Table of Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xix
About the Authors xxi
Chapter 1 Schools Disrupted: Understanding How We Got Here 1
Some Background 2
School Administrators Are Dealing With an Overload of Information and Demands 4
The Third Wave of History Is Fueling Rapid Disruptions in Our Schools 6
Schools Have Experienced Their Own Waves of Change; American Schools Are Entering the Fifth Wave of Their Development 10
Processing Speeds Have Fueled Technology Disruptions and Created a New Education Landscape 15
Knowledge Is Doubling at Faster Rates, Which Is Redefining Education 17
We Are Leading in a Disrupted Political World 18
If School Leaders Are Going to Thrive, They Must Use Disruptions to Their Advantage 20
Activities to Transition to 21st Century Leadership and Hyper-Change 23
Chapter 2 Types of School Disruptions: Challenges in a Post-COVID World 27
Understanding Disruptions and Disruptive Events 30
Introducing the CAT Strategy: Coping, Adjusting, and Transforming 30
Coping, Adjusting, and Transforming Through COVID-19 31
Leading Through the Pandemic 33
Steps to Move Forward 35
Professional Development and Remote Learning 36
Increasing Remote Learning Engagement 37
Databases and Communication With Parents 41
More Assistance for Campus Leaders 42
A Fourth Iteration of Change in the Pandemic 43
Identifying the Seven Disruptions Changing Schools in a Post-COVID World 44
Finding the Disruptions in Their Own Schools 46
Forming a Vision for a New Type of Leader: The Local Global Leader 49
Examining Accountability Through a 21st Century Lens 49
Looking to the Future 50
Activities to Help Understand School Disruptions 52
Chapter 3 Student and Staff Safety: Pandemics and Violence 57
Safety in the 2020s 63
Student Safety and Drills 64
Bullying: Moving From the Playground to Cyberspace 67
Improving Student Safety by Coping, Adjusting, and Transforming (CAT) 67
Mental Health: A Growing Priority 70
The Pandemic and Student Mental Health 72
A Teacher's View of Student Safety in 21st Century Education 73
Tips for Maintaining Student Safety in a Pandemic and Other Disruptions 75
Scenarios for Applying the CAT Strategy 76
Activities to Create a Safer School in the 21st Century 78
Chapter 4 Diversity: New Challenges in the School Mosaic 81
Social Injustice 84
Antiracist Education 88
The Growth of Ethnic Diversity in American Schools 89
What Educational Leaders Can Do 90
An Open-Door Policy 92
Leading in a Climate of Fear 93
Resegregation: A Growing Racial and Poverty Gap 95
Racial Diversity in Middle America 99
Schools: To Pray or Not to Pray 101
Protecting Gay Rights: To Help Students Walking Through a Hailstorm 102
Restrooms: Boys, Girls, and Genderless 103
Diversifying the Teaching Force 104
Tips for Leading Schools in Diversity Disruptions 105
Scenarios for Applying the CAT Strategy 106
Activities to Lead in Diversity Disruptions 109
Chapter 5 Technology: New Opportunities and New Challenges 111
The New Digital Divide 113
Technology Leadership in the 2020s 116
Four Key Points for Leaders About Technology Disruptions 117
From Myspace to Personal Devices and the Cloud 128
The Difficulty of Change 130
Tips for Leading Schools in an Age of Technology Disruptions 132
Scenarios for Applying the CAT Strategy 133
Activities to Transform With Technology Disruptions 135
Chapter 6 Education Reforms: Searching for the Freedom to Lead and the Freedom to Teach 139
Living With a Warped Sense of Accountability 141
Shielding Teachers and Focusing on Learning 144
A Teacher's View: The Freedom to Teach 147
Teacher Preparation: Drilling Down Into the Data 149
Pivoting to a Future of Rapid Change 153
Tips for Leading Schools in an Age of Constant Education Reforms 154
Scenarios for Applying the CAT Strategy 155
Activities to Transform in Education Reform Disruptions 157
Chapter 7 Generational Differences: Leading Boomers, X, Y, Z, and Alphas in New Learning Spaces 159
A Closer Look at Five Generations in Our Schools 160
Teaching Our Gen ? and Gen Alpha Students 164
The Administrator Leading Gen Alpha and Multiple Generations of Teachers 165
The Learning Environment Consultant With an Optimistic View 169
The Experienced Architect With a Vision for Change 171
The CEO on a Journey: A New Generation and a New Mission 173
Tips for Leading in Generational and Learning Space Disruptions 175
Scenarios for Applying the CAT Strategy 176
Activities to Lead Multiple Generations, Educate Gen Z, and Design New Types of Learning Space 178
Chapter 8 Global Readiness: Preparing for the 2030s, 2040s, and Beyond … 181
The Rigor Taxonomy: The Foundation of Rigor and Global Readiness 184
Rigor for Boomers and Gen Xers: Memorizing and Copying 187
The Global Economy and Changing Perceptions of Readiness 188
Today's Test Scores: The False Ceiling 190
"But the AP Classes Are Rigorous, Aren't They?" 191
Yes, Test Scores Are Still Important 192
A Philosophy for Creativity for the 2020s 193
Beyond Rigor: Skills for the 2020s 195
A New Set of Competencies 197
Connecting to the World: Going Global 198
A Local Global Principal With a Global Vision 199
A Model for Transforming in a Career Center 201
Lifelong Learning Is No Longer Optional 203
A Checklist for Leading Schools to Global Readiness 204
Scenarios for Applying the CAT Strategy 205
Activities to Lead Schools to Global Readiness 207
Chapter 9 Transparency: The World Is Watching 209
It's About Trust 211
A View of Transparency From the Past Century to the Present 214
Acknowledging Vulnerability and Seeking Clarity 217
Tips for Leading in Transparency Disruptions 218
Scenarios for Applying the CAT Strategy 219
Activities to Lead in Transparency Disruptions 222
Chapter 10 A New School Assessment for the 2020s: More Than Test Scores 223
Thinking Without a Box 224
A Flexible, Formative School Assessment System 225
Transforming Through the COVID-19 Reset 232
An Example of a New Assessment Instrument 238
Create Your Own Plan for Leading in Disruptive Times 241
Chapter 11 An Accelerating World: Leading Schools in an Age of Hyper-Change 245
A Glimpse of School Futures: Digitization, Disruption, and Democratization 246
Digitization in Education 248
How Education Will Be Disrupted 255
How Education Will Be Democratized 259
Overcoming Three Barriers 261
Moving Out of Future Shock: Pausing and Balancing 265
Tips for Helping Teachers: Mindfulness, Balance, and Respect 269
Let's Be Apple and Microsoft 269
Activities to Lead in Hyper-Change 272
References 275
Index 281
