| Bundle: Leadership Bestsellers Contributor(s): Quaglia, Russell J. (Editor), Constantino, Steven Mark (Editor), DeWitt, Peter M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1506399886 ISBN-13: 9781506399881 Publisher: Corwin Publishers
Binding Type: Paperback Published: May 2017 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education | Leadership |
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| Publisher Description: Expand your must-have leadership library with these bestselling resources Make the greatest impact within--and beyond--the school walls. Quaglia, Constantino, and DeWitt focus on the importance of all players when it comes to boosting your school or district beyond the rest. Student Voice, by Russ Quaglia Using examples from student surveys, focus groups, and more, this groundbreaking book presents a blueprint for a successful educator-student partnership. Learn how to ask the right questions (and understand the answers), engage students in decision-making and improvement-related processes, and implement the Aspirations Framework to guide students toward their full potential. In this magnificent book, Quaglia and Corso have unearthed a deep missing piece in learning. The elephant in the room, ironically turns out to be Student Voice! And now we have it-their aspirations, the 8 conditions of deep learning relating to self-worth, engagement, and purpose. Thanks to the authors we have a whole new set of strategies where change, learning, educators and students merge.This is innovation at its best. --Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus OISE, University of Toronto Engage Every Family, by Steve Constantino Family engagement increases student achievement but how do schools connect with families who don't participate yet? Is it possible to win them over? Introduce this practical field book, full of steps, reflections, and case studies, to move beyond theory and change your culture for better family engagement. In a time when education seems so complicated, leaders need books that offer simple steps that will give them the biggest bang for their buck. Where the important topic of parent engagement is concerned, this is THAT book! In Engage Every Family: Five Simple Principles, parent engagement expert Steve Constantino provides practical steps to engage every parent in the school community. --Peter DeWitt, Corwin author and consultant Connected Educators Series, Impact Series Finding Common Ground Blog (Education Week) Collaborative Leadership, by Peter DeWitt Framed through John Hattie's research, this book paints a powerful scheme for collaborative leadership: meet stakeholders where they are, motivate stakeholders to strive for improvement, model how to do it. The blueprint will give you the ammunition you need to fuel collaborative leadership in your school. It is time we realized that the top-down model of leadership often guarantees failure in professional communities. Peter DeWitt offers us a way forward with a revolutionary new approach to leadership that recognizes that everyone's brain is required for complex change--not just the brain of the leader. If you want to have an impact, you should study this book and put these ideas into practice as soon as you can. --Jim Knight, Author of Instructional Coaching and Director Instructional Coaching Group |
Contributor Bio(s): Constantino, Steven Mark: - For almost 20 years, Dr. Steve Constantino has captivated thousands of teachers, administrators, school board members and business people from the United States and around the world. His keynote presentations and workshops have been featured in local, state, regional, national and international conferences. Working as a high school principal in 1995 he stumbled across research about the effects of family engagement on student learning and was immediately convinced that this was the missing ingredient in helping all children learn. Dr. Constantino's work quickly gained national prominence and soon he began traveling the United States speaking and working with all types of educators, school board members, and businesses to promote sound practices in family engagement that result in increased academic achievement for all students. His natural gifts as a motivating orator coupled with his knowledge and practical experience make him one of the most sought-after speakers in the field of family engagement. Dr. Constantino began his career as a music teacher and moved through the ranks. In addition to teacher, assistant principal, principal, deputy superintendent and superintendent, Steve has also launched a company devoted to family engagement training, taught as a college professor, and authored three previous books on the subject as well as numerous articles and blogs. Today, Dr. Constantino is a school superintendent in Virginia and still travels the globe bringing his unique message of family engagement as well as his practical processes to engage every family. Quaglia, Russell J.: - Dr. Russell J. Quaglia is a globally recognized pioneer in the field of education, known for his unwavering dedication to student voice and aspirations. Dr. Quaglia has been described by news media as America's foremost authority on the development and achievement of student voice and aspirations. His innovative work is evidenced by an extensive library of research-based publications, prominent international speaking appearances, and a successfully growing list of aspirations ventures. Among these ventures, Dr. Quaglia authored the School Voice suite of surveys, including Student Voice, Teacher Voice, Parent Voice, and iKnow My Class. His recent book, Student Voice: The Instrument of Change published by Corwin is already receiving international acclaim. In addition to founding and leading the Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations, Dr. Quaglia also founded and currently chairs the Aspirations Academies Trust, a sponsor of primary and secondary academies in England built upon his aspirations research. Most recently he has founded the Teacher Voice and Aspirations International Center, dedicated to amplifying the voice of teachers in order for them to realize their aspirations and reach their fullest potential. Dr. Quaglia earned his bachelor's degree at Assumption College, a masters degree in economics from Boston College, and master of education and doctorate degrees from Columbia University, specializing in the area of organizational theory and behavior. He has been awarded numerous honorary doctorates in humanitarian services for his dedication to students. Dr. Quaglia's work has also led him to serve on several national and international committees, reflecting his passion for ensuring that students' and teacehers' voices are always heard, honored, and acted upon. See Russell's Presenter Profile Listen to Russ Quaglia's Interactive EdChat on Student Voice DeWitt, Peter M.: -Peter DeWitt (Ed.D) is a former K-5 teacher (11 years) and principal (8 years). He runs workshops and provides keynotes nationally and internationally focusing on collaborative leadership, and fostering inclusive school climates. Within North America, his work has been adopted at the university and state level, and he works with numerous districts, school boards, regional and state organizations where he trains leadership teams and coaches building leaders.
Additionally, Peter is a Visible Learning Trainer for John Hattie, and was an Instructional Coach for Jim Knight for several years. He is the Series Editor for the Connected Educator Series (Corwin Press) and the Impact Series (Corwin Press) that include books by Viviane Robinson, Pasi Sahlberg, Yong Zhao and Michael Fullan. |
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