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Author White, Mark (Educator), author.

Title Leading schools in disruptive times : how to survive hyper-change / Mark E. White, Dwight L. Carter
Edition Second edition
Published Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (313 pages)
Contents Chapter 1. -- Schools disrupted: understanding how we got here -- Chapter 2. -- Types of school disruptions: challenges in a post-COVID world -- Chapter 3. -- Student and staff safety: pandemics and violence -- Chapter 4. -- Diversity: new challenges in the school mosaic -- Chapter 5. -- Technology: new opportunities and new challenges -- Chapter 6. -- Education reforms: searching for the freedom to lead and the freedom to teach -- Chapter 7. -- Generational differences: leading boomers, X, Y, Z, and alphas in new learning spaces -- Chapter 8. -- Global readiness: preparing for the 2030s, 2040s, and beyond ... -- Chapter 9. -- Transparency: The world is watching -- Chapter 10. -- A new school assessment for the 2020s: more than test scores. -- Chapter 11. -- An accelerating world: leading schools in an age of hyper-change
Summary From surviving to thriving during constant disruption The updated edition of this handbook couldn't have come at a better time. Focusing on lessons learned from the disruptions of 2020, including the COVID school closures and the renewed pursuit of social justice, the authors show school leaders how to prepare for and respond to disruptions that are leading to a "new normal." Educators are racing to stay ahead of pandemic-scale disruptions and need a blueprint for transformation. This book will walk you through the decision-making process so you'll be able to transform as a leader to confront the issues you'll face in the 2020s. Features include: * Practical strategies for identifying and responding to disruptions * An overview of the CAT framework: coping, adjusting, transforming * Real-life stories from exceptional educational leaders * Tips on guiding teachers, staff, and students through the many lessons learned during the pandemic * Activities, scenarios, and practical actions to lead through complex topics that include remote learning, social justice issues, education reforms, generational differences, and social media issues The pandemic has been the biggest disruption in school history, and this will be a decade of monumental change for schools. Your stakeholders will look to you to guide them--and this book gives you the tools you need to have the mindset and practical steps to be successful in an ever-changing world
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Educational leadership -- United States
School management and organization -- United States
Educational change -- United States
Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States
Education and globalization -- United States
Education -- Aims and objectives
Education and globalization
Educational change
Educational leadership
School management and organization
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Carter, Dwight, author.
ISBN 9781071849859
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