Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership with Mark Anthony Gooden, Sharon Radd, Gretchen Givens Generett, George Theoharis

In today’s special episode, we welcome all four co-authors of the book Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership, published by ASCD. The book was named as one of three winners in the Best Book for Educators category of the inaugural Excellence in Equity Awards, presented by the American Consortium for Equity in Education.The discussion includes:How this team of authors connected to write the book. What they learned from one another.What an equity-focused school looks like.How leaders can adopt a transformative approach.The most significant challenges school leaders must face.The ongoing emotional and intellectual work of equity leadership.Developing equity leadership teams.Conducting a needs assessment and planning for the long haul.Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership is available from ASCD. Find it here: https://bit.ly/3RtI00jGet additional resources from the authors:https://www.the5practicesgroup.com/https://www.the5practicesgroup.com/five-practices-the-book.htmlSubscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.About today’s guestsMark Anthony Gooden, PhD, is the Christian Johnson Endeavor Professor in Education Leadership and Chair of the Department of Organization and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University. Connect with him on Twitter @GoodenPhD and LinkedIn.Sharon Radd, Ed.D. is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the MA-Organizational Leadership at St Catherine University; Principal Consultant at ConsciousPraxis; and Senior Partner with The Five Practices Group. Connect with her on Twitter @SharonRadd and LinkedIn.Gretchen Givens Generett, PhD, is Dean, Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Community Outreach, and Professor of Foundations in the School of Education at Duquesne University. Currently she serves as President of the American Educational Studies Association (AESA). Connect with her on Twitter @ggenerett and  LinkedIn.George Theoharis is a Professor in Educational Leadership and Inclusive Education at Syracuse University. Connect with him on Twitter @ChefGeorgeTheo and  LinkedIn.About the hostRoss Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC. He is a leadership development and performance coach for professionals in a range of industries and consults with organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry to help communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano and LinkedIn