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Killion, Joellen; Roy, Patricia – National Staff Development Council, 2009
From setting the stage to engaging the community in understanding the purpose of collaborative professional learning teams, this volume covers what leaders need to know to implement more effective professional learning. Chapters focus on changing school culture, scheduling time, planning, using data, designs for professional learning, facilitating…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, School Culture, Central Office Administrators, Time Management
Wehlburg, Catherine M., Ed.; Chadwick-Blossey, Sandra, Ed. – 2003
Chapters of this annual collection explore current and new trends in the field of faculty development. Chapters in the first section, "Faculty Development and Its Role in Institutional and National Crisis," are: (1) "September 11, 2001, as a Teachable Moment" (Edward Zlotkowski); (2) "The Day After: Faculty Behavior in Post-September 11, 2001,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Improvement, Higher Education, Organizational Development
Lieberman, Devorah, Ed.; Wehlburg, Catherine, Ed. – 2001
The chapters in this collection explore current and new trends in the field of faculty development. The first section is devoted to issues that will be of interest at the beginning of the 21st century. The second section considers how students learn and the roles faculty developers play in this process. Section 3 focuses on the faculty developer's…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Improvement, Higher Education, Organizational Development
Wehlburg, Catherine M., Ed.; Chadwick-Blossey, Sandra, Ed. – 2004
An annual publication, "To Improve the Academy" offers a resource for improvement in higher education to faculty, instructional development staff, and administrators. The chapters of part 1, "Past, Present, and Future of SoTL," contains: (1) "The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Past Lessons, Current Challenges, and Future Visions" (Kathleen…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Improvement, Higher Education, Organizational Development
Brubaker, Dale L.; Coble, Larry D. – 1997
The term "derailment" refers to situations in which individuals fall short of their career goals or groups fail to meet their organizational objectives. This book sets forth strategies to prevent derailment, both at the individual and organizational level. Following the prologue in the form of a cautionary tale, chapter 1 provides self-assessment…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Career Development, Leadership Training
Chaleff, Ira – 1995
This book provides a model of followership that removes the passive connotations of the role and presents a dynamic alternative for contributing to an organization's pursuit of its mission. The dynamic model, in which leaders and followers form an action circle around a common purpose, balances and supports dynamic leadership. Chapter 1 explores…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Conflict Resolution, Group Dynamics
Orlich, Donald C. – 1989
In 10 chapters, this book offers a clear nonlinear vision for continuously preparing professional and classified staff for the purpose of improving schools and student academic achievement. Chapter 1 shows the importance of inservice education and provides a rationale for conducting systematic, if not empirically based, programs. Chapter 2 details…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Higher Education, Inservice Education
Donaldson, Gordon A., Jr., Ed.; Marnik, George F., Ed. – 1995
This book presents the stories of a group of Maine educators--teacher leaders, teaching principals, and principals--who met at the Maine Academy for School Leaders (MASL) in 1992 to share their experiences and frustrations and to help each other improve their understanding and practice of educational leadership. They share personal accounts of how…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Leadership
Bell, Chip R. – 1996
A new paradigm for mentoring is necessary in today's companies, which Peter Senge has referred to as "learning organizations" (Senge 1990). This book argues that mentoring in learning organizations today means valuing creativity over control, fostering growth by facilitating learning, and helping others get smart, not only get ahead. In the new…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Instructional Leadership, Interprofessional Relationship, Leadership Styles
Bookbinder, Robert M. – 1992
This book synthesizes research findings on principal effectiveness, viewing the principal as a key factor in ensuring school effectiveness and productivity. Methodology includes an extensive literature review, participation and observation grounded in theory, and pragmatic responses to conditions and issues. Chapter 1 presents an overview of…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Resources, Leadership
Fisher, Biddy – 1994
This guide from Library Association Publishing has been designed to assist those wishing to review mentoring for its application to a particular workplace, the library. Often making use of a question and answer format, it discusses the roles of both the mentor and the protege, including potential benefits for each party and behaviors each party…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries
Berge, Zane L., Ed. – 2001
This book shows organizations how to move beyond the initial phases of setting up a distance training program to making it a part of the strategic planning process, including infrastructure, budget, staffing, and policy planning. It examines distance training programs in 17 leading-edge for-profit, nonprofit, and government organizations,…
Descriptors: Business, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education
Costa, Arthur L., Ed.; Liebmann, Rosemarie M., Ed. – 1997
The time has come to shift the focus from the "what" of knowledge (content) to the "how" of learning (processes). This book is the third in a series of three books in the Process as Content trilogy. The book offers suggestions and strategies for educators beginning the journey of transferring education into a process-oriented paradigm. The book…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Direct linkBrown, John L. – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004
Explore how high-level users of ASCD's Understanding by Design (UbD) have applied this best-selling framework to improve both student achievement and organizational effectiveness. Incorporating advice and guidelines from educators throughout the United States, John Brown gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how they leverage UbD principles to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Brubaker, Dale L. – 1994
This book deals with the process dimensions of curriculum development through the prism of creative imagination and self-expression. Its theme is that personal and professional growth can occur in tandem. It shows how to create settings and learning communities that empower people to identify and use their talents. Case studies of critical…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Collegiality, Creative Thinking, Curriculum Development
