Step In, Step Up

ebook Empowering Women for the School Leadership Journey (A 12-Week Educational Leadership Development Guide for Women)

By Jane A. G. Kise

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Women have incredible potential to drive change in education if they step up to lead at all levels. In Step In, Step Up, authors Jane A. G. Kise and Barbara K. Watterston guide current and aspiring women leaders through a twelve-week leadership journey. An assortment of activities, reflection prompts, and stories empower readers to overcome gender barriers to female leadership and engage in opportunities to learn, grow, and lead within their school communities.

This book will inspire you to step into educational leadership with confidence.

  • Examine the need for women in leadership positions at schools and districts.
  • Consider your own leadership identity and learn where to make adjustments.
  • Feel empowered to overcome gender barriers, female stereotypes, and the double bind experienced by women in leadership roles.
  • Gain tools and strategies for creating an action plan for effective instructional leadership in schools.
  • Learn about hard and soft leadership skills and their value in educational leadership.
  • Complete reflection activities to reinforce learning and professional leadership development.
  • Contents:
    About the Authors
    Introduction: The Why and How of Women's Leadership Journey
    Chapter 1: Engaging Women in School Leadership
    Chapter 2: Navigating Gender Barriers
    Chapter 3: Finding Time for the Leadership Journey
    Chapter 4: Readying Yourself for Stepping Up
    Chapter 5: Taking the Path to Maturity
    Chapter 6: Knowing Your Hardwired Strengths
    Chapter 7: Challenging Your High-Flying and Limiting Beliefs
    Chapter 8: Exploring Emotional Intelligence
    Chapter 9: Making Yourself Heard
    Chapter 10: Finding the Courage for Tough Conversations
    Chapter 11: Encouraging More Women to Lead
    Chapter 12: Crafting Your Identity as a Female Leader
    A Final Note
    References and Resources
    Index

    Step In, Step Up