Leading Change Together: Developing Educator Capacity Within Schools and Systems
Brand: ASCD
Categories: Books, Education & Teaching, Schools & Teaching



Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.5 x 8.9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1416624974
Language: English
ISBN-10: 141662497X
Publisher: ASCD
Print length: 176 pages
Publication date: January 2, 2018
author: Eleanor Drago-Severson Jessica Blum-DeStefano
review: Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover p>"If we can get adult development right, we can change the world!" Adult development . . . in schools? Yes. In fact, understanding and sharing ideas--and implementing practices--that help adults explore experiences and assumptions is a powerful driver of school change. Eleanor Drago-Severson and Jessica Blum-DeStefano share expertise that has evolved from their many decades of research and work with educators and show you how to Deepen your understanding of adult development and its role in systemic and schoolwide change and educational improvement, Connect theory to practice with developmentally oriented structures and strategies that enhance collaboration, communication, and feedback, Support individual and, organizational growth with a differentiated approach to leadership and capacity building, and Build trust, capacity, collegiality, and sustainability with developmental practices that meet adult needs. Whether you work in a school, district, university, educational institution, or other learning organization, you'll learn how to infuse leadership, collaboration, communication, and capacity building with a deep understanding of individuals' experiences and capacities--and how they influence our day-to-day work. Leading Change Together explains how you and other adult learners can effect tremendous change in schools and systems. About the Author Eleanor (Ellie) Drago-Severson is Professor of Education Leadership and Adult Learning and Leadership, and director of the PhD Program in Educational Leadership, at Teachers College, Columbia University. A developmental psychologist, Ellie teaches, conducts research, and consults to school and district leaders, teacher leaders, and organizations on professional and personal growth and learning; leadership that supports principal, teacher, school, and leadership development; and coaching and developmental mentoring in K–12 schools, university settings, and other for-profit and nonprofit organizations. She is also an internationally certified Immunity to Change Coach who works with leaders to build internal capacity, improve performance, and help them achieve their goals. Her work is inspired by the idea that schools, districts, and organizations must be places where adults and those entrusted to them can grow. Ellie is dedicated to creating the conditions to achieve this and to helping leaders and educators of all kinds do the same on behalf of supporting adults and those in their care. She teaches aspiring and practicing principals in Columbia University's Summer Principals Academy, and aspiring superintendents in the Urban Education Leaders Program. She also coaches principals, assistant principals, and teacher leaders in the Cahn Fellows Program for Distinguished Leaders. In addition, Ellie is a faculty member in Columbia University's Adult Learning and Leadership Program, where she teaches leaders from for-profit organizations, consulting organizations, and senior leadership teams in business and educational sectors. She earned her BA from C.W. Post, Long Island University, and her master's and doctorate from Harvard's Graduate School of Education, where she was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from 1998 to 2001. Prior to her work at Teachers College, she served on the faculty at Harvard's Graduate School of Education (1998–2005). She was invited to serve on Harvard's Alumni Council from 2011 to 2015. Ellie was awarded the Morningstar Award for excellence in teaching (2005) from Harvard's Graduate School of Education. She has written and coauthored many books. Jessica Blum-DeStefano is an adjunct instructor at Bank Street College of Education, where she teaches adult development and qualitative research methods. For the past nine years, she has also cotaught adult development with Ellie in the Summer Principals Academy at Teachers College. Jessica earned her PhD in Education Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University, after nine rewarding years as a teacher and school leader in alternative education settings. She holds additional degrees from Emory University (BA), Hofstra University (MA), and Teachers College (M.Phil.).