The Learning Leader

Our strategic focus at Catholic Education Parramatta in 2012 is 'Learning by Inquiring'. To help guide us in this focus we will be using Douglas Reeves book 'The Learning Leader'
Douglas Reeves, author of The Learning Leader says ‘the best analytical leaders are not masters of answers but rather persistent questioners.’
Learning Exchange has access to both the print and eBook version of Learning Leader as well as many other articles written by Douglas Reeves.

The Learning Leader: How to focus School Improvement for Better Results.

Electronic book version

The Learning Leader : How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results by Reeves Douglas B, 2006 | ASCD This book introduces the Leadership for Learning Framework, which gives readers a tool for measuring and understanding how their own actions influence student achievement.

Staff and teachers at Catholic Education Parramatta can access an electronic copy of 'The Learning Leader' book via our Ebook library. This can be be viewed online or downloaded to your Desktop. Or you can download it your iPad via the Blue Fire reader app. Scan the QR code on the left to take you to the Ebook Library version.
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Print Version
Available for loan from Learning Exchange

Other resources authored by Douglas Reeves
Ebooks from the Ebook Library via Staffnet

Renewal Coaching Workbook by Reeves Douglas B; Allison Elle, 2010 | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. In their groundbreaking book, Renewal Coaching, Douglas Reeves and Elle Allison offered coaches, managers, teachers, and consultants a research-based, sustainable approach...

Leading Change in Your School : How to Conquer Myths, Build Commitment, and Get Results by Reeves Douglas B, 2009 | ASCD Providing real-life examples of leaders who have successfully met the challenge of change, distinguished author and researcher Douglas B. Reeves shows educational leaders how they can create the conditions...

Reframing Teacher Leadership to Improve Your School by Reeves Douglas B, 2008 | ASCD School improvement expert Douglas B. Reeves proposes a new framework to promote effective and lasting change through teacher leadership and action research.

Articles	(Contact Learning Exchange for access to the following articles)

Leadership for Student Empowerment.
By: Reeves, Douglas B.. Educational Leadership, Nov2008, Vol. 66 Issue 3, p84-85, 2p
The article discusses how school superintendent Sheldon Berman increased self-efficacy of students in the Hudson Public School district in Massachusetts and the Jefferson County Public School district in Kentucky. The author discusses a service learning program Berman implemented in the Hudson Public School district that requires students participate in community service and encourages student involvement in school management and decision making. He discusses the adaptation of the program to urban schools in the Jefferson County Public School district and the use of inquiry-based mathematics instruction, reading interventions and a different history curriculum.

Challenging Inequity, Insisting on Excellence.
By: Reeves, Douglas B.. Educational Leadership, Oct2008, Vol. 66 Issue 2, p85-86, 2p
The article discusses conflicting methods of reducing achievement gaps for students of different races and socioeconomic contexts. The author notes an method supported by the Efficacy Institute, an educational organization, that emphasizes high educational standards for all students, the promotion of motivation and self-efficacy in students and curriculum reform based on student feedback.

CRAFTING Strategic Plans.
By: Butler, Kevin. District Administration, Mar2008, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p36-41, 6p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Illustration
The article offers information on the key principles to enhance K12 leadership at school districts in the U.S. Douglas Reeves, founder of the Leadership and Learning Center in Colorado, mentioned some simple principles that can help K12 leaders be more effective in creating and communicating objectives to staff and improving accountability. Reeves added that teachers and staff bring about change by seeing and buying into benefits of new initiatives.

Accountability at a crossroads.
By: Reeves, Douglas B.. Leadership, Nov/Dec2004, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p12-37, 6p
Abstract: Argues that the United States needs school leaders who will make accountability decisions that are grounded in research, not popularity. Effective leaders as architects of the boundaries; Motivation of students by choice and empowerment; Legitimate criticisms of standards; Building on strengths; Searching for strengths; Drawing meaningful influences; Adoption versus implementation.

