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Renegade Leadership: Creating Innovative Schools for Digital-Age Students
Get ready to be a renegade with this how-to leadership guide. We’re all looking for the next best tech tool, but why don’t we have the same progressive appetite for pedagogy that we have for technology? Renegade leadership may be the answer we need. Merging best practice with innovation, renegade leadership is student-centered, intertwining equity, culture, and technology. Using research, vignettes, and renegade profiles, this book challenges you to lead in the digital age
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192 pages, Paperback
Published September 12, 2016
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December 24, 2016
Renegade Leadership is a must have for today's leaders ready to redefine the role of leading to meet our students' learning needs. Brad gives specific ways and a critical framework to help you walk through the fast ways we can innovate leading and successes in school today. The online website and badging component to the book provides a way to reflect on learning and learn from others.
March 27, 2018
I read this book as part of a for-credit course I am taking for my certificate renewal. The book is interesting enough and offers some eye-opening information about how school leaders need to focus on innovating schools and the learning within them. Some of the ideas seemed to be more "pie in the sky" than realistic for our small community and school, but many things were adaptable to a variety of school climates. The writing itself is engaging, though at times it seems like certain concepts are stuck in where they don't logically fit.
March 5, 2021
If you are a leader in education and are curious about how to be a leader in a digital age, this is a great place to start. Gustafson offers many personal experiences as well as researched and proven methods for "creating innovative schools for digital-age students" (part of the title). What I appreciated about his approach to writing for the audience is his use of guiding questions at the beginning of a chapter and practical application challenges at the end of a chapter. All in all, I read the book cover to cover in about 3 days and I refer to it often in my leadership practice.
July 11, 2017
I loved this book. It is written in a very accessible way, each chapter is a complete concept--perfect for reading a digesting "on the run". And the layout--with water cooler questions, scalable examples, and power-ups to challenge you and hold you accountable all combine to create an inspiring read. Ed Leaders owe it to their students and staff to read this book!
July 13, 2017
Renegade Leadership hits a home run!
I've been learning from Brad for years and he has played a huge role in my growth and learning as a principal. Renegade Leadership pulls out all the stops and provides step by step ways to invigorate learning in a school! A must read for anyone involved in growing the opportunities for learning and passion of students.
I've been learning from Brad for years and he has played a huge role in my growth and learning as a principal. Renegade Leadership pulls out all the stops and provides step by step ways to invigorate learning in a school! A must read for anyone involved in growing the opportunities for learning and passion of students.
September 8, 2023
Something about this just felt so narcissistic. Like we get it, you're the best principal ever and have all the answers. It felt more like self promotion than informative, so I sadly got barely anything out of this one. Second grad course, done!
March 30, 2018
More like 3.5. Good analogies and good ideas for implementing in practice.
June 11, 2018
A must-read for every school leader! I can't wait to incorporate the CODE of Renegade Leadership into everything I do in my district. #RenLead
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February 20, 2017If you haven't started thinking about student-centered schools, makerspaces, social media, and innovative ways to integrate and model technology for staff this book will get you started. However, if these ideas are already swirling around in your brain, this book will probably add very little. I really like the badging component of the companion website
November 2, 2016
There were a few chapters that did not hold my interest as much...but the others more than made up for it. In particular, the chapter on personalized professional development was awesome! I also loved the chapter on activating renegade leadership...Dr. Gustafson gave concrete, simple shifts in practice to apply on a daily basis. The accompanying materials (within the book and online) only enhanced the reading experience.
Great read for administrators, teacher leaders, and professional developers!
Great read for administrators, teacher leaders, and professional developers!
February 5, 2017
If I could give this six stars I would have. This is a fantastic book for any type of leader; teachers, principals, assistant principals, & district leadership. I great guide on how to merge pedagogy and innovation to amplify student learning. Excellent, real-life examples from leaders across the nation. Based on the CODE of Renegade Leaders this is a must read for anyone having anything to do with education!
October 8, 2016
Amazing read!
This book is a fantastic resource filled with thought provoking questions, inspiring ideas, and a level of transparency about leading and learning that is unheard of. Failure, fun and kids first! So proud to know Brad!
This book is a fantastic resource filled with thought provoking questions, inspiring ideas, and a level of transparency about leading and learning that is unheard of. Failure, fun and kids first! So proud to know Brad!
April 5, 2017
Good ideas, mixed with a pretty decent amount of filler. Could have been twice as good if it was half as long. I enjoy the author's podcast, and recommend it.
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