The principal's guide to time management : instructional leadership in the digital age / Richard D. Sorenson, Lloyd M. Goldsmith, David E. DeMatthews.

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Sorenson, Richard D [author.]

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9781506323107 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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371.102 So68 2016 23

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LB2838.8 .S67 2016

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Time Management and Your Leadership -- So Much Time and So Little to Do -- Reflecting on Your Time Management -- Introducing Lens 1 Vision, Mission, and Time -- Introducing Lens 2 Leading, Teaching, Learning, and Time -- Introducing Lens 3 The Learning Organization and Time -- Introducing Lens 4 Collaboration and Time -- Introducing Lens 5 Ethics, Integrity, and Time -- Introducing Lens 6 The 21st Century Education System and Time -- Final Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- Case Study Application: A Self-Reflection on Your Time Management: Time Management Self-Assessment Instrument (TMSI) -- ch. 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 -- A Voice From the Field -- Part I -- Goal Writing -- What About SMART Goals? -- Fostering a School Technology Vision -- Seven Habits for Tech-Savvy Principals Note continued: Time Management and Tech-Savvy, Instructionally Focused Leadership -- Technology Timesavers for Visionary Educators -- Time Management and Campus Planning -- Personal Time Management -- Time Use and Effectiveness -- Final Thoughts -- One More Point -- Discussion Questions -- Self-Reflection on Lens 1 Vision, Mission, and Time -- Case Study Application: The Madge Simon School -- Application Questions -- ch. 3 Leading, Teaching, Learning, and Time -- Structure Is the Key to Locking Out the Silent Time Thief -- The Instructional Leader -- The Instructional Program -- Principles of Instructional Capacity and Maximized Student Learning -- The Learner-Centered Expertise of Principals and Faculty -- Instructional Design, Enhancements, and Interventions -- 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! -- Application Questions Note continued: ch. 4 The Learning Organization: Culture, Climate, Technology, Safety, and Time -- Creating a Positive Climate and Open, Time-Efficient Culture -- The Common Good: Shaping Schools Into Cultures of Openness and Positive Climates -- Managing Time and Building a Strong Leading, Teaching, and Learning Environment -- Creating Safe, Effective, and Efficient Operations and Management -- School Safety -- 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 -- Application Questions -- ch. 5 Collaboration and Time: Two Keys to Instructional Success -- Collaboration -- First and Foremost! -- How Can I Work With You? -- Faculty Have a Vested Interest -- Time-Saving Tips and Management Solutions -- Asynchronous Collaboration -- Other Time Management Tips -- Collaborating With Students, Parents, and Community Members Note continued: Parents Aren't Annoyances -- Community Leaders Can Help -- The Informed School Community -- Establishing Long-Term Relationships -- Developing a Comprehensive Plan and Program -- Finding Time -- Making a Difference! -- Diversity Enriches the Learning Community -- Why Diversity? -- Making Diversity Work in Schools -- Final Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- Self-Reflection on Lens 4 Collaboration and Time -- Case Study Application: If All Feedback Is So Positive ...? -- Application Questions -- ch. 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 -- A Voice From the Field -- Part II -- Final Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- Self-Reflection on Lens 5 Ethics, Integrity, and Time -- Case Study Application: The Texting Coach -- Application Questions -- ch. 7 The 21st Century Education System: Improvement, Time, and Technology Note continued: The Education System Today and Continuous School Improvement -- Initiating Systemwide Change -- Preparing Exceptional Lessons -- A Means of Promoting Accountability -- Five Steps to Exceptional Teaching and Learning -- A Continuation of the Five Steps to Exceptional Teaching and Learning -- Two Essential Principal Resources for Continuous School Improvement -- Resource 1 Time Sensitivity -- Resource 2 Technological Sensitivity -- Final Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- Self-Reflection on Lens 6 The 21st Century Education System and Time -- Case Study Application: Has Our School eVolved? -- Application Questions -- ch. 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! -- Microsoft Outlook -- Google Apps for Work -- Tom's Planner -- Facebook -- Wiggio -- Evernote Note continued: Web Conferencing -- A Timesaver to Avoid Death by Meeting! -- Skype -- Final Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- Case Study Application: A New Leader, an Old Problem: How to Integrate Technology Into a School's Culture -- Application Questions.

Summary: This book is written for school leaders who want to gain relevant skills, specialised knowledge, and time management skills in an era of digital technology.Summary: Make the most of your time-and your leadership Is your school's vision getting buried under paperwork? Are goals constantly pushed aside for small emergencies? If you spend more time picking up pieces than putting them together, this is your book. Written by seasoned school principals, this plan of action will get you back to the instructional leadership that made you want this job in the first place. As educational technology helps you maximize your efficiency, you'll see improvement where it counts-in teaching, student achievement, morale, and resource management. This comprehensive guide features: . Easy-to-follow, single-topic chapters . Standards-based scenarios and questions . Time management self-assessments . Easily adaptable experiential exercises . Strategies for battling the "silent time thief" Tailor-made for overworked administrators just like you, you'll become the leader you want to be-and promote a positive school culture where teachers and students thrive. "The authors have lived the demanding schedule as school leaders. They provide real advice on how to keep the balance with the demands of school leadership and to give the gift of time to family and self." -Dr. Tricia Pea, Professor Northern Arizona University "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." -Chris Hubbuch, Principal Excelsior Springs Middle School, MO

