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Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2009
Big Brothers Big Sisters Edmonton & Area, in partnership with Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, are providing the High School Teen Mentoring Program, a school-based mentoring program where mentor-mentee matches meet for one hour per week to engage in relationship-building activities at an elementary school. This initiative aims to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Foreign Countries, Leaders Guides, Leadership Training
Lewis, Barbara A. – Free Spirit Publishing, 2010
Kids of any age can learn the basics of good character and figure out what they stand for. This leader's guide is a companion to the children's book, "What Do You Stand For? For Kids". The 11 lessons on the CD-ROM provide a complete course for kids on caring, citizenship, cooperation, fairness, forgiveness, honesty, relationships, respect,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Peripherals, Reprography, Teaching Guides
Nehring, James H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
If school leaders are to bring about successful reform, they must thwart the forces that have conspired against it since the 19th century. In this article, the author identifies six "conspirators" against thoughtful school practice and offers practical suggestions for rooting them out. The six conspirators are: (1) The tendency to view schools as…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Critical Theory, Educational Change, Educational Development
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Scheckelhoff, Terrie Hale – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2007
Leadership, or "the position or function of a leader; ability to lead; an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction; the leaders of a group," enables women to make societal change. Astin and Leland (1991) interviewed women leaders and noted that they are "Predisposed to leadership by their heritage, perhaps, or propelled by their special…
Descriptors: Females, Social Change, Women Administrators, Leadership
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Danielson, Lana; Schulte, Laura – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2007
This article documents the top 10 things we learned in our transition from being a faculty member to becoming a department chair. We were recruited as department chairs in the same year and quickly recognized each other as administrative colleagues. During our "internship" in the chair position we frequently identified lessons we were learning,…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Women Administrators, Promotion (Occupational), Leaders Guides
Cartwright, Talula – Center for Creative Leadership (NJ3), 2007
Successful leaders get results. To get results, you need to set priorities. This book can help you do a better job of setting priorities, recognizing the personal values that motivate your decision making, the probable trade-offs and consequences of your decisions, and the importance of aligning your priorities with your organization's…
Descriptors: Organizational Objectives, Needs Assessment, Textbook Content, Organizational Development
Iowa Department of Education, 2007
This guide presents the Iowa standard for developing a plan to provide at risk students with the additional help they need to succeed. The standard requires a linkage of local, state, and federal resources within each local education agency. The guide is divided into five sections: (I) Introduction; (II) Provisions for At-Risk Students--The Iowa…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, School Districts, School Personnel, Guidelines
Despres, Blane, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
This field guide provides a look into education in relation to a concept that has already been established in science, business and therapy. This book will encourage and educate readers about systemic thinking through examples and ideas pertinent to education and its reform. Following a Foreword (Michael Fullan) and Introduction (Blane Despres),…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Systems Approach, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership
New York State Education Department, 2006
Many students with disabilities require testing accommodations in order to participate in testing programs on an equal basis with their nondisabled peers. Such accommodations provide students with the ability to demonstrate mastery of skills and attainment of knowledge without being limited or unfairly restricted due to the effects of a…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Testing Programs, Educational Policy, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Fullan, Michael – Corwin Press, 2006
This complete resource provides staff developers with the necessary tools for training leaders at all levels of the educational system to become the catalysts for large scale, sustainable reform. Hear from practicing principals, superintendents, and educational experts; observe actual training sessions; and visit classrooms to see how the model to…
Descriptors: Workshops, Leadership, Evaluation, School Restructuring
Owen, Jane C. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
Today, administrators must assume a different mindset if public schools are to remain viable and functional. Changing populations resulting in heterogeneous communities, the diversity of community values, and the finite resources available to meet the infinite desires of a demanding constituency have created the necessity for political acumen on…
Descriptors: Political Issues, Educational Environment, Politics of Education, Case Studies
Jensen, Robert; Giles, Ray – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ3), 2006
Drawing from their varied experiences, the authors of this helpful guide, now in its second edition, offer firsthand advice on the skills and attitude needed to succeed as a community college leader. Topics include: (1) Making the right career choices; (2) Thriving and surviving on the job; (3) Navigating institutional politics; (4) Taking the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Administration, Administrators, College Presidents
Gorton, Richard; Alston, Judy; Snowden, Petra – Open University Press, 2006
This text helps prospective and experienced principals, administrators, and supervisors increase their knowledge and skills through concepts, case-studies, and simulations. This book contains the following two parts and fifteen chapters. Part I presents important theoretical concepts and research findings that can improve educators'…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Social Sciences, Problem Solving, Case Studies
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