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The Principal’s Guide to Curriculum Leadership



January 2011 | 320 pages | Corwin

"This handbook synthesizes the best of educational research in an easily accessible format. Educators will find it an effective roadmap for leading their schools to organizational excellence, effective instruction, and optimum student achievement."
—Brenda P. Dean, Assistant Superintendent
Hamblen County Schools, Morristown, TN

"The author clearly makes the case for the principal to be THE instructional and curricular leader of his or her school site. Principals who embrace this CAN and WILL make the difference for students!"
—Marianne L. Lescher, Principal
Kyrene Elementary School District, Tempe, AZ

Practical guidance for spearheading curriculum development and change

This comprehensive guide walks principals through the curriculum development and renewal process with encouragement, hitting the hard issues of doing more with less, integrating technology, overcoming resistance to change, and improving student outcomes. The authors incorporate the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) and the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) standards for principals as they relate to curriculum leadership. Highlights include step-by-step guidance for:

  • Developing a culture that is conducive to curriculum advancement
  • Working collaboratively with personnel
  • Integrating state and national standards into school curriculum
  • Maximizing professional development opportunities
  • Connecting curriculum to instruction

The Principal's Guide to Curriculum Leadership is ideal for practicing and aspiring public and private school administrators. Special features include discussion questions, case studies, activities, specialized curriculum models, resources, and references.


 
List of Tables and Figures
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
1. Defining Curriculum Leadership
Getting Started

 
Defining Curriculum Leadership

 
Organizational Phenomena Influencing Curriculum Leadership

 
Rethinking the Education Hierarchy

 
Final Thoughts

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: Stand and Deliver

 
 
2. A Curriculum Leadership Journey
ISLLC Standards and Curriculum Leadership

 
Final Thoughts

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: Principal Wonkermann?s Late Afternoon Experience: De Ja Vu All Over Again

 
 
3. Principal Expectations as Curriculum Leader
Shoot Low, Expect Less

 
Understanding Principal Expectations in Curriculum Development

 
Principal Expectations in the Curriculum Leadership Role

 
Final Thoughts

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: Who?s the Turkey This Thanksgiving?

 
 
4. The Principal?s Role in Curriculum Change and Innovation
Constructive Change = Positive Growth

 
The Basis for Change and Why It Is So Necessary

 
Why We Resist Change

 
How to Overcome Resistance to Change

 
The Change Process in Curriculum Development

 
Final Thoughts

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: It?s a Real Puzzle to Me!

 
Managing Change Tolerance Test

 
 
5. Curriculum Leadership in Action
The Role of the Principal in Curriculum Design and Development

 
The Challenges of Leading

 
Curriculum Leadership Through Walker?s Deliberative Model of Curriculum Development

 
Enacting the Deliberative Model of Curriculum Development

 
Final Thoughts

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: Who Decides What and How?

 
 
6. Where the Action Is: Building Relationships with Teachers
Leadership and Followership: You Can?t Have One Without the Other

 
10 Curriculum Leadership Building Blocks for Preventing and Treating Arrested Teacher Development

 
Final Thoughts

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: Zachary School Case Study

 
 
7. Systematically Integrating Curriculum and Instruction
The Role and Vision of the Principal in Defining Curriculum and Instruction

 
Integrating Curriculum and Instruction

 
Five Steps to Successful Curriculum Integration

 
The Integration of Curriculum and Instruction: How Relevance and Interest Help Students Become Better Learners

 
The Principal?s Role in Curriculum Integration

 
Final Thoughts

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: Well, It?s the State Mandated Curriculum!

 
 
8. Professional Learning and Curriculum Leadership
Teaching and Learning

 
Building Teacher Capacity

 
Four Factors Impacting Professional Learning

 
Final Thoughts

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: Professional Learning at Sandy Shores School

 
 
9. The Principal and Legislated Learning: Working the System and the Prospects of Curriculum Renewal
Curriculum Leadership and Legislated Learning

 
The Principal in the Process of Curriculum Renewal and Change

 
Toward Change and a Renewed Curriculum

 
High-Stakes Testing, Curriculum Renewal, and Educational Practice

 
Curriculum Theory and the Renewal Process

 
Final Thoughts

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: It's All State Mandated Anyway! Part II: A Principal Returns From the Annual Summer State Leadership Academy

 
 
10. Trailblazing Digital Curriculum Leadership 101
Trailblazing

 
Let?s Talk Technology Standards

 
A Voice From the Field

 
The Quaker Digital Academy Story

 
Looking Forward

 
Final Thoughts

 
One More Thing

 
Discussion Questions

 
Case Study Application: My School and the NETS A

 
Informal NETS A Principal Profile Campus Evaluation Instrument

 
 
Epilogue
 
References
 
Index

"This handbook synthesizes the best of educational research in an easily accessible format. Educators will find it an effective roadmap for leading their schools to organizational excellence, effective instruction, and optimum student achievement."

Brenda P. Dean, Assistant Superintendent
Hamblen County Schools, Morristown, TN

"I absolutely recommend this book! It is NOT a book you will keep on the shelf!"

Debra Paradowski, Associate Principal
Arrowhead Union High School, Hartland, WI

"A very important book for school site administrators at all levels because it clearly makes the case for the school principal to be THE instructional and curricular leader of his or her school site. School principals who embrace this CAN and WILL make the difference for students!"

Marianne L. Lescher, Principal
Kyrene Elementary School District, Tempe, AZ

"I recommend this book as required reading for all the principals and assistant principals in my district (over 100). I got a lot out of this book as our district faces many of the same issues as The Childers School."

Sean Beggin, Assistant Principal
Andover High School, MN

The book supported the course content and provided engaging case studies.

Professor Arlene Mullin
Educational Leadership & Technology, Dowling College
May 14, 2015
Key features
Special features of the book include:

• Discussion Questions
• Standards-Based Scenarios and Questions
• Case Study Applications and Questions
• Experiential Activities
• Specialized Curriculum and Deliberative Models
• Resources and References

The authors have included two noted experts in the field of curriculum development and renewal to serve as contributing authors to the proposed text. These individuals are Dr. Karen Maxwell, Assistant Professor at Abilene Christian University, and Dr. Zulma Méndez, Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at El Paso.

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