Download or read book Thank You for Your Leadership written by Mark Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed primarily as a resource for in-service school and district leaders, this text is also applicable for courses in Educational Reform. Learn about an essential element in Mooresville Graded School District's remarkable increase in student success--distributed leadership by teachers, students, administrators, parents, community members, and support staff. Through his experience as a principal, dean, and superintendent, Mark Edwards has observed leadership in schools, school systems, grade levels, departments, classrooms, communities, and organizations, and has noted the impact leaders have had on the culture of each group. In this new book he shows how the digital conversion initiative at the Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) in Mooresville, North Carolina has worked successfully through integration with pedagogy and by interlocking leaders throughout the system. Dr. Edwards discusses a practical new view of leadership he calls "second-order leadership," that integrates leadership into every aspect of district life, from hiring procedures to student and parent leadership. Dr. Edwards clarifies the concept of distributed leadership with insights into cultural conditions, alignment with the vision, and leadership pathways that have fostered leadership throughout his district. He also outlines practical strategies to help other districts spread leadership more broadly and improve teaching and learning to the benefit of students. "Thank You for Your Leadership shows how the MGSD digital conversion initiative, deeply integrated with pedagogy, is the work of interlocking leaders throughout the system, a culture of learning brought to life by leaders who share the same vision and methodology. Most of the advances in learning linked to digital devices are found in individual schools, and it is very rare to find digitally immersed learning in a whole district. This is what makes Thank You for Your Leadership a unique book . . . . Readers will learn what is possible today and what the future offers." --from the Foreword by Michael Fullan, author and former dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education