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The Promise of Collective Leadership
Increasing Educator Retention and Enhancing Student Learning
The promise of collective leadership is within reach. This book provides a clear, practical process to activate teachers, students, and families as vital leaders. Build a vibrant culture of belonging, increase teacher retention, and achieve sustained school outcomes.
Benefits
- Reorient their leadership style to promote collaborative innovation and group solutions
- Promote agency, accountability, and active contributions among all teammates
- Assign clear roles and tasks that capitalize on team members’ strengths and knowledge
- Build a culture of authenticity and belonging among students, teachers, and families
- Share personal knowledge and experience to empower colleagues and encourage growth
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Engaging Collective Leadership
Chapter 2: Optimizing the Power of Agency
Chapter 3: Cultivating a Culture of Belonging
Chapter 4: Improving Knowledge Sharing and Exposing the Hidden Curriculum
Epilogue: Reimagining Schools
PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES
Chapter 1: Engaging Collective Leadership
- Figure 1.1: Appreciative Inquiry–Based Prompts
- Strengths-First Coaching
- Classroom Autonomy Examination
- Engaging Collective Leadership With the REV Framework
- Classroom Agency Examination
- Engaging Teacher Agency With the REV Framework
Chapter 3: Cultivating a Culture of Belonging
Chapter 4: Improving Knowledge Sharing and Exposing the Hidden Curriculum
- Metacognition and Knowledge Sharing
- Elementary School Reflection Questions
- Middle School Reflection Questions
- High School Reflection Questions
- Schoolwide Information Sharing
- Family Information Sharing
- Sharing Knowledge About the Hidden Curriculum With the REV Framework
Epilogue: Reimagining Schools
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