Review of research How
leadership influences student learning.
The paths linking the three teacher variables to student achievement indicate that collective
leadership influences student achievement through teacher motivation and work setting.
Leithwood, K, Seashore, K, Anderson, S & Wahlstrom, K 2004, Review of research: How
leadership influences student learning, Wallace Foundation, New York.
Kenneth Leithwood, Karen Seashore Louis, Stephen Anderson and Kyla Wahlstrom examine how
leadership influences student learning
One study commissioned by The Wallace Foundation about how
leadership influences student learning found that for the most part, there are no documented instances of school turnaround without an effective principal — leadership is second only to effective classroom instruction as the most important school - level factor affecting student achievement.
School leadership often has been overlooked as an education improvement strategy, despite the evidence that
leadership influences student achievement.
Executive Summary: How
leadership influences student learning.
How successful
leadership influences student learning: The second installment of a longer story.
Not exact matches
«Art is Why» will highlight the artwork of art teachers within the Buffalo Public Schools network, and examine the processes that
influence networks of
students, spanning generations of creative
leadership within the Buffalo Public Schools System.»
«Art is Why» will highlight the artwork of art teachers within the Buffalo Public Schools network, and examine the processes that
influence networks of
students, spanning generations of creative
leadership
For example, a multi-classroom leader who leads a team of teachers, coaching, co-teaching, and co-planning to achieve results for all the team's
students, needs demonstrated team
leadership capacity, the ability to
influence others (directly and indirectly), and the drive and planning habits to serve a larger number of
students exceptionally well with a team.
Leadership is second only to teaching among in - school
influences on
student success, and its impact is greatest in schools with the greatest needs, according to this landmark examination of the evidence on school
leadership.
Leadership is second only to teaching among in - school
influences on
student success, according to this landmark examination of school
leadership.
A project to provide new understanding of
leadership influencing mathematics instruction «ratcheted up our
leadership capacity» and «enabled us to increase
student performance,» says Michael Lach of Chicago Public Schools.
An often - missing ingredient in improving public K - 12 education is sound school
leadership, cited in research as second only to teaching in school
influences on
student success.
The analysis in Section 1.3 builds on past theory and research to explore the nature and patterns of
leadership distribution in schools, focusing on sources of
leadership influence and the relation of
leadership influence to
student performance.
The surveys posed questions about principals «and teachers «perceptions of parental and community involvement in schools; they also asked about stakeholders «
influence in schools, the composition of
leadership teams, and principals «and teachers «perceptions of parent and community openness to and involvement in promoting
student learning.
If school leaders believe that teachers» and
students» understanding of feedback's role in instruction and learning can have a high impact on
student achievement, they need to identify how their
leadership influences feedback.
Section 1.1 of our report describes
influence arising from various sources of
leadership as that
influence comes to bear on school decisions, teachers «work, and
student learning.
Given the significant
influence of principal turnover on
student achievement, mediated primarily by school culture, we developed four case studies to examine this dynamic in greater detail and to learn what part patterns of distributed
leadership play in the relationships.
Finally, while school level had a significant, inverse relationship with
student achievement in mathematics, district / school
leadership and teacher
influence were not significantly related to achievement.
The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect
influence of principals «actions on
students and on
student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own
leadership practices; and the status of their
students «learning.
We asked principals and vice principals about the principal «s
leadership in areas such as
student achievement goals, vision for the school, and
student learning; making decisions about instruction;
leadership distribution in the school; professional development experiences for principals and teachers; curriculum and instruction; school culture; state and district
influences on administrators «and teachers «work in the school; and the impact of parents and the wider school community.
This is important because we know that second only to teacher effectiveness, school
leadership is the greatest school - related
influence on
student learning.
School
leadership is second only to teaching among schoolrelated factors
influencing student achievement.
Section 1.2 examines the effects on
students of principals and teachers assuming shared responsibility for
leadership; it also identifies some conditions that
influence the emergence and mediate the effects of this approach to
leadership in schools.
Research has demonstrated that school
leadership is second only to teaching among school - related factors
influencing student success.
There's also evidence that effective school
leadership influences early childhood achievement, as leaders play a critical role in improving classroom instruction — the most important factor related to the success of young
students.
Research suggests that
leadership is second only to teacher quality among school
influences on
student learning, but more needs to be known about whether efforts to improve
leadership pay off for
student achievement and whether these efforts can achieve results at the scale of an entire district.
