Paula Jorde Bloom holds a joint appointment as the Michael W. Louis Endowed Chair of the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership and Professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education at National Louis University. She received her masters and doctorate from Stanford University. Dr. Bloom has taught preschool and kindergarten, designed and directed a child care center, and served as administrator of a campus laboratory school. She is a frequent keynote speaker at state, national, and international early childhood conferences and serves as consultant to professional organizations and state agencies.
Blueprint for Action Second Edition
Achieving Center-Based Change Through Staff DevelopmentAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
Blueprint for Action provides a framework for understanding early childhood centres as organizations and the dynamics of change within such organizations. It helps directors move beyond a "quick fix" notion of centre improvement by serving as a guide for program analysis and action. It details a comprehensive method for assessing program strengths and areas in need of improvement.
RRP $89.95
Circle of Influence Second Edition
Implementing Shared Decision Making and Participative ManagementAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
In this book you'll learn that participative management is both a philosophy and a set of behaviors that define your interactions with people. You'll explore techniques for managing the daily business of your center by involving others in critical decisions affecting their professional fulfillment.
RRP $59.95
From the Inside Out
The Power of Reflection and Self-AwarenessAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
From the Inside Out is your passport for self-discovery. Through thought provoking questions and engaging exercises you'll have an opportunity to reflect on where you are in your journey through adulthood, determine the gap between your current and ideal work environment, and become your own self mentor for envisioning new possibilities for the decades ahead.
RRP $54.95
Great Place to Work, A
Creating a Healthy Organisational ClimateAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
This updated and expanded edition of an NAEYC bestseller helps directors define more precisely how ten dimensions of a centre shape the quality of work life for staff. It will help you look at your program in terms of collegiality, opportunities for professional growth, supervisor support, clarity, reward system, decision making, goal consensus, task orientation, physical setting, and innovation.
RRP $54.95
Leadership in Action
How Effective Directors Get Things DoneAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
This book dispels the myth that there is one best leadership style that all directors should emulate. It will help you understand the subtle but important distinction between leadership as a role and leadership as a set of skills and competencies that can be supported and nurtured at all levels of the organisation. Filled with practical suggestions and lively examples from high-performing directors, you'll learn how you can create and sustain a compelling vision for your program that transforms your centre into a vibrant and engaging learning community.
RRP $54.95
Making the Most of Meetings
Author(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
Whether it's a weekly staff meeting, a monthly parent meeting, or an annual board meeting, directors rely on meetings as the primary vehicle for communicating information, identifying and solving problems, and making new decisions and modifying old ones. There is no avoiding it, skill in facilitating meetings is essential for effective program management. This book is filled with practical tips and techniques to help you reverse the slump you may be experiencing in meeting effectiveness. You'll learn how to accomplish more work in less time and have more fun in the process.
RRP $54.95
Program Administration Scale Second Edition
Measuring Early Childhood Leadership and ManagementAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom, Teri N Talan (click on the author's name for more titles)
Using a 7-point rating scale (inadequate to excellent), this easy-to-use instrument assesses 25 items grouped into 10 categories: human resources development, personnel cost and allocation, centre operations, child assessment, fiscal management, program planning and evaluation, family partnerships, marketing and public relations, technology, and staff qualifications. This new second edition of the PAS includes minor refinements to support the reliable use of the instrument and to reflect current best practices in early childhood administration.
RRP $49.95
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