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“dr ben chavis”

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  • Crazy Like a Fox

    One Principal's Triumph in the Inner City

    by Carey Blakely, Dr. Ben Chavis ...
    The inspiring true story of "one of the country's finest educators" (National Review) and the school he changed forever.Under the leadership of highly unorthodox principal Dr. Ben Chavis, Oakland's American Indian Public Charter School was hailed as an "education miracle" by governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after it was transformed from a failing "nuisance" into one of the best public middle schools ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Icebreaker Games, Team Building Activities And Group Game Ideas

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    Hi, my name is Jeff Millett, and I started IcebreakerGames.Net 1999 in an effort to help managers, teachers, good friends, administrators - ALL LEADERS, such as yourself. During the last few years, my games and activities (all in digital form, so you can instantly download them) have been enjoyed by thousands of people, of all ages, in various settings throughout America and in 16 other countries. ... Read more

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  • Close Encounters of the Third-Grade Kind

    Thoughts on Teacherhood

    by Phillip Done ...
    A twenty-year veteran of the classroom, elementary school teacher Phillip Done takes readers through a lively and hilarious year in the classroom. Starting with the relative calm before the storm of buying school supplies and posting class lists, he shares the distinct personalities of grades K-4, what he learned from two professional trick or treating 8-year-old boys, the art of learning cursive ... Read more

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  • Lessons Learned

    Reflections of a University President

    by William G. Bowen ...
    Series series The William G. Bowen Series
    An insider's account of higher education from a legendary university leaderLessons Learned gives unprecedented access to the university president's office, providing a unique set of reflections on the challenges involved in leading both research universities and liberal arts colleges. In this landmark book, William Bowen, former president of Princeton University and of the Andrew W. Mellon ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • You're the Principal! Now What?

    Strategies and Solutions for New School Leaders

    by Jen Schwanke ...
    A principal's job is astonishingly complex, and its competing demands can be overwhelming, especially in the first few years. In this book, Jen Schwanke, a principal herself, provides a mentor's guidance to steer new principals through the period of adjustment and set the foundation for a long and rewarding career. The topics you wish your graduate program had covered are covered here—directly, ... Read more

    $33.69 USD

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  • Learning by Doing

    A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work, Third Edition (A Practical Guide to Action for PLC Teams and Leadership)

    by Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour ...
    Discover how to close the knowing-doing gap and transform your school or district into a high-performing PLC. The powerful third edition of this comprehensive action guide updates and expands on new and significant PLC topics. Explore fresh strategies, models, and tips for hiring and retaining new staff, creating team-developed common formative assessments, implementing systematic interventions, ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • Ernst Kantorowicz

    A Life

    by Robert E. Lerner ...
    The first complete biography of an influential historian whose dramatic life intersected with many great events and thinkers of the twentieth centuryThis is the first complete biography of Ernst Kantorowicz (1895–1963), an influential and controversial German-American intellectual whose colorful and dramatic life intersected with many of the great events and thinkers of his time. A medieval ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Peer Coaching

    Unlocking the Power of Collaboration

    by Lester J. Foltos ...
    Teachers are better together!Nationally and internationally, educators are excited about Les Foltos’ techniques for effective peer coaching. The model for Peer Coaching outlined in his 2011 TED talk has been implemented in 40 countries and counting with powerful results.Now you have it in this concise guide to effective coaching! Train teachers to help each other refine their classroom strategies ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Building Leadership Capacity in Schools

    by Linda Lambert ...
    When schools are being hit with staff turnover, budget cuts, and changing priorities, how do you ensure that improvements stick, educators keep learning, and student performance continues to advance?In this follow-up to her ASCD best-seller Building Leadership Capacity in Schools, Linda Lambert answers that question and explains how to sustain a learning community where everyone takes ownership of ... Read more

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  • The Elementary Principal’s Personal Coach

    Tapping Into Your Power for Extraordinary Leadership

    Edited by Diana R. Williams, Essie H. Richardson ...
    "There is such authenticity when educators speak from true experiences. I found myself unwilling to put this book down. There are so many ways this book can be used by educators, but probably none more important than by the individual principal seeking support, affirmation, and inspiration."—Stephanie Hirsh, Executive DirectorNational Staff Development Council"Williams and Richardson bring to life ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Road to Home

    My Life and Times

    by Vartan Gregorian ...
    Vartan Gregorian's tale starts with a childhood of poverty, deprivation, and enchantment in the Armenian quarter of Tabriz, Iran. As the world reeled from depression into six years of warfare, his mother died, leaving his grandmother Voski as the loving staff of his life. Through unlettered example and instruction, he learned about the first of his many worlds: the strenuousness required for ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • An Academic Life

    A Memoir

    by Hanna Holborn Gray ...
    Series series The William G. Bowen Series
    A compelling memoir by the first woman president of a major American universityHanna Holborn Gray has lived her entire life in the world of higher education. The daughter of academics, she fled Hitler's Germany with her parents in the 1930s, emigrating to New Haven, where her father was a professor at Yale University. She has studied and taught at some of the world's most prestigious universities. ... Read more

    $21.59 USD