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Digital Leadership
Changing Paradigms for Changing Times

Second Edition
  • Eric Sheninger - International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE)

Foreword by Sugata Mitra, A Joint Publication With ICLE

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April 2019 | 288 pages | Corwin

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Lead for efficacy in these disruptive times!

Just as the digital landscape is constantly evolving, the second edition of Digital Leadership moves past trends and fads to focus on the essence of leading innovative change in education now and in the future. As society and technology evolve at what seems a dizzying pace, the demands on leaders are changing as well. With a greater emphasis on leadership dispositions, this revamped edition also features

  • New structure and organization emphasizing the interconnectivity of the Pillars of Digital Leadership to drive sustainable change
  • Innovative strategies and leadership practices that enhance school culture and drive learning improvement
  • Updated vignettes from digital leaders who have successfully implemented the included strategies
  • New online resources, informative graphics, and end of chapter guiding questions

Now is the time to embrace innovation, technology, and flexibility to create a learning culture that provides students with 21st century critical competencies! 

Interested in having Eric join you and your team for a virtual book study?

If you order 200 or more copies of Digital Leadership, 2nd edition, Eric will lead a 5-week synchronous book club via Zoom or Google Hangouts for your team members.

Here’s how it works:
- Purchase at least 200 copies of Digital Leadership, 2nd edition.
- Send Eric your receipt, PO, or other proof of purchase: esheninger@gmail.com.
- Eric will respond to coordinate the details for your book study.
- Contact Eric Sheninger at esheninger@gmail.com with any questions.


 
Foreword
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
A Day in the Life of a Digital Leader
 
Chapter 1: How the Learning Landscape Has Changed
The Fourth Industrial Revolution

 
Technology and Society

 
A New Learner

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 2: A Compelling Case for Change
A School Leader’s New Path Forward

 
Excuses Hold Us Back

 
You Get What You Model

 
Embrace Innovation

 
Bold Ideas for a Bold New World

 
Grow Into a Digital Leader

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 3: Leading Sustainable Change
The Journey of a Practitioner

 
Unearthing the Secrets of Change

 
The Process of Change

 
Overcoming Potential Roadblocks to Change

 
Moving Large Change Efforts Forward

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 4: Leading Through a Digital Lens
A Superintendent’s Journey

 
Be in the Driver’s Seat

 
The Pillars of Digital Leadership

 
ISTE Standards for Educational Leaders

 
Future Ready Schools

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 5: Improving Student Engagement, Learning, and Outcomes
School Should Reflect Real Life

 
How Research Should Guide the Work

 
Improving Pedagogy with a Learner-Focused Mindset and Framework

 
Moving from Teaching to Empowered Learning

 
A Pedagogical Foundation for Digital Tools

 
Rigorous and Relevant Learning as the Standard

 
Digital Learning in Action

 
A Focus on Critical Competencies

 
Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 6: Transforming Learning Spaces and Environments
Clark Hall––A Creative Learning Environment

 
Designing Schools to Engage and Drive Learning

 
Makerspaces

 
Devices for All (1:1)

 
Improving Access With BYOD

 
Blended Learning Versus Blended Instruction

 
Individualized and Personalized Learning

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 7: Professional Growth and Learning
A Shift in Professional Learning

 
The Rise of Social Media as a Tool for Growth in Professional Practice

 
Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)

 
Connectedness as the Standard

 
The Professional Growth Period

 
Why Every Leader Needs a PLN

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 8: Communication
No Better Time Than Now

 
Trailblazers Modeling the Way

 
Engage Stakeholders Using a Multifaceted Approach

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 9: Public Relations
A District Forges a New Path

 
Tell Your Story

 
We Need More Stories of Success

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 10: Branding
A Move to BrandED Thinking

 
Two Conversations Around BrandED Thinking

 
Why a BrandED Mindset Matters

 
The Right Hashtag

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 11: Discovering Opportunity
Strategic Partnerships

 
Academies

 
Leveraging Social Media

 
The Interconnectedness of the Pillars of Digital Leadership

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Chapter 12: Leading for Efficacy
A Shining Example: Wells Elementary School

 
A Push for Efficacy

 
Summary

 
Guiding Questions

 
 
Online Resources
 
References
 
Index

Supplements

Educators like to read about the leadership journeys of others when approaching any change, especially when it comes to digital leadership. Eric Sheninger has provided current stories of trailblazing educators, including himself, together with essential research, to express the urgency of engaging today’s students in preparing for the current industrial revolution of exponential technological change. It is unlike any other time in history when educational leaders must rise to the occasion to influence others with the tools to affect change in the way we approach “school”.

Susan Borg, Corwin Author, Clinical Assistant Professor
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville

A must have book! Digital Leadership, Second Edition thoughtfully presents the research and actions needed for leading a school culture to find relevancy and utility in the digital tools that ignite innovative learning and maximize achievement. Using illuminating explanations, engaging stories, and informative graphics the author presents steps to “prepare kids to do anything, not something."

Angeline A. Anderson, Independent Education Consultant

Love the practical applications available! I will continue using this textbook in the future!

Dr Brian Cook
Education Dept, Salisbury University
September 15, 2020
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Key features

After reading this book which is laid out in full color for ease of use and reading, you will be able to:

  • Identify obstacles to change and specific solutions to overcome them in order to transform teaching, learning, and leadership in the digital age
  • Work smarter, not harder, by aligning a digital-leaning mindset to leadership practices to enhance school culture and improve stakeholder relations
  • Leverage the digital resources and personalized pathways to grow professionally like never before
  • Readily implement practical digital leadership strategies aligned to research and proven in action through practitioner vignettes.

This book is also notable for a Foreword by Sugata Mitra

 

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