Your Board鈥檚 First Teacher, Nurturer and Guide

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Topics: Board Relations, School Administrator Magazine

November 01, 2020

Appears in November 2020: School Administrator

Board-Savvy Superintendent

A BOARD MEMBER REMARKS, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 all this project-based learning? My kid just wants to do the assignment and move on.鈥�

Your thought: He doesn鈥檛 understand the why.

Harvest the potential of a well-informed board of education. The board-savvy superintendent recognizes she or he holds responsibility for serving as board members鈥� first teacher, nurturer and guide in developing an understanding of educational practice, supporting them as they develop an ability to navigate complex issues in educational policy.

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Author

Karen Rue

Superintendent-in-residence

Texas Association of School Administrators

Additional Resources

Books by Daniel Pink:

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing (2018)
In a world dominated by what, how and why, Pink makes a compelling case for the importance of when. It made me question whether when I鈥檓 choosing to do things is reflective of the value of the work I鈥檓 trying to accomplish.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011)
I hate to throw around the word 鈥渟eminal,鈥� but Pink鈥檚 work around 鈥減urpose, autonomy and mastery鈥� has become foundational to our understanding of leadership and how to motivate and empower our most precious commodity: people.
To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others (2012)
Pink makes a compelling case that whether we know it or not, most of us are in the 鈥渟ales鈥� business. And if we can better understand how to effectively persuade and influence others to engage with our ideas and our vision, to exchange what they have for what we have, we can better lead our organizations.
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (2006)
The very skills we know will be most important for our student鈥檚 future, Pink lays out in this book: design, storytelling, symphony (being able to connect unrelated things to create something new), empathy, play and making meaning.

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