At no other time in the history of education do we have such a powerful opportunity — given federal policies such as Race to the Top and now ESSA — to redefine
instructional leadership in our schools and focus on how and
2 — Some teachers assume
instructional leadership in the school, teachers express moderate to high satisfaction with school administration.
The Ounce is supporting
instructional leadership in school - and center - based programs by helping leaders install systems of job - embedded professional learning and engage teachers in sustained supports for achieving instructional excellence and improvement.
This year's cadre of teacher leaders will support their campuses» goals through excellent instruction in their own classrooms and excellent
instructional leadership in their schools..
Not exact matches
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.
The approaches used by Denver
schools in the Blueprint Schools Network since 2011 are supported by high - quality research and guided by the following five «tenets»: 1) excellence in leadership and instruction; 2) increased instructional time; 3) a no - excuses school culture of high expectations; 4) frequent assessments to improve instruction; and 5) daily tutoring in critical growth
schools in the Blueprint
Schools Network since 2011 are supported by high - quality research and guided by the following five «tenets»: 1) excellence in leadership and instruction; 2) increased instructional time; 3) a no - excuses school culture of high expectations; 4) frequent assessments to improve instruction; and 5) daily tutoring in critical growth
Schools Network since 2011 are supported by high - quality research and guided by the following five «tenets»: 1) excellence
in leadership and instruction; 2) increased
instructional time; 3) a no - excuses
school culture of high expectations; 4) frequent assessments to improve instruction; and 5) daily tutoring
in critical growth years.
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.
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?
A former director of
schools, secondary college principal, and technology company director, Mal has written extensively
in leadership and
instructional technology journals, with a regular column
in Education Technology Solutions.
«The Data Wise Institute provided me with the tools and skills I need to take my
instructional leadership to the next level to help facilitate continuous improvement
in my
schools and positively impact student achievement.
Students are required to study
school organization, adult development, special education or English Language Learning, as well as
instructional leadership in a subject matter of their choosing.
«If you really follow the Data Wise model,» City says, «the principal begins to allow teachers to take
leadership roles
in helping to frame what the
instructional challenges are and how the
school is going to address them.
In the area of
school leadership, Shanghai explicitly expects its principals to be strong
instructional leaders.
Bringing diverse perspectives on the principalship to the discussion, the panelists will engage
in dialogue focused on how
instructional leadership, distributed
leadership, and accountability impact the work of principals
in the 21st century and beyond, as well as how to best mentor and support the next generation of
school leaders.
The
Instructional Leadership (IL) strand within the L&T Program is designed for K - 12 public and independent
schools teachers with at least three years of experience who are ready to take on new
leadership roles
in their
schools.
This year the Ed
School is piloting a new program under Learning and Teaching dubbed the
Instructional Leadership (IL) strand — a one - year master's program specifically aimed at those teachers who want to stay involved
in teaching, while taking on
leadership roles
in their...
Los Angeles —
In a speech to Hispanic school - board members here this month, Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell criticized the nation's school boards for paying too little attention to instructional issues and called on them to take a leadership role in upgrading educational standard
In a speech to Hispanic
school - board members here this month, Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell criticized the nation's
school boards for paying too little attention to
instructional issues and called on them to take a
leadership role
in upgrading educational standard
in upgrading educational standards.
To date, our work using the distributed perspective has demonstrated the ways that leaders co-construct
leadership activity, how
leadership practice connects and fails to connect with
instructional change, why teachers heed or ignore the guidance of
school leaders, and how
leadership is practiced differently
in different
school subjects (e.g. mathematics versus language arts).
By
instructional leadership, we mean the principal's capacity to: 1) offer a vision for instruction that will inspire the faculty; 2) analyze student performance data and make sound judgments as to which areas of the curriculum need attention; 3) make good judgments about the quality of the teaching
in a classroom based on analysis of student work; 4) recognize the elements of sound standards - based classroom organization and practice; 5) provide strong coaching to teachers on all of the foregoing; 6) evaluate whether
instructional systems
in the
school are properly aligned; and 7) determine the quality and fitness of
instructional materials.
