Take your leadership style to a whole new level Very powerful and user-friendly. If this book is carefully and intentionally implemented in schools student performance will improve and principals and teachers can help eliminate achievement gaps. -Steve Hutton Educational Consultant Villa Hills KY Even the best principals and teachers need additional inspiration and energy to motivate students and even themselves. This inspiring handbook guides principals and teachers in upgrading their performance in the classroom and schoolwide. Using evidence-based strategies John Parks Le Tellier provides a catalog of practiced moves to help create an empowering classroom climate reinforce content and increase or sustain motivation. Le Tellier offers four connections to becoming a highly effective leader. The Context Connection creates the moves to establish empowering classroom context; the Cognitive Connection updates educators on the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience; the Character Connection establishes character education's importance to leadership practice; and the Classroom Connection develops strategies for accelerating learning strengthening classroom management and upgrading energy. Each chapter includes Leadership Notes that show you how specific moves can be used for Leadership initiatives. Learn to: Improve teaching effectivenessImprove student motivationStrengthen student characterImplement and support leadership in the classroomRenew teachers' energy and passion for their profession. Language: English