The Ounce is supporting
instructional leaders in Illinois» school - and center - based early learning programs as they work to improve their standing in the state's ExceleRate system.
As a long - time educational expert and full time learner, Davies» services are not just great for school teachers, but edupreneurs, school administrators, career changers and
instructional leaders in Higher Education.
Our opportunity to shine — and to become indispensable
instructional leaders in our schools — is now.
assess the level of knowledge demonstrated by
instructional leaders in a valid and reliable manner;
Developing
Instructional Leaders In Part 1 of «Building Capacity in Assistant Principals» we looked at why it is important to work with your current assistant principals to develop their instructional leadership skills.
Coursework focuses on critical areas such as English Language Learner (ELL) instruction, cultural competency in the classroom including gender and sexually diverse student identities, evidenced - based frameworks for technology integration, educational leadership, and teacher leader / instructional coaching best practices in order to be
instructional leaders in the school / district where employed.
This system is an integral component of Kurzweil Education's curriculum products and provides valuable reporting, instructional recommendations, and other resources used by teachers and other
instructional leaders in conjunction with Kurzweil Education's curriculum with the goal of improving student performance.
Participating superintendents have been asked to regularly reflect on their changing practices as
instructional leaders in their districts.
In addition to being managers, administrators have been encouraged for decades to also be
instructional leaders in their schools.
In addition to increasing awareness and building value for arts pedagogy, this session highlights arts educators as
instructional leaders in their schools and helps schools to advance along the HOT Continuum from Access to Connection / Correlation to Integration.
In recent years the call for principals to be
instructional leaders in the name of supporting student achievement has become standard.
Administrators who lead in this manner help create a culture where teachers are, quite rightly,
the instructional leaders in a school.
We partner with
instructional leaders in more than 500 districts in 45 states.
As teachers and
instructional leaders in 44 states and the District of Columbia immerse themselves in the Common Core State Standards in math, they continue to hunt for effective resources and instructional techniques.
We agree that more must be done to maximize the value of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) as
instructional leaders in schools, particularly in high - needs schools.
While Anderson recognizes that there is a unique opportunity in New Orleans for education reform, she foresees more positions geared toward
instructional leaders in the future.
«It has never been more crucial than it is now for principals to be true
instructional leaders in their buildings, and at the same time there have never been more paperwork requirements piled on.»
She has served as an educator and
instructional leader in inner - city public, bilingual and charter schools.
Sarah Cooper is a history teacher and
instructional leader in La Canada, Calif. and author of Making History Mine.
Her research focus is the principal as
instructional leader in middle grades and charter school contexts, with specific interests in the principal's role in the induction and professional development of school personnel.
Although today's principals have neither the time nor the expertise to be
the instructional leader in the traditional sense — by knowing the most — we can exercise instructional leadership just as powerfully through facilitating teachers» learning.
If the principal is
an instructional leader in your school, they are going to evaluate you on not just whether kids are getting good grades, but on what they see in that classroom.
June Rimmer, associate director at CEL, highlights the role of the principal in closing achievement gaps, describes the work of an equity - centered
instructional leader in the improvement of instructional practice and explains how we can build the capacity and expertise of principals to equip them to be leaders of schools that ensure equity so that every student experiences excellence in their learning and achieves at high levels.
If a child is hungry, tired, ill, or worried about shelter for the night, it will not matter if you are the best
instructional leader in the nation.
Susan came to STCM with 12 years of teaching and leadership experience in urban schools, serving as a classroom teacher, teacher coach, and
instructional leader in Milwaukee schools.
I suggest a better approach for being
an instructional leader in our schools while still addressing the day - to - day managerial tasks: Find the right blend.
Not exact matches
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and district administrators who have attacked Chicago as having the shortest school day among the nation's 10 largest cities have begun touting this as an accomplishment: CPS officials say the 7.5 - hour day will tie Chicago with Philadelphia as «the
leader among the largest cities
in instructional time» for...
