Sentences with phrase «include urban school leadership»

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His recent research includes a four - year study of urban school leadership, an examination of the implications of social class for African - American parents»...

The biggest misconception about urban schools is to solely regard these youth as «at risk,» instead of as youth who bring a multitude of strengths to the school community including leadership capacity that we as educators can help unleash if we are willing to share the power we hold.

Bryan and his team have spent much time in the trenches of education leadership, including helping urban districts to expand their principal pipelines, evaluate leader effectiveness, and equip change agents to turn around schools.

Robinson, Lloyd and Rowe noted that: «Instructional leadership theory has its empirical origins in studies undertaken during the late 1970's and 80's of schools in poor urban communities where students succeeded despite the odds... these schools typically had strong instructional leadership, including a learning climate free of disruption, a system of clear teaching objectives, and high teacher expectations for students.»

Curtis works with school systems, foundations, higher education and education policy organizations on a variety of topics including urban district improvement strategy, superintendent and principal leadership development, and how to make teaching a compelling and rewarding career.

His research includes a longitudinal study of urban school leadership on which his co-edited volume with James Spillane, Distributed Leadership in Practice, is based (Teachers College Press, 2007).

Her main area of expertise includes improvement in K - 12 leadership and policy over the last 30 years, particularly in urban secondary schools.

Her research interests include urban teacher education, alternative certification, teacher induction and mentoring, teacher leadership, performance - based evaluation, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) / trauma - sensitive schools.

Along the way, I helped start several non-profits focused on teaching and leadership in urban schools — including the Boston Teacher Residency, the Boston Leadership Institute and Teach for America.

Six urban school districts seeking to strengthen school leadership find value in measures including using principal standards and putting more rigorous hiring in place.