How leaders learn : cultivating capacities for school improvement / Gordon A. Donaldson, Jr. ; foreword by Roland S. Barth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donaldson, Gordon A., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School administrators--Training of.

School administrators.

School management and organization.

Educational leadership.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

xiii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2008]

Summary:

How Leaders Learn portrays the developmental experiences of educators seeking to become accomplished leaders in their schools. The author presents a new model of leadership knowledge: the Interpersonal-Cognitive-Intrapersonal (I-C-I) model. Through the stories of teacher leaders and administrators in several leadership development programs, the book depicts the evolution of understanding, skill, and self-confidence. These learners grapple with questions essential to all effective leadership: Does my leadership generate improved learning for the students in my school? What are my greatest assets as a leader? What are my greatest liabilities, and what do I do about them? Can I find a leadership role that is both productive and sustainable for me and for the school I serve?

Contents:

1 A Language for Leader Learning 4

A Leader in the Midst of Leadership 5

Leadership on the Line 7

Shirley's Challenges: Through the I-C-I Lens 9

The Domains of Leadership Knowledge: A Synopsis 11

2 Three Learning Leaders 15

Kate Tests the Leadership Waters 16

Ted Changes His Working Relationships 19

Lori Gains a Foothold as a Teacher Leader 22

Four Themes in Leader Learning 25

3 The Lessons Are in the Leading 28

The Power of Practice 29

Hey, This Is About Me! 32

Knowing That I Am Leading 34

4 A Pebble in Your Shoe: Where Learning Starts 40

Finding a Pebble 41

The Nature of Pebbles 44

Common Leadership Challenges Through the I-C-I Lens 45

Planful Learning 47

5 Cultivating Relationships That Mobilize: Interpersonal Learning 53

Can I-Should I-Push? 55

Mobilization Skills 57

Relationship-Building Skills 62

Interpersonal Learning Happens Interpersonally 66

6 In the Heart of the Learner: Intrapersonal Learning 70

Where There's a Will-Is There a Way? 72

Can I Lead? A Matter of Values and Capability 74

Finding the "Values" Fit 78

Finding the "Capability" Fit 80

Can I Manage the Personal Challenges of Leadership? 83

The Essence of Intrapersonal Learning 87

7 Coming to Know I Can Lead 89

Do My Actions Create Something I'd Call Leadership? 90

Am I Making a Difference for Children? 93

Do Those I Seek to Lead See Me as a Leader? 97

Making Sense of the Evidence: The Powers of Reflection 100

8 The Learning Environment for Leader Growth 104

Make Leandership Practice the Source for Learning 105

Have a Plan to Lead, a Plan to Learn, and a Plan to Reflect 107

Tap a Rich Array of Cognitive Knowledge About Learning and Leadership 113

Partners-in-Learning: The Learning Team 115

Partners-in-Learning: The Facilitator as Coach 120

The Condition of Learning Conditions 125

9 Performance Learning 127

Cognitive Learning: Building Blocks for Educational Design 128

Interpersonal Learning: In and from Performance 131

Intrapersonal Learning: The Heart of the Journey 135

The Landscape of Leader Learning 141

10 What We Need to Do 144

Cast the Leadership Net Wide 145

Honor the I and I 146

Consciously Cultivate Leadership 148

Champion Learning-Including Your Own 151

Appendix A Framework for Assessing Leadership Learning 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-170) and index.

ISBN:

9780807748541

0807748544

9780807748558

0807748552

OCLC:

180852021