{"product_id":"possibilities-of-the-impossible-9781475864229","title":"Possibilities of the Impossible","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing metaphors of nets, trenches, sink holes and cisterns, this book shows instances of the obstacles that hinder academic success for our children. The purpose of this book is to bring an awareness of what is broken in our educational system by looking at leadership and reform efforts in the midst of relationships, sustainability of reform efforts in economic unpredictability, the impact on the future workforce, and what is needed to overcome obstacles. A second purpose is to engage educators, in particular leadership, in thought provoking conversations around building the trusting relationships amongst stakeholders that is necessary for effective, transformative and successful school districts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book introduces three case studies of three school districts that, in the form of short vignettes, share stories of how relationships can impact the climate and culture of a district. This book will contribute significantly to the establishment of trusting relationships that emp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Leading Unwanted Change When Change is Needed!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Leading Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Rationale for Change: Because Everyone is Not Achieving!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: What’s Holding Us Down? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Setting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: A Story of Three School Districts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: District 1 – Transitioning District\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: District 2 – The Shore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: District 3 - Northwest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Nets That Capture \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: What’s Captured Our Children?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Institutional Structure and Tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: Leadership at the Helm \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 4: Teachers Collective Bargaining and the Rule to Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Nets That Hold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Teachers’ Expectations, Beliefs and Mindsets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Students’ Cultural Diversity and Generational Differences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: Parents Involvement, Engagement and Presence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 4: Community of Have and Have Nots\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrenches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Trenches – Leadership and Reform Efforts in the Midst of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelationships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: In the Trenches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Board of Education and the Superintendent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: More Important Relationships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Central Office and School Building Staff \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Community, Parent and School District\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: Policy Makers and Systemic Institutionalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSinkholes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Sinkholes – Sustaining Reform Efforts During Political Tension\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Sinkholes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Political Tide and Turnover in School and District Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Economic Unpredictability and Funding \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Ever Changing Pedagogical Approaches and the Curriculum Recycled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: School Safety, Climate and Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: Family Relationships and Partnerships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 4: Technology- Blended Learning, STEM \u0026amp; Personalized Learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Accountability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCisterns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Cisterns: Empty Wells That Are Not Being Replenished\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Cisterns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Teaching to the Middle and Lower Levels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: Cultivating the Prison Pipeline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Workforce and Talent Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Preparing Students for the Future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Globalization – Interdependence, Interconnected and Competitive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaking and Filling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Breaking the Nets, Filling the Trenches, Sinkholes and Cisterns \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Visualizing the Perfect Scenario of Educational Utopia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Rigorous Curriculum Embedding 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century Skills\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: Accountability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 4: Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 5: Partnership and Forward Thinking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Overcoming the Hierarchy of Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: What to Do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: A House in Order Cannot Be divided\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenouement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Denouement – Overcoming Obstacles and the Possibilities that Prevail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Entry Into Superintendence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Falling Short of the Right Fit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: What Do We Say?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistrict’s Response to Addressing Nets, Trenches, Sinkholes and Cisterns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17: District One – Interweaving Coalitions and Strengthening the Mesh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18: District Two – Embattlement of the Casted Net\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19: District Three – Building the Framework for a Strong Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Possibilities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Moving Away from Traditionalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: Improving Relationships through Communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: Qualities of Future Leaders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 4: Revelation in the Metaphors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040347193687,"sku":"9781475864229","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475864229.jpg?v=1750946453","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/possibilities-of-the-impossible-9781475864229","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}