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About this book
For maximum impact, let intention drive your actions.
Leading a team means more than running meetings. It's leading collaborative learning for continuous improvement. Like effective teachers in the classroom, skillful team leaders decide what they are aiming to achieve and make small, intentional moves to produce powerful learning outcomes for teachers and students.
In this long-awaited follow-up to her best-selling book, The Skillful Team Leader, acclaimed educator Elisa MacDonald presents nearly 150 effective moves, organized by intention, for any educator who leads a team.
In this book, you?ll find strategies to lead with purpose and direction, including how to:
- foster an inclusive environment and strengthen team trust
- interrupt bias and cultivate diverse perspectives
- navigate resistance and manage conflict
- facilitate data analysis
- lead peer observation
- assess your team's collaboration
and so much more!
Written in a practitioner-friendly format with a light tone and relatable stories, this is a must-have book for all team leaders and those who support them in your school.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustration List
- About the Author
- Part I Foundations
- 1 Skillful Intentional Leadership Introduction
- 2 Don’t Settle for High-Functioning Teams
- 3 The Real Work of Teams: Collaborative Inquiry
- Part II Essential Understandings
- 4 The Psychology of Groups
- 5 Five Must-Knows About Adult Learners
- 6 The Upside (and Downside) of Being a Peer Leader
- Part III 10 STL Primary Intentions With Moves
- 1 Primary Intention Optimize Learning Conditions: Time, Space, and Accommodations
- 2 Primary Intention Establish Expectations and Responsibilities: Norms and Roles
- 3 Primary Intention Nurture Group Culture: Community and Trust
- 4 Primary Intention Design and Plan Learning: Work Plans, Agendas, and Protocols
- 5 Primary Intention Engage and Interact: Participation and Conflict Resolution
- 6 Primary Intention Lead With Purpose and Direction: Priorities, Inquiry Questions, and Goals
- 7 Primary Intention Promote Intentional Data Use: Assessment and Analysis
- 8 Primary Intention Engage in Analytical Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, and Clear Decision Making: Unbiased Reasoning and Diverse Perspectives
- 9 Primary Intention Implement New Learning: Change, Peer Observation, and Accountability
- 10 Primary Intention Assess: Feedback, Reflection, and Growth for Teams and Leaders
- Bibliography
- Index
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