This book focuses on relevant topics that face todays educational leaders, particularly those at the school level: teacher leaders, grade or department chairs, assistant principals, and principals. Each chapter weaves a narrative of a successful leader who embodies the characteristics that current research and theory have established as essential for success, examining a different topic while offering practical applications and ways to overcome barriers to success.

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Turning vision into reality -- From school leader to learning leader -- Turning professional development into meaningful growth -- Turning differentiated learning and leading into success for all -- From discipline to relationships -- From in-class instruction to out-of-school learning -- Turning technology into engaged learning -- Turning data into action -- Turning today's challenges into success.