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	College Library General Circulation Section	GC	GCG 371.102 So68 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	HNU000973

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Time Management and Your Leadership --
So Much Time and So Little to Do --
Reflecting on Your Time Management --
Introducing Lens 1 Vision, Mission, and Time --
Introducing Lens 2 Leading, Teaching, Learning, and Time --
Introducing Lens 3 The Learning Organization and Time --
Introducing Lens 4 Collaboration and Time --
Introducing Lens 5 Ethics, Integrity, and Time --
Introducing Lens 6 The 21st Century Education System and Time --
Final Thoughts --
Discussion Questions --
Case Study Application: A Self-Reflection on Your Time Management: Time Management Self-Assessment Instrument (TMSI) --
ch. 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 --
A Voice From the Field --
Part I --
Goal Writing --
What About SMART Goals? --
Fostering a School Technology Vision --
Seven Habits for Tech-Savvy Principals Note continued: Time Management and Tech-Savvy, Instructionally Focused Leadership --
Technology Timesavers for Visionary Educators --
Time Management and Campus Planning --
Personal Time Management --
Time Use and Effectiveness --
Final Thoughts --
One More Point --
Discussion Questions --
Self-Reflection on Lens 1 Vision, Mission, and Time --
Case Study Application: The Madge Simon School --
Application Questions --
ch. 3 Leading, Teaching, Learning, and Time --
Structure Is the Key to Locking Out the Silent Time Thief --
The Instructional Leader --
The Instructional Program --
Principles of Instructional Capacity and Maximized Student Learning --
The Learner-Centered Expertise of Principals and Faculty --
Instructional Design, Enhancements, and Interventions --
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! --
Application Questions Note continued: ch. 4 The Learning Organization: Culture, Climate, Technology, Safety, and Time --
Creating a Positive Climate and Open, Time-Efficient Culture --
The Common Good: Shaping Schools Into Cultures of Openness and Positive Climates --
Managing Time and Building a Strong Leading, Teaching, and Learning Environment --
Creating Safe, Effective, and Efficient Operations and Management --
School Safety --
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 --
Application Questions --
ch. 5 Collaboration and Time: Two Keys to Instructional Success --
Collaboration --
First and Foremost! --
How Can I Work With You? --
Faculty Have a Vested Interest --
Time-Saving Tips and Management Solutions --
Asynchronous Collaboration --
Other Time Management Tips --
Collaborating With Students, Parents, and Community Members Note continued: Parents Aren't Annoyances --
Community Leaders Can Help --
The Informed School Community --
Establishing Long-Term Relationships --
Developing a Comprehensive Plan and Program --
Finding Time --
Making a Difference! --
Diversity Enriches the Learning Community --
Why Diversity? --
Making Diversity Work in Schools --
Final Thoughts --
Discussion Questions --
Self-Reflection on Lens 4 Collaboration and Time --
Case Study Application: If All Feedback Is So Positive ...? --
Application Questions --
ch. 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 --
A Voice From the Field --
Part II --
Final Thoughts --
Discussion Questions --
Self-Reflection on Lens 5 Ethics, Integrity, and Time --
Case Study Application: The Texting Coach --
Application Questions --
ch. 7 The 21st Century Education System: Improvement, Time, and Technology Note continued: The Education System Today and Continuous School Improvement --
Initiating Systemwide Change --
Preparing Exceptional Lessons --
A Means of Promoting Accountability --
Five Steps to Exceptional Teaching and Learning --
A Continuation of the Five Steps to Exceptional Teaching and Learning --
Two Essential Principal Resources for Continuous School Improvement --
Resource 1 Time Sensitivity --
Resource 2 Technological Sensitivity --
Final Thoughts --
Discussion Questions --
Self-Reflection on Lens 6 The 21st Century Education System and Time --
Case Study Application: Has Our School eVolved? --
Application Questions --
ch. 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! --
Microsoft Outlook --
Google Apps for Work --
Tom's Planner --
Facebook --
Wiggio --
Evernote Note continued: Web Conferencing --
A Timesaver to Avoid Death by Meeting! --
Skype --
Final Thoughts --
Discussion Questions --
Case Study Application: A New Leader, an Old Problem: How to Integrate Technology Into a School's Culture --
Application Questions.

This book is written for school leaders who want to gain relevant skills, specialised knowledge, and time management skills in an era of digital technology.

Make the most of your time-and your leadership Is your school's vision getting buried under paperwork? Are goals constantly pushed aside for small emergencies? If you spend more time picking up pieces than putting them together, this is your book. Written by seasoned school principals, this plan of action will get you back to the instructional leadership that made you want this job in the first place. As educational technology helps you maximize your efficiency, you'll see improvement where it counts-in teaching, student achievement, morale, and resource management. This comprehensive guide features: . Easy-to-follow, single-topic chapters . Standards-based scenarios and questions . Time management self-assessments . Easily adaptable experiential exercises . Strategies for battling the "silent time thief" Tailor-made for overworked administrators just like you, you'll become the leader you want to be-and promote a positive school culture where teachers and students thrive. "The authors have lived the demanding schedule as school leaders. They provide real advice on how to keep the balance with the demands of school leadership and to give the gift of time to family and self." -Dr. Tricia Pea, Professor Northern Arizona University "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." -Chris Hubbuch, Principal Excelsior Springs Middle School, MO

College of Education Graduate Studies Master of Arts in Education major in Administration and Supervision

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