Dr. Sandy Austin manages district partnerships and provides
instructional leadership support for district and school administrators.
Dr. Cathy Thompson, as a CEL project director, provides
instructional leadership support for CEL district partnerships.
Principals urged Congress to fund discretionary programs that provide principals with direct
instructional leadership support and a newly - authorized Title IV block grant program that will help schools provide a well - rounded experience for all students through arts - integration and use of technology, as well as address issues such as providing school counselors, physical education programs, student mental health services, drug use prevention, and social and emotional learning.
Not exact matches
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 years.
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.
Reville identified key components of an effective statewide system including
leadership support, planning and implementation, better access to data, curriculum and
instructional support, professional...
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
Supporting and mentoring the principal as
instructional leader by focusing on the further development of core
leadership capacities, practices and competencies;
At the same time, Envision reset expectations for
instructional leadership among principals
supported by new professional development and tools developed by the
instructional leadership team.
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.
As Secretary of Education, Carol Midgett would «conduct a working conditions survey to identify the requirements of effective instruction (including
instructional leadership, administrative
support, the services, and professional development), the obstacles to effective instruction, and the resources needed to overcome those obstacles.
Reville identified key components of an effective statewide system including
leadership support, planning and implementation, better access to data, curriculum and
instructional support, professional development, and building district level capacity.
Not surprisingly, what matters most at Envision — the focal point of execution — is its
instructional system, which requires a team of teachers, facilitative
leadership, high - quality analytical tools, and expert
support.
Of course, streamlining the planning process also saves admins a ton of time — freeing them up to spend more time on
instructional leadership, parent communication, and student
support.
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.
Team members invited by directors and leaders — those who are responsible for directly
supporting teachers in their work, such as
instructional coaches, supervisors, or teachers who take on
leadership roles
The PTLC is an ongoing process designed to work systemically to improve the quality of professional development; the use of data to inform
instructional and programmatic decisions; the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to standards; the monitoring of student learning; and
leadership support for continuous school improvement.
Respondents most often claimed to use research named to
support their own learning, inform the design of programs, and provide
instructional leadership.
Here are starter questions for the first four - week check - in conversation of
instructional coaches and building administrators: What
leadership actions have we purposefully taken in this first month to communicate, initiate, and
support the changes needed in staff to gain our needed changes in student learning production behaviors?
Principal - evaluation systems must be «based in significant part on evidence of improved student academic achievement and growth and student outcomes, including the English language proficiency of English language learner students, and evidence of providing strong
instructional leadership and
support to teachers and other staff.»
For the 2018 - 2019 school year, AASA, the school superintendents association, has again partnered with the University of Washington Center for Educational
Leadership to bring CEL's Principal Supervisor Professional Development Program to all central office leaders who
support principals»
instructional leadership growth as their primary responsibility.
Recently, we have seen increasing recognition of the fact that principals often don't have the tools and
support to help teachers — shining a light on central offices and their
support for principals»
instructional leadership efforts.
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.
While public policy and community opinion increasingly put pressure on principals to improve student performance, it is equally important to expect that principals also take actions that
support instructional and shared
leadership which lead to improved student learning.
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.
«Districts look at policy initiatives as only attending to instruction and fail to marshal the
leadership and organizational resources of schools to
support that
instructional improvement work,» Cosner said.
In addition, CEL staff hosted a booth in the exhibit hall to help attendees learn about CEL resources and services
supporting instructional leadership and teacher effectiveness.
The district, by necessity, had to rely on principals «
instructional leadership and on expertise from the regional education center or independent consultants to
support school - and district - wide improvement initiatives.
Encompassed by this set of practices are the «
supporting» and «recognizing and rewarding» managerial behaviors associated with Yukl «s (1994) Multiple Linkages model, as well as Hallinger «s (2003) model of
instructional leadership and the Waters et al. (2003) meta - analysis.
With the knowledge that
instructional leadership is the primary engine behind teacher effectiveness, the authors demonstrate how to
support classroom practices that raise student achievement.
The DC / CS collaborates with the
instructional leadership team to promote the delivery of the NYS - aligned written curriculum in
support of the charter's vision, mission, and goals.
Do three specific attributes of principals «
leadership behavior — the sharing of
leadership with teachers, the development of trust relationships among professionals, and the provision of
support for
instructional improvement — affect teachers «work with each other and their classroom practices?
During NLC, principals talked with their members of Congress about pressing states and districts to focus on building capacity in systems to better recruit, prepare, and
support principals in the profession, and taking advantage of how they can now
support instructional leadership — an area that was overlooked in the last version of the law, the No Child Left Behind Act.
Do three specific attributes of principals «
leadership behavior — the sharing of
leadership with teachers, the development of trust relationships among professionals, and the provision of
support for
instructional improvement — affect teachers «work with one another, and their classroom practices?
NLC attendees urged congressional leaders to work with their states and districts to make sure that there is a clear understanding of the law, which encourages states to make a strong investment in the principal pipeline — or programs to
support aspiring and early career principals — as well as provide on - going
support for
instructional leadership.
Since joining The Mind Trust in 2016, White has led The Mind Trust's partnership with the Relay Graduate School of Education's National Principals Academy Fellowship and has developed several groundbreaking initiatives that provide educators across Indianapolis with expert
instructional, operational, and executive
leadership support.
Our team is dedicated to
supporting district and school leaders and teachers throughout the iObservation implementation process to improve
instructional leadership practices that connect to teacher effectiveness and student achievement.
It includes four strands: (1) development of a tool (the «Framework») to guide teachers» design of student learning experiences, (2) enhancement of teachers»
leadership skills (particularly related to sharing
leadership for
instructional improvement), (3) dissemination efforts that
support understanding and use of the Framework across levels of the education system and in all areas of the state, and (4) provision of a platform that provides rural areas in Colorado with easy access to the Framework and extends access to and use of the Framework across the nation and the globe.
The
Instructional Support Coach works with
leadership to establish and implement a systematic approach to staff training and professional development designed to assist staff in acquiring or...
NJPSA has been working collaboratively with the Department of Education on ways to
support teachers so that they can learn more about the Common Core, assessment design,
instructional models, and the
leadership and school culture necessary to foster shared accountability for student learning.
Instructional coaching positions have been added to many school
leadership teams as an effort to
support teacher growth in order to enhance student learning.
Educators and policy makers should develop clearer programs to
support instructional leadership, particularly in secondary schools.
Findings from across these studies suggest that teacher leaders are more likely to provide
instructional support when leading teacher teams within their subject area focus, although the form of
instructional leadership may be influenced by subject area.
To this end, we are developing an extensive, research - based suite of tools aimed at
supporting central office leaders as they guide and
support school principals»
instructional leadership efforts.
While teacher leaders can certainly engage in effective
leadership work without the
support of their principal, the resulting work typically does not lead to either broad or lasting, changes in
instructional practices.
Agile Mind's blended programs keep teachers squarely at the center of
instructional leadership,
supported by challenging, highly engaging curriculum, assessments, and professional
supports.
...
instructional leadership of the school, ensuring that the entire teaching faculty has the coaching,
support and professional development opportunities to continually improve its
instructional...
- FLACS will focus specifically on
instructional leadership, effective use of data to guide classroom instruction, and the establishment and
support of professional learning communities.
In a review of the empirical literature on teacher
leadership, nine studies were identified that included findings related to teacher leaders providing
instructional support through lesson planning.
But after almost 15 years of
supporting the growth of teachers across the country, we also know that maximizing the reach of professional development into the classroom requires one key ingredient — the
instructional leadership of the school's
leadership team.