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Daily Meditations on School Leadership
“These daily meditations are as important as your daily vitamins. They provide educators with the mental boost they need to have productive and successful days. Through my twenty years of working with Dennis Sparks, I was the beneficiary of many of the lessons subsumed in these meditations. I can attest to the tremendous opportunity they give us as leaders to be the best we can be.” —Stephanie Hirsh, executive director, National Staff Development Council
All too often, busy school leaders find themselves caught up in the tasks of leadership,
while the vision of leadership goes neglected. Leadership 180 provides inspiration to lend a fresh perspective and breathe life into daily practices that may have become routine.
• Each one-page meditation begins with a thought-provoking quote on a core aspect of leadership.
• Each meditation examines a foundational belief about leadership and translates that belief into a “Today I will . . . ” statement of action that can be implemented immediately. By reflecting on and perhaps changing their core beliefs, and then integrating them into daily practice, education leaders can begin to cause profound and permanent improvement in their schools’ relationships, teaching, and learning.
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Author Dennis Sparks selected the number of meditations to create a reflective moment for each of the 180 days of the traditional school year. The number 180 also recognizes the possibility of the dramatic change in direction that can occur within leaders and school communities when leaders take time to reflect on their leadership beliefs, deepen their understanding of key ideas and practices, and develop intentional new habits. Each topic was carefully selected for its power to influence leaders’ understanding and actions. The meditations can be read in any order, depending on specific interests or concerns of the reader.
180 Daily Meditations on School Leadership
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