Best Practices, Best Thinking, and Emerging

Featuring the leading figures in educational leadership, this resource presents research and key considerations to assist in making decisions about new programs and directions for your school.

Prologue

vii

William A. Owings

Leslie S. Kaplan

A Brief Look at the ISLLC Standards

xiii

About the Editors

xv

About the Contributors

xvii

PART I: UNDERSTANDING SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

1

(28)

Changing Demographics: A Call for Leadership

3

(12)

Bud Hodgkinson

ISLLC Questions

12

(1)

References

13

(2)

Media and Political Misrepresentation of Public Education

15

(14)

Gerald W. Bracey

ISLLC Questions

23

(1)

References

23

(6)

Lessons Learned

27

(2)

PART II: LEADING CHANGE

29

(34)

Implementing Change at the Building Level

31

(6)

Michael Fullan

ISLLC Questions

36

(1)

References

36

(1)

Challenges to Leading and Sustaining School Change

37

(8)

William Patterson

ISLLC Questions

42

(3)

The New Effective Schools

45

(8)

Gordon Cawelti

ISLLC Questions

51

(1)

References

52

(1)

Politics and Education: A Conundrum for School Leadership

53

(10)

Gerald N. Tirozzi

ISLLC Questions

59

(1)

References

60

(3)

Lessons Learned

61

(2)

PART III: TEACHING AND LEARNING

63

(60)

Curriculum and Instruction: Critical and Emerging Issues for Educational Leadership

65

(10)

Robert J. Marzano

ISLLC Questions

72

(1)

References

72

(3)

Enhancing Teaching

75

(14)

Linda Darling-Hammond

ISLLC Questions

86

(1)

References

87

(2)

Teacher Quality

89

(6)

Thomas S. Mawhinney

Laura L. Sagan

ISLLC Questions

93

(1)

References

94

(1)

Using Technology to Change School Learning Culture

95

(8)

Alan November

ISLLC Questions

100

(1)

Reference

101

(2)

Integrating Technology Into Instructional Design

103

(10)

Frank M. Betts

ISLLC Questions

109

(1)

Annotated References

110

(3)

Professional Development in Instructional Technology

113

(10)

Richard W. Shelly

ISLLC Questions

117

(4)

Lessons Learned

119

(2)

Reference

121

(2)

PART IV: MEETING INDIVIDUAL LEARNERS' NEEDS

123

(70)

What Instructional Leaders Need to Know About Special Education

125

(12)

Chriss Walther-Thomas

Michael F. DiPaola

ISLLC Questions

134

(1)

References

135

(2)

Making Inclusion Work

137

(10)

Patricia Jordan Rea

ISLLC Questions

145

(1)

References

145

(2)

Talent Development With English Language Learners

147

(8)

Nora G. Friedman

ISLLC Questions

152

(1)

References

153

(2)

Connecting Authentic Knowledge and Academic Accountability

155

(8)

Kelly Clark/Keefe

Patricia Morgan

Susan Brody Hasazi

ISLLC Questions

160

(1)

References

161

(2)

Severely and Profoundly Disabled Students in the School Community

163

(8)

Phyllis Milne

ISLLC Questions

168

(3)

Working With Special Education Advocates

171

(6)

Marguerite A. Pittman

ISLLC Questions

175

(2)

Technology and Gifted Learners

177

(16)

Sandra L. Berger

ISLLC Questions

186

(1)

References

187

(6)

Lessons Learned

191

(2)

PART V: ACCOUNTABILITY

193

(52)

High-Stakes Testing

195

(6)

Ronald S. Brandt

ISLLC Questions

200

(1)

Are Standards the Answer?

201

(8)

Linda Nathan

ISLLC Questions

206

(3)

Critical Issues in School Law

209

(16)

Jennifer A. Sughrue

M. David Alexander

ISLLC Questions

221

(4)

Emerging Issues in Special Education Law

225

(10)

Kathleen S. Mehfoud

ISLLC Questions

232

(3)

Sustaining the Investment: Technology or Teachers?

235

(10)

Kenneth A. Engebretson

ISLLC Questions

240

(5)

Lesson Learned

243

(2)

PART VI: FUTURE TRENDS IN EDUCATION

245

(18)

Changes in Educational Practice

247

(8)

Gene R. Carter

ISLLC Question

252

(1)

References

253

(2)

Changes in the Educational Landscape

255

(8)

Paul D. Houston

ISLLC Questions

260

(3)

Lessons Learned

261

(2)

Epilogue

263

(9)

Leslie S. Kaplan

William A. Owings

Index

272

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