The Greatest Lecture I Was Never Taught: Leadership Lessons and Mentoring Moments from the Lives of Everyday Educators(1 Leadership and Best Practices in Educational Technology Management)

Informal learning experiences drive many into the education realm. For some, the opportunity to coach young people in sports or other extra-curricular programs is what motivates them to get out of bed in the morning. It is in these contexts that young people acquire some of the lessons that have stood the tests of time in their memory, and formulated their being. It is these moments that we hope to capture and pass on through this collective work. The Greatest Lecture I Was Never Taught: Leadership Lessons and Mentoring Moments from the Lives of Everyday Educators asks educators from all sectors (K12, Higher Education, Educational Administrators, Medical, Military, Coaching, etc.) to reflect on these moments and help us pass them on. Some took this as an opportunity to finally thank a mentor. Others presented information on what shaped their priorities; and still others just wanted to tell a story. Whatever their motivation, this collection should serve as an investigation on how the informal teaching moments are a leader’s and mentor’s greatest tool.

Table of Contents:
Foreword  Charles B. Hodges A Note from the Series Editors  Christopher T. Miller and Anthony A. Piña Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction  John H. Curry 2 The Art of the Deal  Donna Brown 3 Always Be Present  Jill Stefaniak 4 Lectern Smashing Lectures  Joan Giblin 5 First Sergeant’s Family  Jeffrey Morning 6 Creating a Caring Culture through Personal Development  Martin Nelson 7 Daily Conversations: A Visible Leader  Ronda Reece 8 Stop Thinking of Yourself Like a Student!  Christopher T. Miller 9 Love Changes People  Alissa Sasser 10 … And Only a Second to Destroy It  Ryan Winders 11 Clean Baseboards  Debra Huber 12 When the Tutee Schools the Tutor  Rebecca Clark-Stallkamp 13 “When I Need a Class Clown, I’ll Let You Know”  John H. Curry 14 What Do You Want to Do?  Danielle Barrett 15 Leaders Listen, Share, and Support Others  Megan Conners Murtaugh 16 Demonstrating an Ethic of Care: The Valuable Resource of Time  Alan Rucker 17 You Don’t Have to Earn the Highest Grade  Thayer Meng 18 You Can’t Serve Your People If You Don’t Know Your People  Heather Morin 19 We Are All Human!  Jennifer Combs 20 Right Place, Right Time  Tonia Dousay 21 Grow Your Circle  Jessica Edenfield 22 My Identity as an Asian/Asian-American Immigrant in the USA  Jian Liu 23 Even If You Go into Administration, Be Sure to Keep up with Your Scholarship  Anthony A. Piña 24 Don’t Let Anything Hold You Back  Jami Hornbuckle 25 The Value of Unsaid Words  Camille Dixon-Deane 26 It Can Wait  Craig Pearcy 27 Leading by Walking Next to Me  Heather Leary 28 What Can You Do with a Dollar?  Jenifer Reader 29 My Greatest Teacher  Sarah Kiefer 30 The Bunter  Wendy Ann Gentry 31 A Teachable Moment I Remember Still Years Later  Robert Sparks 32 Move On  Brad Hokanson 33 Quiet Greatness  Richard Cleveland 34 Listening Is Active  Laura Raganas 35 Turn Your Critics into Your Coaches  Joel Pace 36 ‘Take the Time to Talk It Out’: A Lesson in Leadership and Decision Making  Keith Heggart 37 These Ties Aren’t for Me  Sean Jackson 38 I’m Sorry, Who Are You?  Haoyue Zhang 39 Kids Don’t Care What Shoes You Wear  Danielle Curry 40 Shut Up  Thomas Cordingly 41 The Heart and Trust of a Mentor  Holley Handley 42 Why Whisper?  Margaret Iyengar 43 The Work Must Be Completed!  Jeremy Dempsey 44 Never Judge Batman by His Mask  Amy Eno 45 The Power of Belief  Amy Spiker 46 Building Confidence Instead of Tearing It Down  Cori Frede 47 Chipping Away at Naiveté  Barbara M. Hall 48 I Believe You Can  Connie Chuyun Hu 49 A Long Overdue ‘Thank You’ to a Great Teacher  Keith Kappes 50 People Are More Important Than Programs  Holly Harrison 51 What Will Make Your Job Easier?  Bethany Blankenship 52 Human First, Student Later: The Fine Art of Academic Advising  Sonia Tiwari 53 A Game with a Purpose  Burley R. Johnson 54 Something New  Stacy Brickell Themes per Chapter

About the Author :
John H. Curry, Ph.D. (2005), Utah State University, is an Associate Professor of Instructional Design and Technology and Chair of the Organizational Learning and Performance Department at Idaho State University. Sean R. Jackson, Ed.D. (2018), Morehead State University, is the K-12 Computer Science Lead for the Kentucky Department of Education. Dr. Jackson was a 2018 Cochran Intern for the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) and serves on CompTIA’s National CTE Advisory Council.