Chang, who began his term
in the summer of 2015, has been praised for his
instructional leadership, but criticized by some for his handling of racism allegations at Boston Latin
School last year.
This new style, that we call «
leadership for learning», supports
instructional quality at the same time that it takes actions to involve other stakeholders
in school decisions.
Instructional leadership (practices that involve the planning, evaluation and improvement of teaching and learning) and distributed
leadership (a reflection of
leadership being shown by the principal, but also of others acting as leaders
in school) are seen as conducive to student learning.
Its important for community leaders to see how the
leadership role of the principal has changed [since they were
in school] and how
instructional delivery has changed to meet the needs of all students.»
...
In Australia, one could argue that the imperative for instructional leadership only (re) gained momentum in the context of the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests introduced in 2008, and with the establishment of the My School website in 2010 (which lists NAPLAN results for every school in Australia along with other information
In Australia, one could argue that the imperative for
instructional leadership only (re) gained momentum
in the context of the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests introduced in 2008, and with the establishment of the My School website in 2010 (which lists NAPLAN results for every school in Australia along with other information
in the context of the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests introduced
in 2008, and with the establishment of the My School website in 2010 (which lists NAPLAN results for every school in Australia along with other information
in 2008, and with the establishment of the My
School website in 2010 (which lists NAPLAN results for every school in Australia along with other informa
School website
in 2010 (which lists NAPLAN results for every school in Australia along with other information
in 2010 (which lists NAPLAN results for every
school in Australia along with other informa
school in Australia along with other information
in Australia along with other information).
However, despite the enthusiasm for both
school restructuring and transformational
leadership, the findings from international meta - analytic work comparing the impact of various approaches to educational
leadership, along with wider developments and concerns over quality teaching and student performance noted
in earlier chapters, caused a re-examination of the worth of
instructional leadership.
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 stu
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 stu
instructional leadership, including a learning climate free of disruption, a system of clear teaching objectives, and high teacher expectations for students.»
This innovative collaboration between HGSE and Harvard Business
School integrates best practices from both schools, combining expertise in managing teams and organizations with a commitment to school and instructional leade
School integrates best practices from both
schools, combining expertise
in managing teams and organizations with a commitment to
school and instructional leade
school and
instructional leadership.
It does not address the changes we need to see
in teacher compensation, the organization of the
school day, the role of
instructional leadership, and a range of other key factors crucial to getting the teacher - quality equation right
in a workforce of 3,000,000 facing 200,000 teacher hires a year, due to high rates of turnover and mounting retirements.
If you wish to see a highly effective example of «
instructional leadership»
in action, contact MIchelle Granland at Fountain Gate Primary
School.
The executive
leadership training programs will provide an opportunity for participating state and district teams to work more collaboratively
in such areas as leading change and team development,
leadership for
instructional improvement, methods to accelerate leader performance, addressing stakeholder engagement around critical state and local issues, and sustaining improvements
in school and student achievement.
Utilizing an
in - depth consultation protocol, attendees will conduct a thorough analysis of the practices and accountability of teachers at their
school, leaving with a plan that improves
leadership among teachers,
instructional practice, student and adult connections, and motivation and engagement strategies.
Her roles include: membership on the
school instructional leadership team and math
leadership team; serving as district - wide Unit Study Seminar Facilitator for the BPS Math Department and as a district - level Developing Mathematical Ideas facilitator for the district; and facilitating Math Professional Development Sessions for Math teachers
in the district.
The
school system realized that their principals often excelled
in instructional leadership, but struggled when it came to developing a vision for their
schools and managing the changes needed to fulfill that vision.
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School librarians have deep expertise
in digital literacy skills; have well - developed
instructional strategies based on thinking critically, communicating creatively
in a variety of media, and solving problems creatively; and are often role models for strong
leadership, initiative, and other career and life skills.
