Sentences with phrase «principal professional learning communities»

In the final installment in a series of webinars exploring issues around how central offices can best support principals as instructional leaders, Dr. Meredith Honig of the University of Washington shares her team's research on what principal supervisors do when they lead principal professional learning communities in ways that support principals» growth as instructional leaders.

This paper explores to what extent central office administrators lead meetings of principal professional learning communities in ways that promise to strengthen principals» development as instructional leaders and the conditions that help or hinder administrators in the process.

This webinar will introduce a tool developed through a collaborative process with leaders nationwide during the Wallace / NASSP Principal Professional Learning Community (PLC).

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Mason chairs the New and Aspiring School Leaders Institute, a four - day professional development program at HGSE that invites new principals to come together and talk about leadership styles, how to construct a positive learning environment, and how to form a community of school leaders.

Principals model «learning for life» through their own professional practice and promote it actively in their interaction with students, staff, families and carers, and the wider community.

CEL is supporting Seattle's commitment through two integrated leadership initiatives: the development of professional learning communities for all district principals, and support of the executive team of Seattle's Chief Academic Officer.

A contributing author to two assessment anthologies, The Teacher as Assessment Leader and The Principal as Assessment Leader, he is also coauthor of Teaching the iGeneration, Communicating and Connecting with Social Media, Building a Professional Learning Community at Work ™, and Making Teamwork Meaningful.

This year all NPS principals will work in professional learning communities to use the 5D to build a common vision of and language for instruction while also using learning walks to hone their instructional leadership skills.

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.

In addition, each participating principal will have direct access to nationally award - winning principals from the demonstration project, and will be able to participate in a Professional Learning Community of peer principals implementing RAISEup Texas in order to learn from each others» experiences.

As an elementary principal, she helped her school earn state and national recognition as a model professional learning community.

The multiple linkages model asserts a prominent role for «situational variables» — the size of the work group, organizational policies and procedures, the prior training and experience of members — which mediate what the leader is able to do.131 For example, the size of the school will have a significant effect on how well teachers know other teachers; it also will affect the way in which teachers form workgroups or departments to talk about their work.132 The fragmented nature of professional communities, rather than size per se, becomes a constraint on how principals try to organize professional communities to focus on instruction and student learning.

We asked teachers about their approach to teaching, the lessons we had observed, the principal «s role in guiding and supporting their work, factors that have the greatest influence on student learning, district influences, professional development opportunities, the school community, the extent of parental involvement, and what they would tell a new teacher about what it is like to work at this school.

They designed districtwide in - service programs for principals, focused specifically on new curriculum initiatives (e.g., revision of the elementary mathematics program) or school - improvement initiatives (e.g., developing a professional learning communities effort, extending to all schools).

Supporting Principal Leadership for Pre-K — Third Grade Learning Communities addresses ways to enhance SEA and LEA leadership capacity for building P -3 communities, cultivate standards of effective practice for P - 3 principals and related leaders, develop practical implementation strategies as described by an elementary school principal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher ePrincipal Leadership for Pre-K — Third Grade Learning Communities addresses ways to enhance SEA and LEA leadership capacity for building P -3 communities, cultivate standards of effective practice for P - 3 principals and related leaders, develop practical implementation strategies as described by an elementary school principal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher eprincipal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher education.

At the first meeting of the professional learning community for The Wallace Foundation's Principal Pipeline Initiative, Wallace President Will Miller urges attendees to work together to improve principal training Principal Pipeline Initiative, Wallace President Will Miller urges attendees to work together to improve principal training principal training programs.

Harmer's thirty — year career in public schools included serving as principal of three award - winning elementary schools; K - 12 teacher and learning specialist; instructor in community college and university teacher and principal preparation programs; and service on a wide range of professional advisory councils and boards.

In the face of limited resources, a dearth of deep professional learning opportunities, and anxiety from school communities, principals are piecing together implementation and leading with resilience.

A contributing author to two assessment anthologies, The Teacher as Assessment Leader and The Principal as Assessment Leader, he is also coauthor of Teaching the iGeneration and Building a Professional Learning Community at Work /, Learning Forward's (formerly National Staff Development Council) 2010 Professional Development Book of the Year.

AACTE is grateful to The Wallace Foundation for supporting participants in coalescing a community of professional learning to explore pathways for improvements in principal preparation practice.

Schools should be professional learning communities where principals and teachers are viewed as «lifelong learners» in their profession.

These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high school renewal work to: 1) establish system coherence by aligning central office and site programs, and accelerating student learning by leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and community members; 2) improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing ongoing professional development for school leaders; 3) improve the quality of teaching throughout the district through embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the learning process by personalizing learning environments to build on student interests; 5) increase community involvement in schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the school renewal process.

Due to the significant improvements in student outcomes and the collaborative culture at Pattimura, Paul was recognized as the 2012 Distinguished Principal of the Year by the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and in 2015 Pattimura was recognized as a model professional learning community.

The professional learning communities are a safe place to have that conversation,» says Ted Howard II, principal at Garfield High School, one of 12 high schools in the highly diverse district, where students speak more than 100 languages and more than a third qualify for free or reduced - price lunch.

'» The CEL work with professional learning communities has helped open new lines of communication across the district, says the Garfield High School principal.

Most notably, they have been articulating a federal policy agenda with a combined voice and they currently co-lead a professional learning community in the Wallace Foundation Principal Pipeline program.

Although professional learning communities have gained wide acceptance as a way for teachers to support one another's learning, there is less attention paid to the need for principals to meet together to enhance learning and leadership.

At each school she visited, she met teachers and principals who enthusiastically embraced teacher leadership, professional learning communities, coaching, and teamwork among faculty and staff.