The training week contains a variety of
instructional modules (see Communicating Science workshops), panel discussions with
leaders in relevant fields, networking opportunities and public engagement practice
in action.
blog features Allen Interactions staff members including
Instructional Designers, Strategists, etc., as well as guest blogs from
leaders in the industry to provide readers with engaging and meaningful content.
To support effective blended learning,
leaders should support more flexible budgeting processes that afford schools the chance for strategic decision - making: they can push schools to articulate new
instructional models and then step
in to fund those models with the right devices.
Like successful business executives, winning coaches, and triumphant politicians, good school
leaders have traditionally been viewed as standouts — not because of their expertise
in instructional practice (which, after all, is what their business is all about), but because of their individual character traits and actions, «
in the heroic American tradition of charismatic leadership,» exlains Elmore.
Murphy imagines a hypothetical model program called Administrative
Leaders for Learning — ALL for short — that would be organized to spotlight and connect three overlapping domains of knowledge:
instructional practice and learning theory, with a particular focus on high achievement for all students; the education sector, with a particular focus on schooling
in context; and matters of leadership and management.
One of the teenagers, listening to the pitch for Deeper Learning Collaborative — a consultant group that brings
instructional leaders together to spread deeper learning through their school via coaching and teacher collaboration — pointed out that many systems have teachers with little interest
in getting better.
In the past, administrations emphasised school management; tomorrow the focus needs to be on
instructional leadership, with
leaders supporting, evaluating and developing high - quality teachers, and designing innovative learning environments.
Julia: For school
leaders looking to transition their school to nontraditional
instructional models like blended learning, what do you view as the key leadership skills they need to successfully steer their school
in a new direction?
Designed for all independent school
leaders, the program covers topics such as diversity, access, equity, innovative
instructional design strategies, online learning, financial sustainability, and the role of independent schools
in the context of their communities.
In this chat, math
instructional leaders from the district will discuss the reasoning behind that decision, the challenges they have faced with the transition, and the benefits they have seen so far.
Through a 2 - year professional development program that incorporates continuous quality improvement methods, UBC provides classroom teams and school
leaders training and
in - classroom coaching to maximize language
instructional strategies,
instructional time, effective interactions and attendance.
In June 2011, Aikens arrived at the Ed School with her assistant principal, team
leaders from four grade levels, and an
instructional coach.
Teams of directors,
leaders, and those who are responsible for directly supporting teachers
in their work, such as
instructional coaches, supervisors, or teachers who take on leadership roles
We have been crystal clear that if after three years data shows that principals who were
instructional leaders have not seen improvement
in student achievement, state tests, and any other assessments, they have not met the goal.
Utilizing other administrators knowledge, experience, and expertise to become a better
instructional leader, and discussing professional literature with other principals
in a cohort were the program experiences that principal Janis Everett found especially helpful.
Political
leaders in Florida, including Gov. Robert Graham, are moving to carry out an unusual mandate contained
in a major state education bill that calls for the creation of an interstate consortium «to enhance the quality of
instructional materials.»
«Although there are efforts to create teams of teachers to improve teaching and learning
in schools, only recently has there been a broad effort to appoint expert teachers as
instructional coaches or teacher
leaders,» Johnson says.
Educators and
instructional leaders get to learn proven strategies, tools, frameworks, and pedagogies and start the implementation process while
in course.
«If they have it
in their minds that the principal should be a man who's sixty... this is a very different thing than selecting an
instructional leader who's 35, who's female, who might have dreadlocks.
The new evaluation systems have forced principals to prioritize classrooms over cafeterias and custodians (and have exposed how poorly prepared many principals are to be
instructional leaders) and they have sparked conversations about effective teaching that often simply didn't happen
in the past
in many schools — developments that teachers say makes their work more appealing.
Teams can be comprised of classroom teachers,
instructional leaders, school
leaders, administrators, and other educators
in a variety of settings (e.g. museums, after - school programs, and other informal learning contexts, etc.).
In the area of school leadership, Shanghai explicitly expects its principals to be strong
instructional leaders.
«Although I am not
in an official leadership position, the
Instructional Leadership Program's two - pronged approach - developing as a teacher and developing as a
leader - has proven highly useful
in my current position.»