Great leaders equal great schools : alliances and discourse for educational reform

• Other Authors: Cyprès, Autumn (Editor), Breckner, John (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Pub., 2012.
• Series: Leaders, schools, and change.
• Subjects: School improvement programs > Tennessee > Case studies.; Educational leadership > Tennessee > Case studies.; elektronické knihy; Case studies.; Education > Administration > General.; Educational administration and organization.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806614615
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-015-5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 314 pages) : illustrations

The networks of Tennessee politicians, school leaders, and academics are rife with significant contributors to the national fabric of educational reform. This cadre includes Former White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker, United States Senator Bill Frist (currently Chairman of the Tennessee State Co...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword / Jamie Woodson
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction / Autumn Cyprès and Nicole Wilson
• Part I. The model
• Chapter 1. A vision for new leadership preparation / Pam Angelle and Vince Anfara
• Chapter 2. Teaching new leaders: A view from the academy / Jason Huff
• Chapter 3. Shuttle diplomacy: An interview with the principal in residence / Betty Sue Sparks and Autumn Cyprès
• Part II. New leaders in action
• Chapter 4. Critical leadership responsibilities for change / Beth Blevins
• Chapter 5. Implementation and obstacles of assessment practice in the seventh and eighth-grade / Paula Jo Brown
• Chapter 6. Data reflection: How looking within helps middle school teachers improve instruction / Jonathan East
• Chapter 7. Yes we can! The how and what of improving language arts and literacy achievement / Kimberle Harrison
• Chapter 8. Student leadership teams: The key to sociopersonal development / Alisha Hinton
• Chapter 9. Interventions that work: A look at student attendance and achievement / Renee Kelly
• Chapter 10. Writing in the third-grade: Teacher strategies and student strategies / Tiffany Mclean
• Chapter 11. Comprehensive approaches to behavioral disorder / Terry Neiporte
• Chapter 12. Fostering instructional practices that last / Ryan Siebe
• Chapter 13. The jeanie in a bottle: How writers workshops create middle school success stories / Shay Siler
• Chapter 14. Do this, not that! Inside data analysis and the instructional decisions of math teachers / Jamie Snyder
• Chapter 15. The best five: Effective professional development components utilized by school leaders that really affect teacher practices / Robert Speas
• Part III. Leadership discourses
• Chapter 16. Reflections from allies / Lamar Alexander, Oliver Buzz Thomas, Bob Rider, Jimmy Cheek, Kevin Huffman, James P. McIntyre, Jr., Autumn Cyprès, and Donna Wright
• Epilogue / John Breckner
• About the authors.