Leading Adult Learning - Drago-Severson, Eleanor
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'Eleanor Drago-Severson takes hold of an important and neglected truth: students grow best in schools where the adults around them are growing, too. In this nurturing and much-anticipated work, the author shows us exactly how to make this happen. Sound theory, vivid examples, and, best of all, a practice-ready framework-it's all here! Anyone who cares about making our schools better will feel richly rewarded for spending time with this encouraging book' - Robert Kegan, Meehan Professor of Adult Learning and Professional Development Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Coauthor of…mehr

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'Eleanor Drago-Severson takes hold of an important and neglected truth: students grow best in schools where the adults around them are growing, too. In this nurturing and much-anticipated work, the author shows us exactly how to make this happen. Sound theory, vivid examples, and, best of all, a practice-ready framework-it's all here! Anyone who cares about making our schools better will feel richly rewarded for spending time with this encouraging book' - Robert Kegan, Meehan Professor of Adult Learning and Professional Development Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Coauthor of Immunity to Change 'With this comprehensive and compelling book, Eleanor Drago-Severson establishes herself as a leading authority on authoritative leadership in education' - Howard Gardner, Author of Leading Minds Support the growth and development of all adults-teachers, principals, and superintendents-in your school community! Educators at every level go through different stages of development over the course of their lives and need different kinds of supports and challenges to grow. Leading Adult Learning introduces a model of adult development that helps school and district leaders consciously cultivate teacher, head teacher, and education officer capacities in the educational workplace. Eleanor Drago-Severson's developmental model of learning-oriented school leadership draws from multiple knowledge domains, including adult learning, developmental theory, leadership practice, and organizational collaboration. The book shows head teachers how to foster growth and learning for individuals with different needs and developmental orientations. With a focus on research and application, this volume: - Details four Pillar Practices for growth-teaming, providing leadership roles, collegial inquiry, and mentoring-which can support all adults - Presents extensive research and practical application from head teachers, teachers, Education Officers, and other school leaders from across the nation - Includes application exercises, reflective questions, and lessons from the field to assist you in applying this learning-oriented model to your school and school system Drago-Severson makes a compelling case for deliberately supporting adult development within and across school systems to enhance adults' capacities, school improvement, and student achievement.
Support the growth and development of all adults-teachers, principals, and superintendents-in your school community! Educators need different kinds of supports and challenges over the different stages of their lives. Drago-Severson's developmental model of learning-oriented school leadership draws from multiple knowledge domains to help school and district leaders understand how to support professional growth. This volume: * Details four Pillar Practices for growth-teaming, providing leadership roles, collegial inquiry, and mentoring * Presents research from practicing leaders across the nation * Includes resources to assist you in applying this learning-oriented model to your school and school system
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Eleanor (Ellie) Drago-Severson is Professor of Education Leadership and Adult Learning and Leadership, and director of the PhD Program in Educational Leadership, at Teachers College, Columbia University. A developmental psychologist, Ellie teaches, conducts research, and consults to school and district leaders, teacher leaders, and organizations on professional and personal growth and learning; leadership that supports principal, teacher, school, and leadership development; and coaching and developmental mentoring in K-12 schools, university settings, and other for-profit and nonprofit organizations. She is also an internationally certified Immunity to Change Coach who works with leaders to build internal capacity, improve performance, and help them achieve their goals. Her work is inspired by the idea that schools, districts, and organizations must be places where adults and those entrusted to them can grow. Ellie is dedicated to creating the conditions to achieve this and to helping leaders and educators of all kinds do the same on behalf of supporting adults and those in their care. She teaches aspiring and practicing principals in Columbia University's Summer Principals Academy, and aspiring superintendents in the Urban Education Leaders Program. She also coaches principals, assistant principals, and teacher leaders in the Cahn Fellows Program for Distinguished Leaders. In addition, Ellie is a faculty member in Columbia University's Adult Learning and Leadership Program, where she teaches leaders from for-profit organizations, consulting organizations, and senior leadership teams in business and educational sectors. She earned her BA from C.W. Post, Long Island University, and her master's and doctorate from Harvard's Graduate School of Education, where she was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from 1998 to 2001. Prior to her work at Teachers College, she served on the faculty at Harvard's Graduate School of Education (1998-2005). She was invited to serve on Harvard's Alumni Council from 2011 to 2015. Ellie was awarded the Morningstar Award for excellence in teaching (2005) from Harvard's Graduate School of Education. She has written and coauthored many books.