Balanced Leadership_ A Brief平衡领导简列

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1、BalancedLeadership:ABriefOverviewAswethinkaboutleadershipandtheimpactofleadershiponstudentachievementweneedtoconsiderwhatthefutureofeducationwilllikelook,oratleast,makesomeassumptionsaboutthefutureofschoolsandschooling.WhileyourassumptionsandMcREL’sassumptionarepro

2、bablyprettysimilar,hereiswhatweassumeaboutthefutureofschoolsandschooling.First,weneedtogetthemostpossibleoutofourschools.Secondly,inlightoftheresource,social,political,&designrealitiesfacingourschoolsandtheirleaders,schools(ascurrentlydesigned)arenotlikelytomeetthe

3、expectationthatnochildbeleftbehind.Lastly,weneededucationleaderswhoarepreparedtodealwiththefirst-andsecond-orderimplicationsofchangesimpliedbythefirsttwoassumptions.Youallknowtoowelltheimplicationsforourchildrentohaveanopportunitytosignificantlycompeteinaglobalsoci

4、ety.Understandinghowthefuturewillunfoldandpreparingforitnowiscriticalforyouaseducationalleaders.Itisalsoimportanttounderstandthecurrentchangesaffectingschoolsandyouasleaders.First,therearemuchhigherexpectationsforlearningthantherehaveeverbeen.Thefocususedtobeonteac

5、hing.Nowthefocusisonlearningandensuringthatlearning—notjustteaching—ishappeningforallstudents.Thestakesaregreaterthanever.Highstakesaccountabilityarenotlikelytogoaway.Politiciansandthepublicalikewanttoseeresults.Accountabilitycoupledwiththerapidincreaseininformatio

6、nhasledtoincreasedscrutinybythepublicofourschools.Itisnotthatteachersandadministratorsarenotworkinghardenough.Infact,mostofyouareworkingtirelesslytoimprovestudentlearning.Thetruthismosteducatorsareoverworked.Ourenvironment(educationalandsocial)ischangingandatanincr

7、easingrate.Thishasaneffectonschoolsandtheworkyouengageinasleaders.Thereisalackofclarityandincreasedambiguityinourwork.Therearesomanyexternaldemandsplacedonschoolsthatitisdifficulttochoosetherightfocus.Determiningwhatisessentialisdifficultbecauseeverythingisessentia

8、lrightnow.Thiscreatesamajorincreaseinstress.Thedemandsonthesystemresultinstressedteachers,staff,administrators,andstudents.Thereisalsoalackoftrus