What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
, by Jeffrey GlanzNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781412915861 | 1412915864
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/13/2005
Inspire schoolwide instructional excellence! Among the numerous factors that influence student learning, quality instruction is at the heart. However, in the face of administrative duties, logistical tasks, and disciplinary responsibilities, many principals struggle with how to efficiently and effectively fulfill their critical role as the school's primary instructional leader. This concise yet comprehensive guide outlines an easy-to-implement blueprint for spearheading instructional excellence to bolster student and teacher performance. It offers a proactive approach for setting and attaining high academic goals and boils down the best practices for enhancing teaching, curriculum, supervision, assessment, and professional development. From the latest research to real-life scenarios, this first volume in a seven-part series shares tangible strategies for mentoring and meaningfully engaging teachers to maximize instructional prowess and student achievement. Highlights include: "Before We Get Started" questionnaire and response analysis Case study and accompanying reflective questions "What You Should Know About" section framing each chapter Self-assessment resource for determining effectiveness of instructional leaders 26 best practice behaviors for principal leadership Other titles in this leadership series: What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
Dedication | |
Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started... | |
Introduction Case Study and Reflective Questions | |
Best Practices in Teaching Reflective Practice | |
Pre-Planning Incorporating Academic | |
Allocated, Instructional, Engaged, Success Time | |
Using Wait Time | |
Using Direct Instruction | |
Incorporating Literacy Strategies Differentiating Instruction | |
Using Divergent Questioning Techniques Seeing Teaching in Action Learning by Doing | |
Conclusion | |
Best Practices in Curriculum | |
Understand the Importance of Curriculum, and Assess Your Knowledge of Curriculum | |
Understand the Three Types of Curriculum | |
Understand the Three Approaches to Curriculum | |
Understand and Use the Tyler Model to Develop Curriculum | |
Understand the Curriculum Development Process | |
Understand How to Develop Quality Curriculum | |
Understand and Use Curriculum Standards | |
Conclusion | |
Best Practices in Supervision and Professional Development | |
Implement Clinical Supervision Encourage Action | |
Research Collaboratively Plan and Implement Professional Development | |
Promote Instruction through Pcowbirds | |
Conclusion | |
Promoting Student Achievement for All 26 Best Practice | |
Leadership Principal Behaviors | |
Conclusion: Making the Time for Instructional Leadership | |
Realities of Instructional Leadership: In-Basket Simulations | |
ssessing Your Role as Instructional Leader | |
An Annotated | |
Bibliography of Best Resources | |
References | |
Index | |
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