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What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
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What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership



October 2005 | 144 pages | Corwin

Inspire schoolwide instructional excellence!

Among the numerous factors that influence student learning, quality instruction is at the heart. However, in the face of administrative duties, logistical tasks, and disciplinary responsibilities, many principals struggle with how to efficiently and effectively fulfill their critical role as the school's primary instructional leader.

This concise yet comprehensive guide outlines an easy-to-implement blueprint for spearheading instructional excellence to bolster student and teacher performance. It offers a proactive approach for setting and attaining high academic goals and boils down the best practices for enhancing teaching, curriculum, supervision, assessment, and professional development.

From the latest research to real-life scenarios, this first volume in a seven-part series shares tangible strategies for mentoring and meaningfully engaging teachers to maximize instructional prowess and student achievement. Highlights include:

  • "Before We Get Started" questionnaire and response analysis
  •  Case study and accompanying reflective questions
  • "What You Should Know About" section framing each chapter
  •  Self-assessment resource for determining effectiveness of instructional leaders
  •  26 best practice behaviors for principal leadership

Other titles in this leadership series:

What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership


 
Dedication
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...
 
1. Introduction
Case Study and Reflective Questions

 
 
2. Best Practices in Teaching
Reflective Practice

 
Pre-Planning

 
Incorporating Academic Allocated, Instructional, Engaged, Success Time

 
Using Wait Time

 
Using Direct Instruction

 
Incorporating Literacy Strategies

 
Differentiating Instruction

 
Using Divergent Questioning Techniques

 
Seeing Teaching in Action

 
Learning by Doing

 
Conclusion

 
 
3. Best Practices in Curriculum
Understand the Importance of Curriculum, and Assess Your Knowledge of Curriculum

 
Understand the Three Types of Curriculum

 
Understand the Three Approaches to Curriculum

 
Understand and Use the Tyler Model to Develop Curriculum

 
Understand the Curriculum Development Process

 
Understand How to Develop Quality Curriculum

 
Understand and Use Curriculum Standards

 
Conclusion

 
 
4. Best Practices in Supervision and Professional Development
Implement Clinical Supervision

 
Encourage Action Research

 
Collaboratively Plan and Implement Professional Development

 
Promote Instruction through PCOWBIRDS

 
Conclusion

 
 
5. Promoting Student Achievement for All
26 Best Practice Leadership Principal Behaviors

 
 
Conclusion: Making the Time for Instructional Leadership
 
Resource A. Realities of Instructional Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
 
Resource B. Assessing Your Role as Instructional Leader
 
Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
 
References
 
Index

"Written for the practicing principal, the book offers many valuable suggestions that can be implemented throughout the year."

Principal Navigator, September 2007

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 1


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