{"product_id":"leading-for-results-transforming-teaching-learning-and-relationships-in-schools-9781412949705","title":"Leading for Results: Transforming Teaching, Learning, and Relationships in Schools","description":"Featuring 18 new essays, this second edition shows how school leaders can promote extraordinary changes, be accountable, and achieve meaningful results for schools, districts, and their personal lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Sparks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corwin Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412949705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSparks, Dennis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis Sparks has been executive director of the 10,000-member National Staff Development Council since 1984. He previously was an independent educational consultant and director of the Northwest Staff Development Center. Sparks has been a teacher, counselor, and co-director of an alternative high school. He completed his doctorate in counseling at the University of Michigan in 1976, and has taught at several universities. He speaks frequently throughout North America on topics such as powerful staff development and effective teaching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSparks has authored \u003cem\u003eDesigning Powerful Professional Development for Teachers and Principals\u003c\/em\u003e (NSDC, 2002) and \u003cem\u003eConversations that Matter\u003c\/em\u003e (NSDC, 2001), a collection of his JSD interviews since 1991. He is co-author with Stephanie Hirsh of \u003cem\u003eLearning to Lead\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLeading to Learn\u003c\/em\u003e (NSDC, 2000) and \u003cem\u003eA New Vision for Staff Development\u003c\/em\u003e (ASCD\/NSDC, 1997). He also co-authored, with Joan Richardson, What \u003cem\u003eis Staff Development Anyway?\u003c\/em\u003e (NSDC, 1998).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSparks' column appears each month NSDC′s newsletter, \u003cem\u003eResults\u003c\/em\u003e. His interviews with leading educational thinkers also appear in NSDC′s\u003cem\u003eJournal of Staff Development\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition, his articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including \u003cem\u003eEducational Leadership\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhi Delta Kappan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American School Board Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Principal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe School Administrator\u003c\/em\u003e. Sparks' interviews and articles are accessible on the NSDC web site at www.nsdc.org\/library\/authors\/sparks.cfm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409648021619,"sku":"9781412949705","price":59.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_58b31a1f-29a5-492a-bbf9-b329887431be.jpg?v=1771937202","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/leading-for-results-transforming-teaching-learning-and-relationships-in-schools-9781412949705","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}