Leading Edge

Can your students claim a welcoming and supportive school environment? Do they feel physically and emotionally safe? Learn how you and your teachers can nurture supportive relationships with your students, develop conflict management strategies, prevent different forms of bullying, establish high expectations for students and staff, and encourage celebration. You'll also see why parent involvement supports a positive and welcoming school atmosphere.

Actively engage students in their own learning. Discover strategies to promote student mastery of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts across the curriculum. Explore techniques to lead students in close reading, activate their background knowledge to prepare them for learning, and gain insight into habit formation. You ll develop the know-how to effectively structure teaching to empower all students.

How does a Christian lead? By following today's secular business models, or by simply studying the life of Christ and pursuing a servant-based style? In this insightful, practical book, George Barna has pulled together some of today's top Christian leaders to talk about the subject of Christian leadership. Articles include: The Tasks of a Leader by Ken Gangel, The Character of a Leader by Jack Hayford, Prayer in Leading People by Peter Wagner, and much more. See what today's leaders have to say about leadership, and learn what it takes to serve the Church as a Christ-centered change agent.