The Intelligent, Responsive Leader - Katz, Steven

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Auteur(s) : Katz, Steven - Dack, Lisa Ain - Malloy, John

Editeur : Corwin

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 30/06/2017

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 194.0

ISBN : 150633315X

What does it mean to be a lead learner in a school? What does it mean to be a learning organization ? This book takes up those questions by advancing a concept of the school as a learning organization in which prescribed expectations and experiential professional judgment don't have to be (and in

Résumé :
Preface
The Rationale
The Focus
Organization
Reading and Using This Book
Acknowledgments
Publisher's Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1: The Challenge of Leading in the Middle Space
Beyond Intentional Interruption
The Centrality of Professional Learning
Leading in the Middle Space
Implementation Challenges at the Nexus of Pressures and Supports
Initiativitis and Literal Leadership
Polemics in the Middle Space
Time for Reflection
Chapter 2: The Intelligent, Responsive School
The Power of And
Prescription and Professional Judgment
Intelligent Expectations
Responsive Conditions
The Relationship Between Intelligent and Responsive
Beyond Polemics
Time for Reflection
Chapter 3: Intelligent, Responsive Leadership Practice
Leadership, Professional Learning, and Classroom Practice
Intelligent Leadership Practices
Leading an Intelligent, Responsive School
Time for Reflection
Chapter 4: The Psychological Foundations of Getting Better
The Psychological Foundations of Leadership Learning Inquiries
The Psychological Foundations of Collaborative Leader Learning
Time for Reflection
Chapter 5: Getting Better at Influence Through Leader Learning Inquiries
What Are Leader Learning Teams?
Leadership Learning Inquiries
Developing a Leadership Inquiry Question Using Our Leadership Inquiry Template
The How of a Leadership Inquiry
Why Sticking With the Template Matters
Knowing When a Leadership Inquiry Is Done
Moving Forward
Time for Reflection
Chapter 6: Ensuring That Together Is Better
The Mechanics of the Leader Learning Team
The Ongoing Spirit of Critical Friendship
Our Learning Conversations Protocol: An Intentional Interruption Strategy for Enhanced Collaborative Learning
Toward a Preferred Future of the Intelligent, Responsive School
Time for Reflection
References
Index
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Biographie:

Steven Katz is the director of Aporia Consulting Ltd. and a faculty member in the Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE, UT), where he teaches in the Child Study and Education graduate program. He is the recipient of the OISE, UT- wide award for teaching excellence. Steven has a PhD in human development and applied psychology, with specialization in applied cognitive science. His areas of expertise include cognition and learning, teacher education, networked learning communities, leading professional learning, and evidence-informed decision making for school improvement. He has received the Governor General's Medal for excellence in his field and has been involved in research and evaluation, professional development, and consulting with a host of educational organizations around the world. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World, Building and Connecting Learning Communities, Intentional Interruption, and The Intelligent, Responsive Leader.

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Dr. Steven Katz is a faculty-member in Applied Psychology & Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto (UT), where he is the coordinator of the Psychology of Learning and Development teacher education program component. He is the recipient of the OISE/UT-wide award for teaching excellence.

Dr. Katz has a doctorate in human development and applied psychology, with a specialization in applied cognitive science. His areas of expertise include cognition and learning, teacher education, networked learning communities, leading professional learning, and the design of data-driven systems for organizational accountability, planning, and improvement. He has received the Governor General's medal for excellence in his field, and has been involved in research and evaluation, professional development, and consulting with a host of educational organizations around the world. He is an author of several best-selling books, including Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World, Building and Connecting Learning Communities, and Intentional Interruption.

Lisa Ain Dack has a doctorate in Developmental Psychology and Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE, UT). Lisa is a senior associate at Aporia Consulting Ltd. Her main area of focus is on professional learning communities, and understanding the nature of successful professional learning and the barriers to its implementation. Lisa is also involved in applied research and program evaluations at the primary and secondary levels. Recent projects include researching a new model for learning about assessment for learning, building a learning network to better understand and implement assessment for learning in mathematics, and researching the development of a learning network to increase achievement in First Nations students through improved attendance and engagement. Lisa also facilitates Principal Learning Teams throughout Ontario, where she acts as critical friend as administrators work through inquiry cycles based on leadership problems of professional practice. In addition, Lisa leads workshops for administrators and teachers throughout Ontario on within-school professional learning communities and cross-school networked learning communities, as well as on data-driven decision making. Lisa is an instructor in the Concurrent Teacher Education Program and the Master of Teaching Program at OISE, UT.

Dr. John Malloy is an experienced educator/leader and a passionate and committed advocate for public education. Over his 29 year career, Dr. Malloy has been an English teacher, guidance counselor, principal, superintendent, Director of Education and most recently Assistant Deputy Minister of the Leadership and Learning Environment Division at the Ontario Ministry of Education. In his current role as Assistant Deputy Minister, Dr. Malloy is responsible for strengthening the leadership abilities of board administrators and educators, for supporting effective school board governance structures, for promoting equity, inclusive, healthy and safe schools and for developing teaching policy and standards. Dr. Malloy believes strongly in the importance of working collaboratively with all partners to achieve our shared goals in education.? His priority is to provide equitable access and opportunity to learning environments that promote well-being and allow Ontario's learners to achieve success.?Dr. Malloy holds a Doctorate in Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, a Master of Education from? Xavier University, a Master ...