{"product_id":"being-a-successful-principal-riding-the-wave-of-change-without-drowning-paperback-1","title":"Being a Successful Principal: Riding the Wave of Change Without Drowning - 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\u003eDavid R. Schumaker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam A. Sommers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrincipals: Learn to ride the wave of change without drowning!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection of insights, anecdotes, gifts, and guidance on shared leadership in schools is written \u003ci\u003eby\u003c\/i\u003e principals \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e principals--the book, the authors say, \"we wish we could have had when we began or careers as administrators.\" It′s a book of \u003ci\u003etheory\u003c\/i\u003e evolved into day-to-day \u003ci\u003epractice, \u003c\/i\u003ewith subjects that include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrusting in yourself and others \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearning to change \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHandling change without being swept away \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessing students, staff, and schools \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe administrator as mediator \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStanding your ground while maintaining your relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e. . . and much more, including specific self-assessment skills that allow you to measure your own development. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing a Successful Principal is a great new book for administrators, aspiring administrators, or anyone interested in how schools are run on a day-to-day basis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Schumaker has been a public school teacher for 21 years, a principal of a high school and middle school for over ten years, and a staff develop for the past four years as the Director of the Central Coast Consortium for Professional Development, Region V in Santa Clara County, California. David is also a mentor on assignment for the National School Conference Institute in Phoenix; his workshops explore brain-based education, teaching strategies, assessment, thinking skills and many other subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam A. Sommers, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of educational leadership at Hamline University and a junior high school principal in Owatonna, Minnesota. For the past ten years, he has worked as an associate trainer for the Institute of Intelligent Behavior based in Denver, Colorado. Bill has been in K-12 education for 29 years as a teacher, an assistant principal, junior high and high school principal in suburban and urban schools. He has also been adjunct faculty member at the University of St. Thomas, the University of Minnesota, and Capella University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Schumaker has been a public school teacher for 21 years, a principal of a high school and middle school for over ten years, and a staff develop for the past four years as the Director of the Central Coast Consortium for Professional Development, Region V in Santa Clara County, California. David is also a mentor on assignment for the National School Conference Institute in Phoenix; his workshops explore brain-based education, teaching strategies, assessment, thinking skills and many other subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam A. Sommers, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e of Austin, Texas, continues to be a learner, teacher, principal, author, leadership coach, and consultant. Bill has come out of retirement five times to put theory into practice. He was on the Board of Trustees for five years and President for the National Staff Development Council now called Learning Forward. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDr. Sommers is the former Executive Director for Secondary Curriculum and Professional Learning for Minneapolis Public Schools, and a school administrator for over 30 years. In addition to being an adjunct faculty member at several universities, he has been a program director for an adolescent chemical dependency treatment center and on the board of a halfway house for 20 years. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBill has co-authored eight books, and co-authored chapters in several other books. In January 2016 Bill and his colleague Skip Olsen launched a website www.learningomnivores.com which includes educational blogs, new rules, and book reviews. Bill is a practitioner who integrates theory into leading and facilitating schools. Dr. Sommers has continued to be a leadership coach for over 25 years to school administrators. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.2 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56084257997105,"sku":"9780803967694","price":68.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/dqsxot136l9780803967694_165ce103-9a5e-4345-9f4d-e8bfaafd9525.webp?v=1788345730","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/being-a-successful-principal-riding-the-wave-of-change-without-drowning-paperback-1","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}