The Five Disciplines of PLC Leaders (Essentials for Principals)

Finalist--Association of Educational Publishers 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award

Outstanding leadership in a professional learning community requires practice and patience. Simply trying harder will not yield results; leaders must proactively train to get better at the skills that matter. This book offers a framework to focus time, energy, and effort on five key disciplines. Included are reflection exercises to help readers find their own path toward effective PLC leadership.

Benefits:

• Help other educators clarify their personal vision for the PLC and align daily practices with their goals.
• Explore strategies for cultivating individual and team-level autonomy within a culture of accountability and high expectations.
• Learn how to create a culture of service that begins with the leader.
• Understand how to lead a balanced work life that energizes yourself and others.
• Foster networks of commitment within the community.

Contents:
Introduction: Professional Learning Community Leadership: Disciplined Leaders Required
Chapter 1: The Discipline of Vision and Values
Chapter 2: The Discipline of Accountability and Celebration
Chapter 3: The Discipline of Service and Sharing
Chapter 4: The Discipline of Reflection and Balance
Chapter 5: The Discipline of Inspiration and Influence
Epilogue: The Professional Learning Community as a School Movement

Timothy D. Kanold, PhD, is an award-winning educator, in-demand speaker, and educational leader. He is former director of mathematics and science, and served for five years as superintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, a model professional learning community district in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Dr. Kanold is director of E2-PLC Learning Group, a professional development learning team committed to equity and excellence for students, faculty, and school administrators. He conducts professional development leadership seminars worldwide with a focus on systematic change initiatives that create greater equity and access for all students.

He is a past president of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) and coauthor of several best-selling mathematics textbooks over the past 20 years. He has served on writing commissions for NCTM and was the lead writer and executive editor for the task force development of The PRIME Leadership Framework: Principles and Indicators for Mathematics Education Leaders by NCSM. He has authored numerous articles and chapters on school leadership and development for education publications.

Dr. Kanold received the prestigious international 2010 Damen Award for outstanding contributions to the field of education from Loyola University Chicago, 1982 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991 Outstanding Young Alumni Award (from Illinois State University), 2001 Outstanding Alumni Award (from Addison Trail High School), and 1994 Outstanding Administrator Award (from the Illinois State Board of Education).

Dr. Kanold earned a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in mathematics from Illinois State University. He completed a master's in educational administration at the University of Illinois and received a doctorate in educational leadership and counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago.

Dr. Kanold's blog, Turning Vision Into Action, can be found at tkanold.blogspot.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/#tkanold.