Your Board’s First Teacher, Nurturer and Guide
November 01, 2020
Appears in November 2020: School Administrator.
Board-Savvy Superintendent
A BOARD MEMBER REMARKS, “What’s all this project-based learning? My kid just wants to do the assignment and move on.”
Your thought: He doesn’t understand the why.
Harvest the potential of a well-informed board of education. The board-savvy superintendent recognizes she or he holds responsibility for serving as board members’ first teacher, nurturer and guide in developing an understanding of educational practice, supporting them as they develop an ability to navigate complex issues in educational policy.
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Books by Daniel Pink:
- When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing (2018)
In a world dominated by what, how and why, Pink makes a compelling case for the importance of when. It made me question whether when I’m choosing to do things is reflective of the value of the work I’m trying to accomplish. - Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011)
I hate to throw around the word “seminal,” but Pink’s work around “purpose, autonomy and mastery” has become foundational to our understanding of leadership and how to motivate and empower our most precious commodity: people. - To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others (2012)
Pink makes a compelling case that whether we know it or not, most of us are in the “sales” business. And if we can better understand how to effectively persuade and influence others to engage with our ideas and our vision, to exchange what they have for what we have, we can better lead our organizations. - A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (2006)
The very skills we know will be most important for our student’s future, Pink lays out in this book: design, storytelling, symphony (being able to connect unrelated things to create something new), empathy, play and making meaning.
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