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Leading by Design

by: Erkens, Cassandra; Twadell, Eric; Dufour, Richard

Leading by Design

by: Erkens, Cassandra; Twadell, Eric; Dufour, Richard

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9781935542292
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193554229X
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Copyright: 01/12/2012
Publisher: Solution Tree

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By focusing on what students learn rather than what they are taught, schools can redefine their mission and begin the transition to a professional learning community. But once leaders understand the PLC concepts, how do they actually implement them? In Leading by Design: An Action Framework for PLC at Work¿ Leaders, authors Cassandra Erkens and Eric Twadell move beyond theory into practice, demonstrating the importance of strong leadership in creating a PLC. Through interviewing and engaging with the most effective leaders in districts, schools, and teams across North America, Erkens and Twadell examine the successes and struggles of leaders attempting PLC restructuring in order to bring you replicable techniques from leaders who have achieved proven, sustainable results. Leading by Design offers a leadership framework to guide readers through active school reculturing.

About the Authors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The PLC Knowing-Doing Gap	p. 2
The Research	p. 3
A Leadership Framework-The Missing Link	p. 6
Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead	p. 9
The Need for Organizational Leadership Development	p. 9
The Study of Leadership Practices	p. 11
The Seven Leadership Practices of Highly Effective PLC Leaders	p. 13
The Journey	p. 27
Creating and Sustaining Collaborative Relationships	p. 29
Engineering Success	p. 30
Monitoring for Success	p. 36
Intervening for Success	p. 42
Aligning Systems	p. 49
The Aligned System	p. 50
Leading Change	p. 55
Paying Attention to Context and Culture	p. 58
Analyzing for System Alignment	p. 59
Establishing Success Indicators and Monitoring Criteria	p. 62
Establishing Tight/Loose Decision Making	p. 65
Case Studies: Putting It Together	p. 67
Facilitating Shared Responsibility	p. 75
Accountability Versus Shared Responsibility	p. 77
From I, My, and You to Us, We, and Ours	p. 82
Enabling a Culture of Relational Trust	p. 84
Building Relational Trust	p. 86
Embracing Dissonance	p. 89
Decoupling Position, Power, and Authority	p. 95
Building Coherence and Clarity	p. 99
Focusing on the One Thing	p. 100
Answering the Why Question Before the How Question	p. 103
Clearly Communicating Priorities	p. 108
Framing Collaborative Conversations to Ensure Shared Understanding	p. 111
A Cultural Barometer	p. 116
Modeling Practices and Expectations	p. 119
Windows and Mirrors	p. 121
Modeling Teaching Skills	p. 123
Modeling Craft Knowledge	p. 128
Modeling Personal Qualities	p. 131
Case Studies: Modeling Practices and Expectations	p. 134
Leading to Learn	p. 141
Reflecting on Leadership Effectiveness of Self and Others	p. 143
Reflecting on the Individual's Leadership Effectiveness	p. 147
Reflecting on the Team or the Organization's Leadership Effectiveness	p. 151
Using Celebrations and Honoring Processes	p. 155
The Power of Celebration	p. 159
Developing Leadership Capacity in Self and Others	p. 161
Developing Leadership Capacity in Self	p. 163
Developing Leadership Capacity in Others	p. 165
Developing Leadership Capacity Systems	p. 168
Case Studies: Developing Leadership Capacity From Every Level	p. 178
Epilogue	p. 183
Emotionally and Socially Intelligent Leaders	p. 184
Leading to Learn, Learning to Lead	p. 187
References and Resources	p. 189
Index	p. 195
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