Learning Communities 2.0 Educating in the Age of Empowerment

by Spady, William G.; Schwahn, Charles J.

• ISBN13: 9781607096078
• ISBN10: 1607096072
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-16
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

William Spady and Charles Schwahn have expanded the concepts in Total Leaders (1998) to provide the insights and strategies of Total Leaders 2.0 and Learning Communities 2.0.

Author Biography

William Spady has been a major catalyst and leader of educational change efforts in North America and abroad for more than forty years. His vision of and commitment to elevating and transforming our entrenched industrial Age paradigm of education is boldly stated in his seven books and countless published papers. Charles Schwahn has been a serious student of leadership theory and practice for his entire professional career. In addition to his successful tenure as a school superintendent, he has consulted with organizations throughout North America for more than thirty years on the topics of leadership, change, future-focusing and strategic design.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Transformational Change: From Educentrism to Empowering Learning Communities	p. 1
Establishing a Collegial Culture of Professionalism	p. 23
Creating a Transformational Philosophy and Rationale	p. 45
Deriving Life-Performance Learner Outcomes	p. 69
Implementing an Empowering Learning System: Paradigm Change in Action	p. 91
Using Mass Customized Learning to Restructure for Success	p. 111
Building an Aligned Support Structure	p. 139
Epilogue: Learning in the Age of Empowerment	p. 159
Supporting Resources	p. 165
About the Authors	p. 169
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