita Heights High School, KS

Strengthen your leadership style and capacity to inspire others toward meaningful change.

Experience and research prove that effective leadership is critical for improving school performance, yet reviewing and applying contemporary data to school leadership can be a complex challenge for busy administrators.

In The Distributed Leadership Toolbox, Mark E. McBeth translates current leadership research into a practical framework to help educational leaders improve their practice and positively influence schoolwide performance. Unlike shared leadership, which focuses on delegating responsibilities, distributed leadership fosters a dialogue between school leaders and teachers to uncover the effectiveness of leadership practices in enhancing instruction and student achievement. The author provides case studies and essential tools to help administrators:

- Increase the ability to evaluate their leadership practice
- Develop a regular reflective practice to motivate staff and support professional growth

- Improve their potential to generate and sustain school reform efforts

This guidebook includes helpful notes for facilitators and a CD-ROM with resources and reproducible templates to help you make a significant difference in your school through distributed leadership practices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McBeth, Mark E

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Purpose of This Book
Adopting and Creating a Repertoire of Practices
Do Not Fear
About the Book
Distributed Leadership Tools for School Improvement
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Traditional Thinking/New Opportunities
Have You Heard the News?
Hot Lights!
Center Stage
"How" Do You Know "Who's" on First?
Growing Up a Superhero
Without a Doubt
Who Leads and What They Lead
25/75: Impact of School-Related Factors
2. A Distributed Perspective on Leadership
Leadership Practice From A Distributed Perspective (Spillane)
The Often Overlooked "Follower"
Situation and Leadership Practice
Two-Minute Story
Systems of Practice (Halverson)
Not Shared Leadership
Connecting Classroom Practice With Leadership Practice
3. The Impact of Leadership on Successful Schools
More Than One Way to Lead
No Noticeable Leadership
Leader Superhero Aspect
Leadership-Plus Aspect
Leadership Practice Aspect
Core Leadership Functions
Application to Our Practice
4. The Framework of Success: A Model for Leadership Inquiry
The Distributed Leadership Improvement Framework
A Framework for Systematic Leadership Enhancement
Conclusion
5. Information Cycle: Effective-Efficiency Process
Section A: Dimension of Practice
Section B: Identify Advice Network
Section C: Diagnose Practice: Routine
Section D: Diagnose Practice: People and Direction
Section E: Diagnosis: Practice and Content
Section F: Bridging the Gap Between Diagnosis and Design
Section G: Design Leadership Practice Modifications
6. Practice Cycle: Practice Improvement Process
Section A: Bridging the Gap Between Design and New Practice
Section B: New Practice - Work Designed Differently
Section C: Leadership Practice Data and Data Results
7. Tools for Reflective Practice
Processing
Purpose
Forms of Processing
Reproducible Blank Templates
Reproducible Resources
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

McBeth, Mark E
Mark E. McBeth is the director of learning and leading with Keystone Learning Services, a service center in Kansas. He has served as a classroom teacher in Grades 7–12; school counselor in Grades 4–6; a high school principal in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Guatemala; and educational program consultant in the Learning Service Division at the Kansas State Department of Education. His experience at the postsecondary level includes serving as director for a leadership educational and development program, director for a non-profit leadership development program, and has taught numerous leadership courses. He designed and directed the Kansas Distributed Leadership Academy, a high-quality professional development program for district-level leadership.

He has chaired and served on numerous statewide leadership committees, and has presented at national and statewide conferences on his cutting-edge leadership perspective. In addition, he has presented on a number of other topics, including instinctual talents, student engagement, high-quality professional development, effective synergistic teams, classroom instruction that works, school-related student resiliency, and leadership facilitation. McBeth received his master’s degree in Educational Administration and Supervision and his educational specialist degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Western Illinois University.