Differentiated School Leadership

Effective Collaboration, Communication, and Change Through Personality Type
Jane A. G. Kise - Education Consultant
Beth Ross-Shannon Russell - Anwatin Middle School, Minneapolis, MN
Differentiated School Leadership
September 2007 | 232 pages | Corwin
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"The personality type framework allows administrators to know their staff in ways that can be applied every day. Twenty years in the principalship have given me some of the same understandings as those found here, but this book allows those lessons to be learned more quickly and with less cost."
—Brian Doty, Principal
Caledonia Middle School, MN

"This book is research-based and grounded in practice and practical application. A wonderful resource for ensuring high-quality learning environments that honor students' learning preferences."
—Mark Bower, Director of Elementary Education and Staff Development
Hilton Central School District, NY

A dynamic model for transforming leadership teams into powerful agents for school change!

How can you help your leadership team collaborate and resolve conflicts in ways that improve student achievement? The authors demonstrate how an understanding of personality types and adults' individual leadership styles can help school leaders and team members understand one another's personal working preferences, work from individual strengths, uncover new areas for development, and distribute leadership responsibilities more effectively. This text provides:

  • Descriptions of leadership styles
  • Ways to build a team
  • Strategies for coping with leadership stress
  • A model for problem solving

Differentiated School Leadership is an ideal resource for principals, teacher leaders, superintendents, and those leading or serving on school improvement teams.

Contents

A Note From the Authors

A Note From the Authors

Table of Professional Development Activities

Table of Professional Development Activities

Introduction

Introduction

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. What Type of Leader Are You?

1. What Type of Leader Are You?

2. Strengths-Based Leadership Priorities: You Can't Do It All

2. Strengths-Based Leadership Priorities: You Can't Do It All

3. Succeeding at School Change

3. Succeeding at School Change

4. Your Leadership Team: Distributing Roles Effectively

4. Your Leadership Team: Distributing Roles Effectively

5. Communicating so That What You Say Is What They Hear

5. Communicating so That What You Say Is What They Hear

6. Making Professional Learning Communities Worth the Effort

6. Making Professional Learning Communities Worth the Effort

7. Observing All Types of Teachers

7. Observing All Types of Teachers

8. Tools for Schoolwide Discipline

8. Tools for Schoolwide Discipline

9. Working With All Types of Parents

9. Working With All Types of Parents

10. Strategies for Coping With the Stress of School Leadership

10. Strategies for Coping With the Stress of School Leadership

Appendix A. Descriptions of Leadership Styles for the 16 Types

Appendix A. Descriptions of Leadership Styles for the 16 Types

Appendix B. Problem-Solving or "Z" Model

Appendix B. Problem-Solving or "Z" Model

Appendix C. Making Type a Schoolwide Language

Appendix C. Making Type a Schoolwide Language

Appendix D. Further Reading on Personality Type

Appendix D. Further Reading on Personality Type

References

References

Index

Index

Description

"The personality type framework allows administrators to know their staff in ways that can be applied every day. Twenty years in the principalship have given me some of the same understandings as those found here, but this book allows those lessons to be learned more quickly and with less cost."
—Brian Doty, Principal
Caledonia Middle School, MN

"This book is research-based and grounded in practice and practical application. A wonderful resource for ensuring high-quality learning environments that honor students' learning preferences."
—Mark Bower, Director of Elementary Education and Staff Development
Hilton Central School District, NY

A dynamic model for transforming leadership teams into powerful agents for school change!

How can you help your leadership team collaborate and resolve conflicts in ways that improve student achievement? The authors demonstrate how an understanding of personality types and adults' individual leadership styles can help school leaders and team members understand one another's personal working preferences, work from individual strengths, uncover new areas for development, and distribute leadership responsibilities more effectively. This text provides:

  • Descriptions of leadership styles
  • Ways to build a team
  • Strategies for coping with leadership stress
  • A model for problem solving

Differentiated School Leadership is an ideal resource for principals, teacher leaders, superintendents, and those leading or serving on school improvement teams.

Contents

A Note From the Authors

A Note From the Authors

Table of Professional Development Activities

Table of Professional Development Activities

Introduction

Introduction

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. What Type of Leader Are You?