In the interviews, secondary school principals repeatedly said that there was not enough time in the day to complete all their responsibilities, and they told us directly that instructional leadership «gets placed on the back burner.&raqu
In the interviews, secondary
school principals repeatedly said that there was not enough time
in the day to complete all their responsibilities, and they told us directly that instructional leadership «gets placed on the back burner.&raqu
in the day to complete all their responsibilities, and they told us directly that
instructional leadership «gets placed on the back burner.»
The reverse is true for the bottom 20 % on
instructional leadership, with secondary
schools in significantly greater numbers at the low end.
school - based factors that explain differences
in student performance and program implementation (e.g.,
instructional expertise, curriculum implementation, learning gaps, staffing,
leadership, material resources);
Projects have included: teacher career pathway programs that diversified roles
in the teaching force; teacher career pathways that recognize, develop, and reward excellent teachers as they advance through various career stages; incentives for effective teachers who take on
instructional leadership roles within their
schools; incentives that attract, support, reward, and retain the most effective teachers and administrators at high - need
schools; rigorous, ongoing
leadership development training for teacher leaders and principals,
leadership roles for teachers aimed at
school turnaround; and the creation of new salary structures based on effectiveness.
This podcast is designed for superintendents and
school district leaders who have responsibility for providing principal evaluation and support and will feature several of the most popular tools that have been created to support district leaders
in the work of developing principal
instructional leadership.
In their efforts to develop strong programs of
instructional and shared
leadership, high
school principals work at a distinct disadvantage compared with elementary
school principals.
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Schools nationwide, especially those
in rural areas, are wrestling with personnel and
leadership changes driven by the program's requirements, along with a mandate to add extra time to the
instructional day.
Secondary
school principals assert that they provide
instructional leadership through a structural framework of teacher leaders,
in which responsibility is delegated to department heads.
As leaders of
instructional teams of teachers and / or administrators, such as curriculum committees,
school leadership councils, and grade level teams, teacher leaders provide
leadership and thoughtful perspective that is grounded
in experience and expertise as the team makes decisions that influence instruction.
The strongest relationship here is with Emphasis on teamwork -LRB-.45), Focus on quality -LRB-.39), District culture -LRB-.38), Use of data -LRB-.35), Jobembedded professional development for teachers -LRB-.35), Relations with
schools and stakeholders -LRB-.35), Targeted improvement -LRB-.31), and Investment
in instructional leadership -LRB-.23).
In a study of 5 schools found to be most effective out of a sample of 741 schools which were part of a study of compensatory reading programs, Wilder (1977) found the following factors common to all 5 schools: reading was identified as an important instructional goal; leadership in the reading program was provided by either the principal or reading specialist; attention was given to basic skills; a breadth of materials was made available; and ideas were communicated across teachers, a process which was typically fostered by the program leade
In a study of 5
schools found to be most effective out of a sample of 741
schools which were part of a study of compensatory reading programs, Wilder (1977) found the following factors common to all 5
schools: reading was identified as an important
instructional goal;
leadership in the reading program was provided by either the principal or reading specialist; attention was given to basic skills; a breadth of materials was made available; and ideas were communicated across teachers, a process which was typically fostered by the program leade
in the reading program was provided by either the principal or reading specialist; attention was given to basic skills; a breadth of materials was made available; and ideas were communicated across teachers, a process which was typically fostered by the program leader.
Results also indicate that
schools located
in larger metropolitan areas exhibit significant disadvantages regarding the presence of
leadership — from principals as
instructional leaders and from shared norms among teachers (Table C1.6.5, Appendix C).
The needs and circumstances of elementary and secondary
school principals may need to be differentially addressed, however the bottom line would have each principal expected to take specific steps to enact
instructional leadership in his or her
school.
Describing the most important aspects of
instructional leadership in more detail and clarity, this refined version of the framework helps
school leaders better identify areas for
instructional improvement and focus their time and energy on academic achievement for all students.
The new
instructional leadership: Creating data - driven
instructional systems
in school.