Flipping Leadership Doesn’t Mean Reinventing the Wheel

Peter M. DeWitt - Corwin Author and Consultant
Flipping Leadership Doesn’t Mean Reinventing the Wheel
August 2014 | 80 pages | Corwin
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Flip communication for instant impact—and real results for students!

Break away from the old ways of communication and revolutionize leadership and communication at your school.  Use the principles of connectedness and flipped learning to engage stakeholders—teachers, administrators, and parents—digitally, so they’re ready for engaging and productive discussions when you meet in person. Featuring action steps, reflections, and “connected moments,” plus more resources online, this book shows you how flipped leadership:

  • Makes the school community visible to parents
  • Creates authentic staff meetings
  • Maximizes communication between parents and school
  • Models effective use of technology

The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning.
 
"Education is plagued by outdated leadership strategies and techniques that have long lost their luster. DeWitt provides a fresh look at how leaders can make use of precious time while increasing the effectiveness of meetings and communications."
—Eric Sheninger, Principal 

"DeWitt shows his emerging passion for backward design, for working from what needs to be realized to how we then attain such success, and for listening and carrying his staff with him. The book describes a principal’s road to realizing how to see the world in a different and more powerful way." 
—John Hattie, Author, Visible Learning

Contents

Preface

Preface

Introduction

  • 1. Connected Learning: The Precursor to Flipped Leadership
  • What is Connected Learning?
  • Vignette About Twitter and Social Networking
  • Building a PLN
  • 2. To Flip or Not to Flip...and Other Lame Excuses
  • Why Flip?
  • The Haters
  • Is Flipping a Passing Fad?
  • Flipping Out the Classroom
  • 3. Flipped Faculty Meeting
  • How to Flip a Faculty Meeting
  • How It Leads to Better Discussions
  • Examples and Action Steps
  • 4. Flipping Parent Communication
  • Why?
  • How Does It Help School Communication?
  • How It Helps Build a Better Home-School Partnership
  • 5. How to Flip Communication
  • It's What You Make of It
  • How I Do It

Resources

Connected Educators Website

http://www.corwin.com/connectededucators/

Description

Flip communication for instant impact—and real results for students!

Break away from the old ways of communication and revolutionize leadership and communication at your school.  Use the principles of connectedness and flipped learning to engage stakeholders—teachers, administrators, and parents—digitally, so they’re ready for engaging and productive discussions when you meet in person. Featuring action steps, reflections, and “connected moments,” plus more resources online, this book shows you how flipped leadership:

  • Makes the school community visible to parents
  • Creates authentic staff meetings
  • Maximizes communication between parents and school
  • Models effective use of technology

The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning.
 
"Education is plagued by outdated leadership strategies and techniques that have long lost their luster. DeWitt provides a fresh look at how leaders can make use of precious time while increasing the effectiveness of meetings and communications."
—Eric Sheninger, Principal 

"DeWitt shows his emerging passion for backward design, for working from what needs to be realized to how we then attain such success, and for listening and carrying his staff with him. The book describes a principal’s road to realizing how to see the world in a different and more powerful way." 
—John Hattie, Author, Visible Learning

Contents

Preface

Preface

Introduction

  • 1. Connected Learning: The Precursor to Flipped Leadership
  • What is Connected Learning?
  • Vignette About Twitter and Social Networking
  • Building a PLN
  • 2. To Flip or Not to Flip...and Other Lame Excuses
  • Why Flip?
  • The Haters
  • Is Flipping a Passing Fad?
  • Flipping Out the Classroom
  • 3. Flipped Faculty Meeting
  • How to Flip a Faculty Meeting
  • How It Leads to Better Discussions
  • Examples and Action Steps
  • 4. Flipping Parent Communication
  • Why?
  • How Does It Help School Communication?
  • How It Helps Build a Better Home-School Partnership
  • 5. How to Flip Communication
  • It's What You Make of It
  • How I Do It

Resources

Connected Educators Website

http://www.corwin.com/connectededucators/
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Flipping Leadership Doesn’t Mean Reinventing the Wheel


August 2014 | 80 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 01/02/2026 9781483317601 $37.95
Lifetime 01/02/2026 9781483373195 $35.00

Flip communication for instant impact—and real results for students!