1. What Type of Leader Are You?

2. Strengths-Based Leadership Priorities: You Can't Do It All

2. Strengths-Based Leadership Priorities: You Can't Do It All

3. Succeeding at School Change

3. Succeeding at School Change

4. Your Leadership Team: Distributing Roles Effectively

4. Your Leadership Team: Distributing Roles Effectively

5. Communicating so That What You Say Is What They Hear

5. Communicating so That What You Say Is What They Hear

6. Making Professional Learning Communities Worth the Effort

6. Making Professional Learning Communities Worth the Effort

7. Observing All Types of Teachers

7. Observing All Types of Teachers

8. Tools for Schoolwide Discipline

8. Tools for Schoolwide Discipline

9. Working With All Types of Parents

9. Working With All Types of Parents

10. Strategies for Coping With the Stress of School Leadership

10. Strategies for Coping With the Stress of School Leadership

Appendix A. Descriptions of Leadership Styles for the 16 Types

Appendix A. Descriptions of Leadership Styles for the 16 Types

Appendix B. Problem-Solving or "Z" Model

Appendix B. Problem-Solving or "Z" Model

Appendix C. Making Type a Schoolwide Language

Appendix C. Making Type a Schoolwide Language

Appendix D. Further Reading on Personality Type

Appendix D. Further Reading on Personality Type

References

References

Index

Index

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Differentiated School Leadership

Effective Collaboration, Communication, and Change Through Personality Type


September 2007 | 232 pages | Corwin

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"The personality type framework allows administrators to know their staff in ways that can be applied every day. Twenty years in the principalship have given me some of the same understandings as those found here, but this book allows those lessons to be learned more quickly and with less cost."
—Brian Doty, Principal
Caledonia Middle School, MN

"This book is research-based and grounded in practice and practical application. A wonderful resource for ensuring high-quality learning environments that honor students' learning preferences."
—Mark Bower, Director of Elementary Education and Staff Development
Hilton Central School District, NY

A dynamic model for transforming leadership teams into powerful agents for school change!

How can you help your leadership team collaborate and resolve conflicts in ways that improve student achievement? The authors demonstrate how an understanding of personality types and adults' individual leadership styles can help school leaders and team members understand one another's personal working preferences, work from individual strengths, uncover new areas for development, and distribute leadership responsibilities more effectively. This text provides:

  • Descriptions of leadership styles
  • Ways to build a team
  • Strategies for coping with leadership stress
  • A model for problem solving

Differentiated School Leadership is an ideal resource for principals, teacher leaders, superintendents, and those leading or serving on school improvement teams.


Table Of Contents:

  • A Note From the Authors
  • Table of Professional Development Activities
  • Introduction
  • About the Authors
  • 1. What Type of Leader Are You?
  • 2. Strengths-Based Leadership Priorities: You Can't Do It All
  • 3. Succeeding at School Change
  • 4. Your Leadership Team: Distributing Roles Effectively
  • 5. Communicating so That What You Say Is What They Hear
  • 6. Making Professional Learning Communities Worth the Effort
  • 7. Observing All Types of Teachers
  • 8. Tools for Schoolwide Discipline
  • 9. Working With All Types of Parents
  • 10. Strategies for Coping With the Stress of School Leadership
  • Appendix A. Descriptions of Leadership Styles for the 16 Types
  • Appendix B. Problem-Solving or "Z" Model
  • Appendix C. Making Type a Schoolwide Language
  • Appendix D. Further Reading on Personality Type
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

Book to centered on education alone. Our program is more broad based audience.
Mr Charles Kramer, Sch Of Ed Organization Leadshp, University of La Verne
“After reading this book, I have a much clearer understanding of why staff members express differing reactions to the same situation. More importantly, I now know what I can do differently to enable better understanding for each person. I look forward to sharing the book and its concepts with our administrators.”
The School Administrator, May 2008, American Association of School Administrators
"This book does more to allow school administrators to follow the old admonition of 'know thyself' than many other training books. The personality type framework informs administrators how to know their staff in ways that can be applied every day. Twenty years in the principalship have given me some of the same understandings as those found in this book, but this book allows those lessons to be learned more quickly and with less cost."
Brian Doty, Principal, Caledonia Middle School, MN
"This book is research-based and grounded in practice and practical application. A wonderful resource for ensuring high-quality learning environments that honor students' learning preferences."
Mark Bower, Director of Elementary Education and Staff Development, Hilton Central School District, NY
"I was glued to the book and constantly thinking about how I could apply what I was reading to my team."
Bruce Deterding, Principal, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita, KS

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