Using examples from
classroom teachers with whom she has worked, Collay describes four dimensions of
powerful classroom - based leadership: (1) teaching well by drawing on professional knowledge to respond to the complex relationship challenges that affect learning; (2) finding creative ways to collaborate with both colleagues and parents; (3) conducting
classroom - based inquiry, both through informal observation and through formal,
structured research; and (4) using partnerships with outside organizations to support student learning.
Through simple yet
powerful principles —
structuring for success, teaching expectations, observing and monitoring, interacting positively, and correcting calmly — your staff can learn to dispel problems and at the same time create solutions to improve the climate of the entire
classroom.