Break away from the old ways of communication and revolutionize leadership and communication at your school.  Use the principles of connectedness and flipped learning to engage stakeholders—teachers, administrators, and parents—digitally, so they’re ready for engaging and productive discussions when you meet in person. Featuring action steps, reflections, and “connected moments,” plus more resources online, this book shows you how flipped leadership:

  • Makes the school community visible to parents
  • Creates authentic staff meetings
  • Maximizes communication between parents and school
  • Models effective use of technology

The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning.
 
"Education is plagued by outdated leadership strategies and techniques that have long lost their luster. DeWitt provides a fresh look at how leaders can make use of precious time while increasing the effectiveness of meetings and communications."
—Eric Sheninger, Principal 

"DeWitt shows his emerging passion for backward design, for working from what needs to be realized to how we then attain such success, and for listening and carrying his staff with him. The book describes a principal’s road to realizing how to see the world in a different and more powerful way." 
—John Hattie, Author, Visible Learning


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Connected Learning: The Precursor to Flipped Leadership
  • What is Connected Learning?
  • Vignette About Twitter and Social Networking
  • Building a PLN
  • 2. To Flip or Not to Flip...and Other Lame Excuses
  • Why Flip?
  • The Haters
  • Is Flipping a Passing Fad?
  • Flipping Out the Classroom
  • 3. Flipped Faculty Meeting
  • How to Flip a Faculty Meeting
  • How It Leads to Better Discussions
  • Examples and Action Steps
  • 4. Flipping Parent Communication
  • Why?
  • How Does It Help School Communication?
  • How It Helps Build a Better Home-School Partnership
  • 5. How to Flip Communication
  • It's What You Make of It
  • How I Do It

Recent Product Reviews:

"Education is plagued by outdated leadership strategies and techniques that have long lost their luster. Peter DeWitt provides a fresh look at how leaders can make use of precious time while increasing the effectiveness of meetings and communications. His message is a call to action for leaders to jump on the train before it is too late."
Eric Sheninger, Principal, New Milford High School, New Milford, NJ
"After reading this book, my mind is racing with ideas! I have already started planning for flipped faculty meetings as a way to maximize time with our staff. I am also really intrigued by the possibility of student led conferences. The opportunity to empower our students and allow them to use their voices to link home and school is an important opportunity we cannot miss. Peter's thoughts on the power of being a connected educator and leader and being comfortable with technology are ones that resonated with me because the best way to prepare our students for the future is to model it for them today. This book is a must read for all educators, and especially educational leaders!"
Tony Sinanis, Principal & Corwin Author of The Power of Branding, Cantiague Elementary, Jericho, NY
"Peter is the principal of the flipped! He flipped his teaching, flipped his staff meetings, flipped his newsletters, and shows the passion of flipping! The story shows his emerging passion for backward design, for working from what needs to be realised to how we then attain such success, and for listening and carrying his staff with him. The book describes a principal’s road to realising how to see the world in a different and more powerful way."
John Hattie, Author, Visible Learning, Auckland, NZ
"Peter DeWitt has a great idea, here: taking the flip concept and applying it to leadership. If you’re looking for innovative ways to improve staff meetings and other collaboration within your school, you’ll get a lot out of this book."
Jim Knight, Research Associate and Corwin Author, High Impact Instruction, University of Kansas
"Utilizing the methods of flipped leadership, principles facilitate better management and communication with their faculty, parents, and students, and interact in a deeper level of discussion. With broadcasting tools such as TouchCast, Peter demonstrates how easy it is to promote your ideas through flipped videos and use the valuable time in one-on-one sessions for meaningful dialogue. "
Dr. Ayelet Segal, Head of Education, TouchCast, New York, NY

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