Transforming School Culture

Transforming School Culture
Author: Anthony Muhammad
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2009-11-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1934009997

Busy administrators will appreciate this quick read packed with immediate, accessible strategies. This book provides the framework for understanding dynamic relationships within a school culture and ensuring a positive environment that supports the changes necessary to improve learning for all students. The author explores many aspects of human behavior, social conditions, and history to reveal best practices for building healthy school cultures.

Leadership Metaphor Explorer Facilitator's Guide

Leadership Metaphor Explorer Facilitator's Guide
Author: Charles J. Palus
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2012-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 160491145X

A comprehensive guide to complement a facilitator’s use of the Leadership Metaphor Explorer tool - A dynamic, interactive tool designed to stimulate creative, insightful conversations in and among groups about leadership.

Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making

Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making
Author: Sam Kaner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2011-03-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 111804701X

"The best book on collaboration ever written!" —Diane Flannery, founding CEO, Juma Ventures And now this classic book is even better—much better. Completely revised and updated, the second edition is loaded with new tools and techniques. Two powerful new chapters on agenda design A full section devoted to reaching closure More than twice as many tools for handling difficult dynamics 70 brand-new pages and over 100 pages significantly improved

Facilitator's Guide

Facilitator's Guide
Author: Jeffrey Glanz
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412941369

Provides tools for leading a workshop, study group, or course curriculum. Presented in a modular format, this work enables users to quickly build a comprehensive session or class that focuses on one, some, or all areas of leadership. It also provides sample half-day and full-day workshop agendas along with a workshop evaluation form.

Campbell Leadership Descriptor Facilitator's Guide

Campbell Leadership Descriptor Facilitator's Guide
Author: David Campbell
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2019-02-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1604919140

Before you can help others develop their leadership skills and abilities, you must first help them to recognize strengths and identify areas in which they need to improve. The Campbell Leadership Descriptor was developed to achieve just that. Designed specifically for use in those situations where comprehensive analysis of leadership characteristics is useful - such as leadership seminars, classroom discussions, and one-on-one coaching. This Facilitator's Guide includes the detailed information you need to prepare for and conduct a leadership workwhop for a group of any size.

Thrive

Thrive
Author: Mark Smutny
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2021
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781945847486

"Imagine meetings where everyone is heard and all people matter. Picture organizations that embrace all voices and are committed to justice, equity and opportunity for all. Imagine businesses, nonprofits and the public sector creatively engaging people in thousands of ways to get their best ideas, empower the silenced, and build communities where all are treated with dignity and respect. That's what Thrive seeks to create. Each chapter contains practical insights and accessible stories that transform meetings from dull to dynamic. You will learn how to create effective agendas, keep meetings task-oriented but collegial, and facilitate effectively in polarized or conflicted settings. Thrive includes chapters on privilege and power, multi-lingual meetings, and full inclusion of persons with disabilities. Whether you are a skilled practitioner or new to leadership, Thrive will teach you techniques for facilitating more effective, inclusive and energizing meetings"--

The Inclusion Facilitator's Guide

The Inclusion Facilitator's Guide
Author: Cheryl M. Jorgensen
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Based on the success of The Inclusion Facilitator Training Program at the University of New Hampshire, this book discusses changing the role of special education teachers to Inclusion Facilitators (IF). This change will emphasize that all special education teachers have a central responsibility to support students with disabilities so that they can be fully participating members of beterogeneous general education classes in their neighborhood schools. The IF approach is a well-developed, easily integrated method for improving special educator's skills. The book describes tested, practical ways to facilitate inclusion. It explains in detail the IFs role in classroom, including how to be a successful IF, how schools can support IFs, and how to prepare pre-service IFs.

Leadership Theory

Leadership Theory
Author: John P. Dugan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2017-02-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1118864174

The facilitator's guide brings to life the content of the survey text, Leadership Theory. It offers instructive advice on how to prepare for the use of a critical perspective as well as providing practical resources to translate survey text content to practice. The facilitator's guide consists of: An overview of how to use the guide as well as recommended skills and reflection questions for educators prior to implementing material. Objectives, critical concepts, a chapter overview, and a chapter framework for each chapter from Leadership Theory Lesson plan "walk-throughs" containing 2-3 activities for each chapter of the survey text, with information for learning outcomes, activity setup, and additional notes for facilitation.