Video resources
Educational Leadership with Dr Douglas Reeves (interview by Kris Needham 4:45 mins)
Discussion around relationships betweens School leaders action and student outcomes

Leadership and excellence in schools

Linking leadership to student learning: the contributions of leader efficacy, Educational Administration Quarterly, Vol 44, No 4, Oct 2008, pp 496-528.

Collective leadership effects on student achievement, Educational Administration Quarterly, Vol 44, No 4, Oct 2008, pp 529-592.

Excellence for all, Educational Leadership, Vol 66, No 2, Oct 2008, pp 14-17.

Learning from world class schools, Educational Leadership, Vol 66, No 2, Oct 2008, pp 44-51.

Michael Fullan - Michael Fullans website contains a large number of resources and articles.

Latest journal articles from hardcopy journals

iPod spirituality, Presence, vol 14, no 3 Sep 2008, p6-9.
Technology changes the way we do things, sometimes in suprising ways. It can even change the way we practice our spirituality.

Making partnership real, EQ, Spring 2008, p6-7.
Discusses how culture of the school can be altered to reduce parental hostility, stimulate parents personal development and help to build community capacity and social capital.

The bullying that follows you home, EQ, Spring 2008, p24-26.
Bullying had evolved and the age old threats experienced from playgrounds and school buses now extend to mobile phones and computer screens.

Young children and bullying, Every Child, vol 14, No 3, 2008, p 22-23.

Authenticity in a virtual world, EQ winter 2008, p11-12
In light of the increasing pervasiveness of the internet Tom Hoerr makes the case that focusing on developing Emotional intelligence must become a school priority and should be an integral part of student assessment and faculty development

Encouraging teenagers to read - reigniting some good ideas, info@aslnsw, Issue 3 2008, p6-7.

Learning for Leadership, Teacher, Sep 2008, p 11-15.
Learning leaders need to have guiding conceptions of school leadership. But there are numerous ways that leadership can be described.

Leadership

We do make a difference: shared moral purpose and shared leadership in the pursuit of learning, Michael Bezzina, Leading and Managing, Vol 14, No 1 Autumn/winter 2008, pp 38-59.

Shared leadership: building productive relationships, Teacher, May 2008, pp52-55.

Imagining school leadership. Professional Educator Vol 7 No 2 June 2008, pp 16-21.

Leadership/Principalship

Books
Launching your first principalship :a guide for beginning principals /Barbara L. Brock, Marilyn L. Grady.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; [London] :Corwin, c2004.

From first-year to first-rate :principals guiding beginning teachers /Barbara L. Brock, Marilyn L. Grady.
Thousand Oaks, CA :Corwin Press,2007.

Avoiding burnout :a principal's guide to keeping the fire alive /Barbara L. Brock & Marilyn L. Grady.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. :Corwin Press, 2002.

Journal articles
"Living on barbed wire": Resilient women administrators in educational leadership programs, EAQ, Vol 44, No 1, Feb 2008, pp3-29.

Identifying future leaders with potential, Principal matters, Autumn 2008, p12-15.

Leadership articles

A new model for educational leadership, Teacher: the National Education Magazine, Dec 2007, pp 55-59.

Educational leadership for social justice: enhancing the ethical dimension of educational leadership, Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, Vol 11, No 2. Dec 2007, pp176-187.

Special edition: Future school leaders: images and challenges, Leading and Managing Vol 13, No 2 Spring/Summer 2007.

Leadership trends: how should we be preparing our leaders for the future, Teacher: than National Education Magazine, Feb 2008, pp 53-55.

Authentic Educative leadership for Authentic learning, Learning Matters, Vol 12, No 2, 2007, pp 3-8.

The four truths of the storyteller, Harvard Business Review, Dec 2007, pp53-59.
Special edition: Leadership and Strategy for the twenty first century, Harvard Business Review, Jan 2008.

