Future focused leaders: relate, innovate, and invigorate for real change

Table of contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1: Conversational Leadership: Leadership Driven by Relationships, Listening, and Communication School Leader's Story: Listening to Student Voice The Conversation Is the Relationship More Meaningful Meetings School Culture School Leader's Story: Building Authentic Relationships Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities School Leader Simulation (SIM): The Bully Teacher Chapter 2: Communication Builds Community: Telling Your School Story Together School Leader's Story: Telling Your School's Story Branding Your School Digital Media Tools Relevance School Leader's Story: Communicating by Relating Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities Chapter 3: Connecting to Make a Difference: Building Relationships With the Entire School Community School Leader's Story: Connecting Students With Their Community Connecting for Learning School, It's Not Just for Students Anymore School Leader's Story: Engaging the Community Partnerships to Strengthen Learning School Leader's Story: Making a Difference for Others Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities Chapter 4: Shift in How We Do School: The Changing Architecture of Learning and Schooling School Leader's Story: Increasing Parent Involvement Holding Back Innovation: Comfort, Cost, and Courage A Future Crisis: Pulling Away From the Past to Save the Future Physical Environment School Leader's Story: Empowering Students Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities Chapter 5: Digital Leadership, Learning, and Technology: Digital School Leaders Making a Difference for Students School Leader's Story: Modelling Digital Learning You Think You Have Problems? SWERI Framework Future Design Learning Environments School Leader's Story: Technology Supports Student Interest Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities Chapter 6: Nurturing Creativity: Strategies for Leaders to Inspire Creativity in Their Teachers, Students, and Parents School Leader's Story: Creating Space for Creativity The Fourth Revolution Growing Creativity School Leader's Story: Creative Solutions for Authentic Problems Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities Chapter 7: Inspiring Others to Greatness: Principals Inspiring Teachers, Students, and Parents for Amazing Things School Leader's Story: Getting All Voices Heard Making a Lasting Difference Culture Changes in Education Returning to the Call School Leader's Story: Community Members Inspiring Students Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities Chapter 8: Building on Strengths: Leadership That Focuses on Strengths and Celebrates the Success of Others School Leader's Story: A House Undivided The Power of Team Focus on Strengths School Leader's Story: Stronger Together: Collaborating for Success Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities Chapter 9: Servant Leadership: Serving the Students, Staff, and Community to Ensure They Get What They Need to Learn School Leader's Story: Serving the School Community Kindergarten Lessons School Leader's Story: Supporting Students' Ideas: "Make It Happen" Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities Chapter 10: Learning Is the Goal: Leadership That Resists Trends and Quick Fixes School Leader's Story: Supporting Leadership Throughout the School for Learning A Lead Learner Do What Matters Resist the Quick Fix Keys to Learning as School Leaders Celebrate Learning School Leader's Story: Changing a School Culture for Learning Relate, Innovate, Invigorate Activities Appendix References Index

Future Focused Leaders concentrates on three areas, Relate, Innovate, and Invigorate, that will engage and empower school leaders to effectively prepare students and educators for the future. This book provides best practices, practical tools, and research-based strategies that educators can immediately apply for sustainable innovation in their leadership.