Thank You for Your Leadership: The Power of Distributed Leadership in a Digital Conversion Model - Softcover

Edwards, Mark A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133563189 ISBN 13: 9780133563184

Verlag: Pearson Education (US), 2015

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Designed primarily as a resource for in-service school and district leaders, this text is also applicable for courses in Educational Reform.



Learn about an essential element in Mooresville Graded School District's remarkable increase in student success-distributed leadership by teachers, students, administrators, parents, community members, and support staff.



Through his experience as a principal, dean, and superintendent, Mark Edwards has observed leadership in schools, school systems, grade levels, departments, classrooms, communities, and organizations, and has noted the impact leaders have had on the culture of each group. In this new book he shows how the digital conversion initiative at the Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) in Mooresville, North Carolina has worked successfully through integration with pedagogy and by interlocking leaders throughout the system. Dr. Edwards discusses a practical new view of leadership he calls "second-order leadership," that integrates leadership into every aspect of district life, from hiring procedures to student and parent leadership.



Dr. Edwards clarifies the concept of distributed leadership with insights into cultural conditions, alignment with the vision, and leadership pathways that have fostered leadership throughout his district. He also outlines practical strategies to help other districts spread leadership more broadly and improve teaching and learning to the benefit of students.


"Thank You for Your Leadership shows how the MGSD digital conversion initiative, deeply integrated with pedagogy, is the work of interlocking leaders throughout the system, a culture of learning brought to life by leaders who share the same vision and methodology. Most of the advances in learning linked to digital devices are found in individual schools, and it is very rare to find digitally immersed learning in a whole district. This is what makes Thank You for Your Leadership a unique book . . . . Readers will learn what is possible today and what the future offers."
-from the Foreword by Michael Fullan, author and former dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

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Dr. Mark Edwards has served as a public school superintendent for over twenty years, in Henrico County and Danville, Virginia, and since 2007 in the Mooresville Graded School District in North Carolina, where he has led a widely recognized digital conversion initiative.

 

Dr. Edwards graduated from the University of Tennessee and received his doctoral degree from Vanderbilt University. He has served as a teacher, coach, principal, and college dean and as the vice president of Harcourt Assessment. He comes from a family of educators and is a tireless advocate for public education.

 

Dr. Edwards was named Virginia Superintendent of the Year in 2001, North Carolina Superintendent of the Year in 2012, and AASA National Superintendent of the Year in 2013. He has also been recognized as the 1998 Virginia Superintendent of the Year by the Virginia Library Association, the 2000 Virginia Superintendent of the Year by the Virginia Music Association, and the 2014 North Carolina Superintendent of the Year by the North Carolina Art Association. Other awards include the 2003 Harold McGraw Prize in Education, the 2014 North Carolina Forum Jay Robinson Leadership award, and the 2014 North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

 

Dr. Edwards currently serves as the chairman of the League of Innovative Schools advisory board and as president of the North Carolina Superintendents’ Association. He is considered an expert on North Carolina antique art pottery, loves cheering on his son Luke’s sports teams, and is an enthusiastic fan of music of all kinds.

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“In many organizations, leadership roles are set in stone, providing little opportunity for others to lead. But we have found that if we reverse the mindset and proactively encourage leadership―with both the opportunity and the expectation―many individuals and teams step up to the challenge.”

-- Dr. Mark Edwards

 

Mooresville Graded School District in Mooresville, North Carolina is widely acclaimed for its digital conversion initiative, which has led to remarkable increases in student success, as described by Superintendent Mark Edwards in his first title, Every Child, Every Day. In this new book, he discusses an essential component of that success―distributed leadership by teachers, students, administrators, parents, community members, and support staff.

 

He explains why “high-performance teaching and learning are not possible with just one or two leaders at the top of an organization,” clarifying the concept of distributed leadership with insights into the cultural conditions, alignment with the vision, and leadership pathways that have fostered leadership throughout his district. He also outlines practical strategies to help other districts spread leadership more broadly and improve teaching and learning to the benefit of students.

 

Praise from the field…

“The question is no longer whether or not we should employ the strategy of distributed leadership to improve our schools. The question is how we should do this. In Dr. Edward’s book, he provides us with the how through inspiring stories of the power of distributed leadership and with practical, every day strategies for building a culture of leadership from our students to our parents to our teachers to our principals to our central leaders. The spirit you feel when visiting the Mooresville Graded School District comes alive in this book, and it renews my passion for ensuring everyone has a voice in the work we do to make a difference for every child, every day." - Dr. Aaron Spence, Superintendent, Virginia Beach City Schools, Virginia Beach, Virginia

 

“Once I started to read this book, I couldn’t put it down. I actually read the book twice in three days. The first time I was able to capture the big picture items and the concept of distributed leadership. I then went back and took notes on how I can change my practice based on the content included in the book.” - Dr. David Schuler, Superintendent–High School District 214, Arlington Heights, Illinois

 

“My major goal is to build capacity in our leaders to forward our strategic goals. Dr. Edwards does a great job in this book of helping us to think through the depth of our leadership capacity and how to maximize their potential.” - Dr. Lynn Moody, Superintendent, Rowan-Salisbury School System, Salisbury, North Carolina

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson Education (US)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0133563189
• ISBN 13: 9780133563184
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
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