How star women build portable skills, Harvard Business Review, Feb 2008, pp 74-81.

Leadership articles

Special issue on : Educational Leadership and school renewal, Australian Journal of Education Vol 51, N0 3, Nov 2007.

Standards for school leadership, The Australian Educational Leader, Vol 29, No 4, 2007, pp 10-14.

Overview of research on Australian Educational leadership, ACEL Monograph series, No 40.

School leadership and student outcomes: identifying what works and why., ACEL Monograph series, No 41.

Leading learning and leading teachers: challenges for schools in the 21st century. Leading and Managing, Vol 13, No 1 Aut/Win 2007, pp 1-15.

Job satisfaction and occupational stress in Catholic primary schools: Implications for school leadership, Leading and Managing, Vol 13, No 1 Aut/Win 2007, pp 49-65

A Leader's framework for decision making : wise executives tailor their approach to fit the complexity of the circumstances they face. Harvard Business Review, Nov 2007, pp 69-76

Leadership & Strategic change journal articles

Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership, Harvard Business Review, Vol 85, No. 9, Sep 2007, pp62-71

Leadership Framework, Topics, Vol 17, No 3, Term 3, 2007.

The Institutional Yes: How Amazon's CEO leads strategic change in a culture obsessed with today's customer. Harvard Business Review, Vol 85, No 10, Oct 2007, pp 75-82

New resources on EDUCATION and TECHNOLOGY @ TLRU

Online learning : personal reflections on the transformation of education. by Greg Kearsley (Editor)
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Educational Technology Publications, 2005.
This collection of twenty-six essays presents the history of online education by many of the people who created it. Each contributor discusses his or her work in online education and presents a personal perspective on the field. The chapters explore the themes and issues that have characterized the past development of online education, and will likely affect its future. Distance learning, interactive media, technology for teaching, and building online learning communities are examples of essay topics.
371.3344678 ONL

The self-organizing school : next generation comprehensive school reforms
by Alan Bain
Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007.
The Self-Organizing School identifies nine next-generation reform targets and articulates theory and practice for achieving these goals. In doing so, a self-organized school sets a new benchmark for evaluating site-based data and examples of a process that turns theory into practice. This includes better ways to begin a reform process and understand the roles of technology and feedback in the teaching profession.
371.2 BAI

Better schools better teachers better results : a handbook for improved performance management in your school
By Vic Zbar, Graham Marshall, Paul Power.
Camberwell, Vic. : ACER Press, 2007.
371.200994 ZBA

Sustaining change in schools : how to overcome differences and focus on quality
Daniel P. Johnson.
Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005.
371.200973 JOH

Podcasting for teachers : using a new technology to revolutionize teaching and learning
by Kathleen P. King and Mark Gura. Charlotte, NC : IAP, 2007.
This book provides the most comprehensive understanding available about the where and how of fitting podcasting into the instructional program. It clearly explains practices, connections, and resources in a way that will support the average teacher in transforming the classroom into an extraordinary twenty-first century learning environment.
371.334678 KIN

Leadership Coaching & Mentoring - newly arrived titles

Leadership mentoring: maintaining school improvement in turbulent times (Co-Published with the American Association of School Administrators)
by Steven Jay Gross (Author)
371.2 GRO

Coaching leadership : building educational leadsership capacity through coaching partnerships
by Jan Robertson with a forward by Andy Hargeaves. Wellington, N.Z. : NZCER Press, 2005.
ISBN 1877398020
371.2011 ROB

Both available from the CEO Library. More detailed information on each book can be accessed by clicking on the title of the book.