A number of school systems are complementing — not minimizing — the principal supervisor role with adult learning best practices that include principals self - assessing to determine their own learning needs, engaging in cycles of inquiry, and working in professional learning communities with their peers.

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Under a new contract competitively awarded by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Education Northwest will work to support the academic success for students of military families through the improved implementation of professional learning communities for principals and teachers at U.S. military schools across the globe.

Shared and supportive leadership - The principal and the professional learning community members create opportunities for teachers to assume leadership roles and support them in developing the knowledge and skills to do so.

The principals will form a professional learning community with one another to focus their coaching experience on the implementation of the RAISEup Texas model at their schools.

New Teacher Center describes strong induction programs as those that include instructional mentoring for new teachers by carefully selected, well - prepared mentors; formative assessment for teachers and support systems to drive continuous improvement; professional learning communities for mentors and new teachers; engaged principals; and supportive school environments and district policies.9 Research suggests that regular contact between beginning teachers and mentors over a period of at least two years can propel improved teaching and greater student learning.10

The School Leadership District Cohort is a professional learning community of four selected school districts from across the U.S. that will work hand - in - hand with the Bush Institute's Education Reform team to improve how they find, support, and keep effective principals.

Every first - year principal received one - on - one coaching, and we identified strong principals to form a professional learning community to support principals across the district and align efforts toward improvement.

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Shari Albright, Trinity University, Department of Education David Anthony, Former Cypress Fairbanks Superintendent Portia Bosse, Texas State Teachers Association Marcelo Cavazos, Texas School Alliance David Chard, Wheelock College, & Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative Ana Coca, Texas Association for Bilingual Education Jessica Conlon, TNTP, & Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative Harley Eckhart, Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Barry Haenish, Texas Association of Community Schools Frank Hernandez, SMU Simmons School of Education and Human Development Kate Kuhlmann, Association of Texas Professional Educators Stephanie Hirsh, Learning Forward, & Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative Diane Huber, iTeachTEXAS, & Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative Janna Lilly, Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education Casey McCreary, Texas Association of School Administrators Patty Quinzi, TX - American Federation of Teachers Jim Nelson, Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative Colby Nichols, Texas Rural Education Association Scott Ridley, Texas Tech University, Dean of Education, & Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative Mike Savage, Principal, Audelia Creek Elementary, & Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative Lindsay Sobel, Teach Plus Texas Kevin Sevin, Teacher, iSchoolHigh@UniversityPark, & Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative Seth Rue, San Antonio ISD Jenna Watts, Deans for Impact Rodney Watson, Superintendent, Spring ISD, & Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative Sandra West, Science Teachers Association of Texas Paige Williams, Texas Classroom Teachers Association Randall Woods, Principal, Burgess High School & Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative

They also reported working longer hours and spending more time than comparison principals on the instructional activities that have been linked to stronger school performance, including building a professional learning community among staff, evaluating and providing feedback to teachers, and using data to monitor school progress.

Accomplished principals will share the latest research and analysis on evidence - based strategies to support the role of principals according to ESSA evidence tiers, discuss how ESSA provides states and districts with ample opportunities to provide on - going professional support for principals, and share key strategies for sustaining high quality professional learning communities for principals and other school leaders.

Supporting Principal Leadership for Pre-K through Third Grade Learning Communities addresses ways to enhance SEA and LEA leadership capacity for building P -3 communities, cultivate standards of effective practice for P - 3 principals and related leaders, develop practical implementation strategies as described by an elementary school principal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher ePrincipal Leadership for Pre-K through Third Grade Learning Communities addresses ways to enhance SEA and LEA leadership capacity for building P -3 communities, cultivate standards of effective practice for P - 3 principals and related leaders, develop practical implementation strategies as described by an elementary school principal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher eprincipal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher education.

Effective PreK - 3rd provides: High - quality and unified learning in well - staffed classrooms; well - prepared teachers and aides to educate children in the 3 - 8 age range; supportive school district policies; strong principal leadership that includes supporting professional development time for teachers to plan for effective coordination across and between grades; and includes families and communities that share accountability with PreK - 3rd schools for children's educational success.

In addition, our Eureka Math Professional Learning Community (PLC), consisting of eight principals, our Regional Superintendent and Instructional Specialist, continues to convene each month to leverage their experience as we work toward our instructional goals.

At the heart of Peter's practice as a principal is acting on a shared moral purpose derived from a strong evidence base, and consistent challenges around the conditions for learning, curriculum and teaching, parent and community support, leadership and professional learning.

In addition to supporting the professional learning communities of secondary and elementary principals and assistant principals as the MCAAP VP, Mr. Bartee also co-chaired the Montgomery County Public Schools Peer Assistance and Review Panels for support staff, teachers and administrators.

Principal Deborah Warr of Knollwood Elementary School in north Rapid City, South Dakota, relates how «Indistar and its research provided us with a critical structure» to «tighten up our professional learning communities and use student data more strategically.»

Alvy, a former principal, and Robbins, an expert in professional learning communities, meticulously explore Lincoln's leadership actions and thoughtful words, present practical implications for modern school leaders, and offer engaging activities to help leaders implement action steps in their schools.

Second, MDE will work closely with Michigan's professional organizations to develop guidance for LEAs in identifying and cultivating the skills and dispositions of effective principal mentors and provide professional learning opportunities, including communities of practice, for high - potential principals to become mentors.

The Vermont Agency of Education will use robust and actionable data to build statewide communities of practice to engage in high - quality professional learning for principals and other school leaders.

Professional learning communities, teacher book groups, principals, teacher educators, and individuals interested in the issues raised in EL can use these study guides.