Preface
Introduction
1. Connected Learning: The Precursor to Flipped Leadership
What is Connected Learning?
Vignette About Twitter and Social Networking
Building a PLN
2. To Flip or Not to Flip...and Other Lame Excuses
Why Flip?
The Haters
Is Flipping a Passing Fad?
Flipping Out the Classroom
3. Flipped Faculty Meeting
How to Flip a Faculty Meeting
How It Leads to Better Discussions
Examples and Action Steps
4. Flipping Parent Communication
Why?
How Does It Help School Communication?
How It Helps Build a Better Home-School Partnership
5. How to Flip Communication
It′s What You Make of It
How I Do It
Peter DeWitt (Ed.D) is the founder and CEO of the Instructional
Leadership Collective, and approaches everything with a learner′s
mindset. He was a K-5 teacher for 11 years and a principal for 8
years. For over 12 years, he has been facilitating professional
learning nationally, and internationally, based on the content of
many of his best-selling educational books.
DeWitt′s professional learning relationships are a monthly hybrid
approach that includes both coaching and the facilitating workshops
on instructional leadership and collective efficacy. His work
has been adopted at the state level, university level, and he works
with numerous school districts, school boards, regional networks,
ministries of education around North America, Australia, Europe,
Asia, the Middle East and the U.K.
Peter writes the Finding Common Ground column for
Education Week with Michael Nelson and they host Corwin’s Leaders
Coaching Leaders podcast. In 2020 DeWitt co-created Education
Week′s A Seat At the Table where he moderates
conversations with experts around the topics of race, gender,
research, trauma and many other educational topics.
Peter is the author, co-author or contributor of numerous books and
his articles have appeared in educational research journals at the
state, national and international level. His books have been
translated into numerous languages.
"Education is plagued by outdated leadership strategies and
techniques that have long lost their luster. Peter DeWitt provides
a fresh look at how leaders can make use of precious time while
increasing the effectiveness of meetings and communications. His
message is a call to action for leaders to jump on the train before
it is too late."
*Eric Sheninger, Principal*
"After reading this book, my mind is racing with ideas! I have
already started planning for flipped faculty meetings as a way to
maximize time with our staff. I am also really intrigued by the
possibility of student led conferences. The opportunity to empower
our students and allow them to use their voices to link home and
school is an important opportunity we cannot miss. Peter′s thoughts
on the power of being a connected educator and leader and being
comfortable with technology are ones that resonated with me because
the best way to prepare our students for the future is to model it
for them today. This book is a must read for all educators, and
especially educational leaders!"
*Tony Sinanis, Principal & Corwin Author of The Power of
Branding*
"Peter is the principal of the flipped! He flipped his
teaching, flipped his staff meetings, flipped his newsletters, and
shows the passion of flipping! The story shows his emerging
passion for backward design, for working from what needs to be
realised to how we then attain such success, and for listening and
carrying his staff with him. The book describes a principal’s
road to realising how to see the world in a different and more
powerful way."
*John Hattie, Author, Visible Learning*
"Peter DeWitt has a great idea, here: taking the flip concept and
applying it to leadership. If you’re looking for innovative ways to
improve staff meetings and other collaboration within your school,
you’ll get a lot out of this book."
*Jim Knight, Research Associate and Corwin Author, High Impact
Instruction*
"Utilizing the methods of flipped leadership, principles facilitate
better management and communication with their faculty,
parents, and students, and interact in a deeper level of
discussion. With broadcasting tools such as TouchCast, Peter
demonstrates how easy it is to promote your ideas through flipped
videos and use the valuable time in one-on-one sessions for
meaningful dialogue. "
*Dr. Ayelet Segal, Head of Education*
"As of now there are about 20 books in the Corwin Connected
Educator Series, a seemingly ever-growing set of titles
masterminded by Peter DeWitt and Corwin Press. Each book is
short enough to be read in one sitting, which makes the collection
ideal for book studies and professional development, both during
the summer and throughout the school year. Also, each paperback is
authored by one or two educators who speak (and blog, tweet, etc.)
with a credible voice in the world of connected education. Some of
the topics include:
Flipped leadership
Tools for connecting educators, parents, and communities
Blogging for educators
Best practices for establishing a makerspace
Tools to connect and empower teachers Finally, all of the authors
are active on social media, and they regularly present at local
conferences, which helps in bringing to life the contents of these
books."
*Ross Cooper, Supervisor of Instructional Practice K-12*
![]() |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
![]() |