You can't make this up! : : stories from the field : resolving educational leadership dilemmas / / by Linda Rae Markert.

• Superior document: Educational Leadership and Leaders in Contexts ; Volume 5
• VerfasserIn: Markert, Linda Rae,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill Sense,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Educational leadership and leaders in contexts ; Volume 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

In You Can’t Make This Up! the author invites both emerging educational leaders and practicing school administrators to read a series of short stories recounted by principals and vice principals employed in schools across the United States, in Germany and Cyprus. This collection of present-day stories highlights the types of challenges school leaders encounter on a daily basis, all of which demand informed decisions, but none of which are easily resolved. Each story is presented in a case study format, and aligned with selected elements within one of the ten Professional Standards for Educational Leadership (PSEL). At a critical juncture in each case, a series of “questions to ponder” is presented, followed by a segment describing “what actually occurred?”

Table of Contents

Beginning an International Conversation among School Leaders -- Mission Vision and Core Values -- Ethics and Professional Norms -- Equity and Cultural Responsiveness -- Curriculum Instruction and Assessment -- Community of Care and Support for Students -- Professional Capacity of School Personnel -- Professional Community for Teachers and Staff -- Meaningful Engagement of Families and Community -- Operations and Management -- School Improvement -- Final Reflections