The Leadership Brain
Strategies for Leading Today?s Schools More Effectively
David A. Sousa
- Cognitive
- neuroscientists
- are
- gaining
- greater
- insights
- into
- how
- the
- brain
- interacts
- with
- and
- learns
- from
- the
- environment.
- Now
- David
- A.
- Sousa,
- one
- of
- the
- foremost
- experts
- in
- translating
- this
- research
- into
- classroom
- practice,
- examines
- the
- brain-compatible
- leadership
- practices
- that
- sustain
- effective
- teaching
- and
- learning.The
- Leadership
- Brain
- provides
- a
- new
- model
- for
- a
- whole-brain
- approach
- to
- educational
- leadership.
- Examining
- what
- we
- know
- about
- the
- adult
- brain,
- and
- how
- to
- apply
- these
- lessons
- to
- effective
- school
- leadership
- and
- team
- management,
- this
- powerful
- resource
- provides
- you
- with
- the
- necessary
- tools
- to:
Understand
- the
- differences
- in
- learning
- and
- retention,
- left
- and
- right
- hemispheric
- preferences,
- higher-order
- thinking,
- and
- the
- nature
- of
- creativity
Initiate
- and
- lead
- productive
- change
- within
- your
- school
Effectively
- shape
- and
- manage
- school
- culture
Address
- the
- call
- for
- ethical
- and
- spiritual
- leadership
Understand
- how
- thinking
- habits
- influence
- our
- actions,
- especially
- with
- problem
- solving
- and
- conflict
- resolution
Reduce
- misconceptions
- about
- students
- with
- disabilities,
- gifted,
- and
- minority
- students
Use
- information
- about
- the
- influence
- that
- modern
- society
- has
- on
- student
- learning
- and
- their
- different
- expectationsThe
- Leadership
- Brain
- includes
- valuable
- self-assessment
- tools,
- resources,
- and
- practical
- applications
- that
- will
- help
- instructional
- leaders
- develop
- a
- modern,
- creative,
- team-centered
- school
- where
- all
- students
- and
- teachers
- can
- reach
- their
- full potential.
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