A smart start for professional development
Subtitle: from sticky notes to dragon boats : 20 slightly off-kilter activities for middle schools
By: Jan Burgess.
Publisher: National Middle School Association
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westerville, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 73
ISBN-13: 9781560902171
Subjects: Middle school principals -- United States; Educational leadership -- United States; Teacher effectiveness -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70).
Table of contents: title: List of activities; title: Foreword / by Pete Lorain; title: Introduction; title: The teaching/leading model; title: Building context with opening school activities; title: Gaining perspectives; put yourself in their shoes; title: Two critical components for success; title: Leading from relationships; title: Sharing leadership; title: Nurturing the leadership team; title: The dynamics of balance; title: Targeting success; title: The data filter; title: Mucking with data; title: Professional learning community and student success; title: Leadership keeps it together; title: References; title: Appendix A. The debate documents; title: Appendix B. Poetry performance examples; title: Appendix C. Bull's eye target.