Pedagogy and Technology - newly arrived titles

Critical Technology Issues for School Leaders (Hardcover)
by Susan Brooks-Young (Author)
371.33 BRO

Using Blogs to Enhance Literacy: The Next Powerful Step in 21st-Century Learning (Paperback)
by Diane Penrod (Author)
808.0420285 PEN

Successful Kindergarten Transition: Your Guide to Connecting Children, Families, & Schools (Paperback)
by Robert C. Pianta (Author), Marcia Kraft-Sayre (Author)
372.218 PIA

Learning By Design (Paperback)
by Mary Kalantzis; Bill Cope; Learning by Design Project Group (Author)
371 KAL

All available from the CEO Library. More detailed information on each book can be accessed by clicking on the title of the book.

Leadership and organisation - newly arrived titles

Finding Your Leadership Style: A Guide for Educators (Paperback)
by Jeffrey Glanz (Author)
371.2011 GLA

Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great (Paperback)
by Jim Collins (Author)
353.5 COL

The Wisdom of Crowds (Paperback)
by James Surowiecki (Author)
303.38 SUR

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by Malcolm Gladwell (Author)
153.44 GLA

Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World (Paperback)
by Margaret J Wheatley (Author)
658.4092 WHE

Presentations That Persuade and Motivate (The Results-Driven Manager Series) (Paperback)
Harvard Business School Press (Author)
658.452 PRE

Face-to-Face Communications for Clarity and Impact (The Results-Driven Manager Series) (Paperback)
Harvard Business School Press (Editor)
658.452 FAC

All available from the CEO Library. More detailed information on each book can be accessed by clicking on the title of the book.

Effective leadership

What makes a good leader?
Principals who use their instructional leadership and those who distribute their leadership to their staff have been proven to be the most effective
Education review Vol 17, No 2 14 Mar 2007, p13

Strategic Leadership: an educational leader imperative
In recent times the role of strategic leadership in schools has earned greater significance as a result of the international trends towards school-based management.
Perspectives on Educational Leadership No 7 17 November 2006

The role of meaningful dialogue in early childhood education leadership
Describes the leadership steps taken to achieve shared vision via meaningful dialogue between board, management and staff that encouraged mental models to be revealed and modified as conflicts in deeply held beliefs became reconciled.
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol 32 No 1 Mar 2007, pp38-46

School improvement through leadership

Authentic Leadership

How do you become an authentic leader? A new study shows that you don't have to be born one. You can learn to be authentic by understanding your life story and by developing self-awareness.

Haravard Business Review February 2007, p129-140.

Teacher teams and Distributed Leadership

Discussed conceptualizing leadership in terms of interaction, helping teachers become aware of conversational dynamics and helping principals become more aware of their role in establishing clarity of purpose and appropriate levels of autonomy.

Educational Administration Quarterly, Vol 43, No. 1, Feb 2007, pp 67-100.

Conspiracy theory: Lessons for Leaders from two centuries of school reform

The conspirators identified aren't individuals plotting to thwart school reform but because they are so deeply embedded in the culture of schooling that we scarcely even notice them, these ingrained proactices may be even more dangerous

Phi Delta Kappan Vol 88, no 6, Feb 2007, pp424-432.

All articles are available from the CEO Library by phoning Lisa on 9840 5737.

Leading with the right work

In the January 2007 issue of Education Update Robert Marzano writes "the right work at both the school level and the district level is to do something that impacts the classroom". For more on Marzano and to hear an excerpt from his speech go to Shuffle: sounds from teaching and learning 06 posts on the ASCD blog at http://ascd.typepad.com/blog/2006/10/index.html

The Hedgehog concept

What does a hedgehog and a flywheel have to do with great management and leadership. The phrases such as; the Hedgehog concept, Level 5 leadership, Culture of discipline, the flywheel and the doom loop, form the basis of the book Good to Great by Jim Collins. In Good to Great, Jim Collins discusses these and other variables that enable any organization to make the leap from good to great.
This is not a dry read management book. It is very readable and the ideas are based on thorough research of those great companies and the things they did to achieve greatness.
Available at the CEO Library. Phone 9840 5735 or 9840 5737.
More information is also to be found at Jim Collins website: http://www.jimcollins.com/