This guide advocates making strategic decisions about instructional practices and focusing all school staff on aligning every aspect of school operations--from professional development to parent and community involvement--in order to support and sustain student achievement. The guide discusses how to set high standards for performance and presents…

The National Network of Principals' Centers is an organization established to foster the exchange of ideas and facilitate professional communication among the many principals' centers and leadership academies in the United States and internationally. This 1988/89 edition offers listings of colleagues in this field from over 39 states and 4 foreign…

A canoe camping trip offers an exciting, inexpensive vacation from the usual daily routine and environment, and develops resourcefulness, cooperation, and camaraderie among participants. Chapter 1 of this guide discusses preliminary planning of a canoe trip, including decisions on the length and type of trip, designation of a leader for large…

Speeches and resource materials from the 1979 Teacher Corps "Community Council Chairpersons' Workshop" in Atlanta have been compiled in this sourcebook. Four major speeches, including one by then Teacher Corps Associate Director Robert Ardike, provide the rationale for community involvement in Corps projects, discuss the history and…

THIS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL IS FOR USE BY PERSONS WHO CONDUCT CONFERENCE LEADER TRAINING PROGRAMS. SPECIFICALLY, ITS PURPOSE IS TO TRAIN VOCATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION PEOPLE TO CONDUCT TRAINING CONFERENCES FOR INDUSTRY. IT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL…

YOUTH AGENCIES ARE DEMONSTRATING A GROWING CONSCIOUSNESS OF INTERGROUP PROBLEMS, AND LEADERS ARE SEEKING NEW INSIGHTS AND SKILLS TO HELP IN OVERCOMING THEM. MEANS OF INFLUENCING INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDES INCLUDE THE MEDIA OF MASS COMMUNICATION, THE GROUP PROCESS, DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP AND A PERMISSIVE GROUP CLIMATE, A STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING AND…

In addition to an overview of smoking and health, this resource guide provides (1) lesson guidelines focusing specifically on physical, social and economic, and psychological factors involved with smoking; (2) examples of simple experiments and demonstrations; (3) a guide to films, filmstrips, slides, and printed materials on smoking and health;…

This bulletin, the first in a series on leadership, is a guide for leaders of organizations, to the nature and operation of committees. Contributions and advantages of committees are enumerated, and types of committees are described. Guidelines are given for selecting a committee, instructing it, committee operation, and acting on a committee…

Twenty-six activities related to forestry, conservation, and outdoor education comprise the content of this leader's guide. Designed for use with youth groups, ideas and techniques range from forest conservation mobiles, locating forest fires, and Christmas tree uses to litterbug campaigns, watershed experiments, and crossword puzzles. Activities…

An organizational development specialist tells how he prepared a management workshop on conducting effective meetings by first interviewing the managers and finding out what they wanted. Includes his "front-end analysis" questionnaire and the workshop format. (MF)

This book identifies what leaders need to do to create high-performing, self-renewing organizations. The emphasis is on action rather than theory, and the short passages are designed for quick perusal. The book emphasizes the notion that most elements of leadership can be learned; the only inherent character trait needed for effective leadership…

This booklet describes how managers and their organizations can benefit by preparing for formal developmental experiences. Such preparation includes clarifying expectations, understanding and increasing motivation for attending, and making sure that the work environment supports the changes in both behavior and perspective that lead to more…

The best leaders use multiple frames or lenses to view common challenges and to solve their most difficult problems. This book contains a series of dialogs between a novice and a master teacher, and between a new and a seasoned principal as they demonstrate how framing and reframing challenges can bring clarity, help to anticipate problems, and…

Describes characteristics and nature of games, which are a type of experiential learning useful for personal and group development. Discusses the four phases of game sessions (planning, introducing, action, and debriefing or processing); roles that leaders must enact to be effective; and some common problems that leaders encounter. (TD)

Defines debriefing as a process of guiding reflection on experience in order to learn from the experience. Examines why debriefing is necessary; who runs it; and when, where, and how it is conducted. Guides facilitators through five categories of questions: review, recall, and remember; affect/effect; summation; application; and commitment. (TD)