«In developing a starting point for this six - year study, we claimed, based on a preliminary review of research, that
leadership is second only to classroom instruction as an
influence on
student learning.
While not studied nearly as much as teachers, research shows that the total direct and indirect effects of principal
leadership accounts for 25 percent of in - school factors that
influence student performance, and principals are second only to teachers in terms of school - level
influences on
student outcomes.
With the federal government increasingly ceding authority to states in a revamped Every
Student Succeeds Act, many states are looking for new ways to positively
influence local work and take on greater
leadership.
The role of teacher
leadership in how principals
influence classroom instruction and
student learning.
We all know that school
leadership is second only to teaching in its potential
influence on
student learning.
These different parts of preparing
students, adults, schools and systems for Meaningful
Student Involvement can deeply
influence the meaningfulness, outcomes and sustainability of
Student / Adult Partnerships throughout learning, teaching and
leadership across the entirety of the education system.
A report commissioned by the Wallace Foundation in 2010 found that
leadership is second only to classroom instruction as an
influence on
student learning.
How
Leadership Influences Student Learning (2004): This Wallace Foundation report shows that leadership is second only to teaching among school influences on student success, and its impact is greatest in schools with the greatest need, according to this landmark examination of the evidence on school l
Influences Student Learning (2004): This Wallace Foundation report shows that leadership is second only to teaching among school influences on student success, and its impact is greatest in schools with the greatest need, according to this landmark examination of the evidence on school lead
Student Learning (2004): This Wallace Foundation report shows that
leadership is second only to teaching among school
influences on student success, and its impact is greatest in schools with the greatest need, according to this landmark examination of the evidence on school l
influences on
student success, and its impact is greatest in schools with the greatest need, according to this landmark examination of the evidence on school lead
student success, and its impact is greatest in schools with the greatest need, according to this landmark examination of the evidence on school
leadership.
While the formal or informal
leadership roles of teachers may vary in different schools and districts, teacher
leadership is broadly defined in the 2011 Teacher Leader Model Standards as «the process by which teachers, individually or collectively,
influence their colleagues, principals, and other members of the school community to improve teaching and learning practices with the aim of increased
student learning and achievement.»
School
leadership is the second greatest school - related
influence on
student learning, second only to teacher effectiveness (Leithwood & Riehl, 2003).
When schools cultivate
students»
leadership on issues of respect, those
students will step up in a crisis and become a resource for peacemaking by
influencing their peers.
Of all in - school
influences on
student learning,
leadership is second only to teaching quality.
This activity engages and
influences current Texas ASCD partners as well as other educational
leadership organizations and political leaders in Texas to consider how a Whole Child approach to education in Texas enables Texas
students to achieve better education outcomes statewide.
Taken together, they suggest that certain common steps to increase opportunities for teacher
leadership, teacher - directed professional learning and collaboration can positively
influence teacher culture, and therefore
student learning.
Our coaches work intensively with school leaders to help them set and meet goals, build strong
leadership teams, and
influence the culture of their school, all in the service of
students and
student learning.
Another 300 teachers joined the TLI in 2014.55 All participating teachers learn skills associated with three kinds of
leadership: instructional
leadership, or how teacher leaders can improve the systems that support teachers and
students within schools and districts; policy
leadership, or how teacher leaders can
influence policymakers at local, state, and national levels; and association
leadership, or how teacher leaders can advance the goals of their local and national unions.56 When they return to their districts, these teacher leaders work to address
leadership challenges that they identified through their training.
NYCLA provides
leadership coaching, coach training, and strategic consulting for coaching programs to help districts, states, charter schools, and other education - focused organizations that work with schools leverage one of the most important factors that
influences student achievement — the role of the principal.
Collaborative
leadership: 6
Influences That Matter Most focuses on how leaders can use 6 of John Hattie's high effect influences on learning to foster growth in teachers and put the focus on learning for
Influences That Matter Most focuses on how leaders can use 6 of John Hattie's high effect
influences on learning to foster growth in teachers and put the focus on learning for
influences on learning to foster growth in teachers and put the focus on learning for
students.
The grouping of
students for instruction is
influenced by decisions made at both the school and classroom levels, and decisions at both levels often require intervention by those assuming
leadership roles.
Recognizing that teacher quality and school
leadership are the most important school - based factors that
influence student achievement, states and districts are increasingly focused on overhauling their educator evaluation systems.
It also takes collaborative
leadership that moves beyond the divisive
influences of ideology, money and power to focus on the needs of
students and educators.