http://www.educational-innovations.com Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:34:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  Are you really ever prepared for the next storm?  Even though you do not know when, where, and/or how, you are certain that it will happen?  When you least expect it, the torrential storm will strike! http://www.educational-innovations.com/a-hurricane-the-latest-educational-forecast/ Researchers have told us many things about the skills needed by a leader of any educational institution of yesterday, however, what can we look forward to for tomorrow? Where are we as leaders heading? With the demands for accountability of schools and leaders by educational stakeholders, what do we do ... http://www.educational-innovations.com/leadership-for-tomorrow/ Leadership requires learning on the job. With the willpower - and the heart - to continue, you can lead the way — Christian FuxThere are no shortages of opportunities for people to do great things. They can and they must. — Mary Beth Cahill-Phillips Sometimes leadership becomes everyone’s business. Sometimes leadership ... http://www.educational-innovations.com/leadership-it-is-everyones-business/ Are you an effective educational leader today? Will you be an effective leader by tomorrow? Are you focused on the leadership skills needed for the 21st Century required by teachers, student, and parents? If you answered yes to the above questions, then you might be a "centronic leaders". http://www.educational-innovations.com/centronics-a-new-era-in-leadership/  Authority Leaders that are involved in making decisions, mediating conflicts, introducing change, supervising others, or any other reasonable administrative tasks should have a basis for action. In an organization such as a school, this basis is most commonly called “authority”. Authority can be defined as a right granted to a manager ... http://www.educational-innovations.com/api-of-leadership/ Exemplary Leadership Practices Many researchers have studied the art of leadership while attempting to find the best strategies of leadership that will provide the opportunities for success as a leader. Leadership is not about one’s personality but one’s practices. Kouzes and Posner (2002) have defined what research has described as five ... http://www.educational-innovations.com/leadership-practices/ Standards for Effective LeadershipAs a result of the enactment of many new federal and state laws, education today is faced with the challenge of educating all children equally. These new laws and regulations require a stronger connection between school leadership and pedagogy as states are demanding higher accountability for individual ... http://www.educational-innovations.com/effective-leadership/ The Nature of Leadership Leadership Leadership has been defined in many ways. Fullan (1991) describes leadership as a process of persuasion. Hallinger and Heck (1998) see leadership as the process of influencing others. Leadership is also defined as a process of influence with the purpose of enabling groups and individuals to ... http://www.educational-innovations.com/the-nature-of-leadership/ When is enough - enough? Do you ever wonder when enough is enough? Too often, educators do not know when to say "no" when being asked to do something. Ask yourself, when is the last time that you told someone "no" when asked to do something? There is an old saying, ... http://www.educational-innovations.com/when-is-enough-enough/ When one thinks of a cabinet, one thinks of a place to store files, papers, supplies, unwanted items, and a place to hide clutter.  As a principal, there needs to be a place to put all of the necessary things that you cannot get rid of, because some day someone ... http://www.educational-innovations.com/the-principals-cabinet-not-just-a-place-to-store-files/