{"product_id":"ten-traits-of-highly-effective-principals-from-good-to-great-performance-paperback","title":"Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine K. McEwan-Adkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I feel that this is a book that principals will be interested in purchasing and reading. It has practical advice and relevant examples of how the advice can and has been implemented.\"\u003cbr\u003ePhillip Silsby, Principal\u003cbr\u003eBelleville West High School, Belleville, IL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I could hear the voices of some of the principals who were interviewed speaking to me. The author clearly knows how to gather information and present it in a meaningful way.\"\u003cbr\u003eBonnie Tryon, Zone 2 Director\u003cbr\u003eNational Association of Elementary School Principals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a powerful guidebook for new principals. More than that, it also contains valuable insight and examples to assist veteran principals in growing and improving professionally.\"\u003cbr\u003eKimberly Kay Janisch, Principal\u003cbr\u003eWatertown High School, Watertown, SD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can principals raise achievement levels, energize teachers, and get results? How can you remain productive and effective in this age of accountability?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighly effective principals have strong communication skills, high levels of knowledge about teaching and learning, and the ability to provide instructional leadership. This excellent, new resource provides principals, administrative teams, and educators with tremendous resources to hone these skills and traits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen Traits of Highly Effective Principals contains ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and stories from the trenches to guide and inspire as you seek to increase your own effectiveness. Each chapter in this resource describes an essential component of personal effectiveness. A highly effective principal is \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecommunicator\u003c\/b\u003e--listen, empathize, and connect \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn\u003cstrong\u003e educator\u003c\/strong\u003e--with a depth of knowledge; motivates intellectual growth \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eenvisioner\u003c\/b\u003e--focused on the vision of what schools can be \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003efacilitator\u003c\/strong\u003e--building strong relationships \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003echange master\u003c\/b\u003e--flexible, futuristic, and realistic, and can motivate change \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003eculture builder\u003c\/b\u003e--communicating and modeling a strong, viable vision \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eactivator\u003c\/b\u003e--with motivation, energy, and enthusiasm to spare \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA\u003cb\u003e producer\u003c\/b\u003e-- building intellectual development and academic achievement \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003echaracter builder\u003c\/b\u003e--whose values are trustworthiness, respect, and integrity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003econtributor\u003c\/b\u003e--whose priority is making contributions to the success of others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransform your school into a community of learners, set high academic and behavioral expectations, and create a culture where children feel special and safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine K. McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include \u003cem\u003eRaising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), \u003cem\u003eSeven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement\u003c\/em\u003e (2004), \u003cem\u003eTen Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance \u003c\/em\u003e(2003), \u003cem\u003eMaking Sense of Research: What's Good, What's Not, and How to Tell the Difference\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem\u003eSeven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem\u003eTeach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), and \u003cem\u003eTen Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers\u003c\/em\u003e (2001). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.98 x 7.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46518445965414,"sku":"9780761946199","price":84.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TLXLKm-OOD9780761946199.webp?v=1785610248","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/ten-traits-of-highly-effective-principals-from-good-to-great-performance-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}