From social media to evolving safety issues to constant school reform, today’s school leaders face unprecedented disruption. How can educators prepare students for a globalized world when many institutions are not ready for the constantly changing 21st century? In Leading Schools in Disruptive Times, Dwight Carter and Mark White draw the blueprint for adaptation. Through the Coping, Adjusting, and Transforming (CAT) strategy, administrators will learn vital methods for keeping pace in the age of hyper-change. A comprehensive history of disruption in American schools as a lens for understanding accelerated change. Practical exercises and real-life examples for reshaping education in the 21st century. A grounded examination of radical disruptions schools will face in the years to come. If our schools are to survive, it is essential for educators to understand and anticipate disruptions, and use them to maximize education and prepare students for an ever-changing world.

Chapter 1. Schools Disrupted: Understanding How We Got Here -- Chapter 2. Types of School Disruptions: New Problems Going Viral -- Chapter 3. Student Safety: From Innocence to the Unimaginable -- Chapter 4. Technology: New Opportunities and New Challenges -- Chapter 5. Education Reforms: Searching for the Freedom to Lead and the Freedom to Teach -- Chapter 6. Generational Differences: Leading Boomers, X, Y, and Z in New Learning Spaces -- Chapter 7. Global Readiness: Preparing for the 2030s, 2040s, and Beyond-- -- Chapter 8. Diversity: New Challenges in the School Melting Pot -- Chapter 9. Transparency: The World Is Watching -- Chapter 10. 21st Century School Assessment: More Than Test Scores -- Chapter 11. An Accelerating World: Leading Schools in an Age of Hyper-Change -- References -- Index.