R L Education: 708 books
Working for Kids
Educational Leadership as Inquiry and Invention
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Much of the current discourse on improving school leadership, and particularly the performance of principals, is misguided. There is much too much emphasis on evaluation and standards as determined by policy makers and professors and not nearly enough attention to how one provides performance-driven...
Answering the Call to Teach
A Novel Approach to Exceptional Classroom Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
Answering the Call to Teach: A Novel Approach to Effective Classroom Instruction makes the case that effective teaching begins with people who have a sincere calling to teach. The book discusses how children respond more creatively to teachers who have a calling. These teachers are more passionate,...
Inside the Teenage Brain
Parenting a Work in Progress
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Teenagers are perplexing, intriguing, and spirited creatures. In an attempt to discover the secrets to their thoughts and actions, parents have tried talking, cajoling, and begging them for answers. The result has usually been just more confusion. But new and exciting light is being shed on these...
Practical Leadership Strategies
Lessons from the World of Professional Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
This book details characteristics and behaviors manifested by effective leaders and discussion of how their behavior was informed by leadership theory. Robert Palestini describes the leadership practice of professional baseball coaches as a way to illustrate situational leadership theory, offering...
Making Group Work Easy
The Art of Successful Facilitation
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
This book teaches a process that will help both teachers and administrators plan for and conduct meetings that are meaningful, useful, and that generate results. The place to start this work is before the meeting even begins. A careful look at the purposes of the meeting, the working agreements that...
by William Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2001
Dedicated, informed school board members are basic to school improvement and success. This practical book explains the role of the board member, from election to taking office. Potential board members are introduced to timely issues they are likely to face, including school violence, high-stake testing,...
by William T. Hartman
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2003
A unique resource for both academics and practitioners, School District Budgeting provides a comprehensive look at the resource allocation process, from developing planning guidelines to reporting the results of financial operations. An all-inclusive guide, the book provides theoretical and practical treatments of the entire budget process.
The Chief Development Officer
Beyond Fundraising
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Until recently, the chief development officer (CDO) has focused primarily, if not exclusively, on fundraising. In the past two decades, largely in response to greater demand and competition for fundraising revenue, the responsibilities and corresponding required competencies of CDOs have evolved....
Finding Success the First Year
A Survivor's Guide for New Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
New teachers have it tough. They have a very difficult and complex job, and they must learn how to do it in front of a studio audience of unruly adolescents, anxious parents, and watchful administrators. To help new teachers navigate this daunting backdrop, Finding Success the First Year is here to...
Better Writing
Beyond Periods and Commas
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Using casual language and a straightforward approach, Better Writing: Beyond Periods and Commas provides students with an easy-to-read and effective guide for developing their writing skills. Rather than intimidate and overwhelm novice writers with vast sets of rules, Travis Koll utilizes simple and...
Strong Schools, Strong Leaders
What Matters Most in Times of Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
These are tough times for schools. With the current accountability measures and economic instability, schools are finding it hard to keep up. They are being flipped upside-down, bent out of shape, and stretched to the limit. Although everyone is taking a real beating, it has also sparked a stirring...
Statistics Made Simple for School Leaders
Data-Driven Decision Making
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2002
The chief executive officer of a corporation is not much different from a public school administrator. While CEOs base many of their decisions on data, for school administrators, this type of research may conjure up miserable memories of searching for information to meet a graduate school requirement....
Building a Bridge to Success
From Program Improvement to Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
Principals want all students to bridge the achievement gap. Sometimes they just don't know how to make it happen. This book looks at what successful principals do to close the achievement gap and move their schools from one that needs improvement to one that is succeeding for all students. With current...
Breaking Away from the Textbook
Creative Ways to Teach World History
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
Teaching history should not simply be an endless recitation of irrelevant facts, entombed between the covers of a textbook. Instead, Breaking Away from the Textbook offers a fascinating journey through world history. Not a comprehensive, theory-heavy guide, this book instead focuses on exciting classroom...