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Focuses on the leadership necessary for today's early childhood education system building. This book provides a road map to what effective leaders do, how they do it, and the leadership necessary to work towards collaborative systems level change.
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Develop the leadership skills needed to build sustainable early childhood systems and work toward continuous improvement. Building Together is a journey focused on the leadership necessary for today's early childhood education system building. This book provides a road map to what effective leaders do, how they do it, and the leadership necessary to work towards collaborative systems level change.Building Together includes a wealth of information on the leadership skills, styles and competencies necessary to address today's challenges and opportunities in the field of early childhood education. It also includes how to put leadership skills and knowledge into action to work towards sustainable system planning, implementation, and continuous improvement. Author Fiona Stewart includes success stories throughout the book from professionals in the field as well as examples from her own leadership work.Today's systems-level work requires sophisticated leadership skills. Building Together provides all the leadership information needed for both emerging and experienced leaders.
Author Biography
Fiona Stewart has worked as a teacher and director in early childhood programs, a college instructor, grant administrator, program director and consultant and trainer on child development, early childhood education, diversity and equity, conflict resolution, leadership, and grant funding. She is currently the Program Director of the Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles, a network partnership of the child care resource and referral, and alternative payment agencies across the county. She oversees county-wide collaborative programs, including the Gateways for Early Educators™ professional development system and the California Early Care & Education Workforce Registry. Fiona holds a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University and Master's from Pacific Oaks College and was recognized as a Master Leader from the Exchange Leadership Initiative.
Table of Contents
Section 1--Leadership for Systems Building Chapter 1--System Building Leadership Chapter 2--Leadership Models and Skills for System Building Section 2--Building Collaboration Chapter 3--What is Collaboration and Why Do It? Chapter 4--Collaborative Leadership: What Works Section 3 --Leadership in Action Chapter 5--The Planning Stage Chapter 6--Putting Collaborative Leadership into Practice Chapter 7--Leadership for Multi-Dimensional System Change Section 4--Sustaining the Collaborative Leadership Work Chapter 8--Measuring Progress and Sustaining the Work Chapter 9--Have Fun and Enjoy the Journey
Review
"Building Together includes a wealth of information on the leadership skills, styles, and competencies necessary to address today's challenges and opportunities in the field of early childhood education." --The Midwest Book Review, Education Shelf "Stewart shines a light on the complex web of systems that affect how well young children are served, and the nature and characteristics of the leaders who make those systems work. This book is for people who play a leadership role in serving children--and those who want to." --Gerrit Westervelt, director, Early Childhood Policy and Resource Development, WestEd; former executive director, BUILD Initiative "Just as we teach children to collaborate, cooperate, and play well together, Fiona Stewart has provided a pathway for grown-ups to do the same. This includes the all-important step of planning for the inclusion of the 'meaningful voice' of diverse stakeholders. Building together, we can make a change!" --Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan, co-founder and president of the Praxis Institute for Early Childhood Education and author of Learning to Lead "Building Together is a page-turner for ECE practitioners and policymakers alike! With clear reasons why we need to collaborate, leadership models and strategies that inspire us, and rich, real-life examples to show how this works, we can read and continue to consult this book for years to come. Fiona Stewart has given us a golden primer for both beginning and seasoned ECE advocates collaborating for local, regional, state and national ECE systems change and integration." --Jan Fish, EdD, co-lead consultant, Partnerships for Education, Articulation and Coordination through Higher Education (PEACH); Professor Emerita, California State University-Northridge
Review Quote
" Building Together includes a wealth of information on the leadership skills, styles, and competencies necessary to address today's challenges and opportunities in the field of early childhood education." -- The Midwest Book Review , Education Shelf "Stewart shines a light on the complex web of systems that affect how well young children are served, and the nature and characteristics of the leaders who make those systems work. This book is for people who play a leadership role in serving children--and those who want to." --Gerrit Westervelt, director, Early Childhood Policy and Resource Development, WestEd; former executive director, BUILD Initiative "Just as we teach children to collaborate, cooperate, and play well together, Fiona Stewart has provided a pathway for grown-ups to do the same. This includes the all-important step of planning for the inclusion of the 'meaningful voice' of diverse stakeholders. Building together, we can make a change!" --Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan, co-founder and president of the Praxis Institute for Early Childhood Education and author of Learning to Lead " Building Together is a page-turner for ECE practitioners and policymakers alike! With clear reasons why we need to collaborate, leadership models and strategies that inspire us, and rich, real-life examples to show how this works, we can read and continue to consult this book for years to come. Fiona Stewart has given us a golden primer for both beginning and seasoned ECE advocates collaborating for local, regional, state and national ECE systems change and integration." --Jan Fish, EdD, co-lead consultant, Partnerships for Education, Articulation and Coordination through Higher Education (PEACH); Professor Emerita, California State University-Northridge
Description for Sales People
Author is well connected in the field of early childhood professionals in California. She serves as the program director of the Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles. Systems building is the process that transforms the delivery of direct services and the infrastructure into an organized system. This book offers practical collaborative leadership advice on how to build effective systems to improve or better align programs and services. Along with early childhood professionals, there is a potential audience in nonprofit and local, state, and national government offices whose work is frequently under-resourced. Using this model can lead to more diversity in the hiring process. Real-life success stories are included to illustrate the effectiveness of collaborative leadership for early childhood systems. A good resource for emerging and experienced leaders.
Details ISBN1605545945 Author Fiona Stewart Pages 176 Publisher Redleaf Press ISBN-10 1605545945 ISBN-13 9781605545943 Format Paperback Imprint Redleaf Press Subtitle Collaborative Leadership in Early Childhood Systems Place of Publication St Paul, MN Country of Publication United States DEWEY 372.21 Short Title Building Together Language English Year 2018 AU Release Date 2018-11-13 NZ Release Date 2018-11-13 UK Release Date 2018-11-13 Publication Date 2018-10-30 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2018-10-30 We've got this
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