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Instructional Leadership for School Improvement.
This book explores the principal's role in meeting high expectations for student achievement. It provides detailed tips and strategies to show you what principals need to do to: assess and promote a culture and climate for school improvement, build teams and support the work their work, create...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; 1 Thinking About School Improvement; Introducing School Improvement; Accountability; A Brief History Leading to the Present Call for High-Stakes Accountability; No Child Left Behind; School Improvement Broadly Defined; The Work of the Principal in School Improvement; The Power of Relationships; Effective Leaders Promote Learning Communities; The Process of School Improvement; Suggested Readings; 2 Principals Promote a Healthy Culture and Climate; Introduction.
- Defining School Culture in a Context of School ImprovementCultures are Built on Values, Assumptions, and Norms; Framing Assumptions, Values, and Norms in the Context of School Improvement; Putting Culture into Context-Using Metaphor to Express Culture; Formal and Informal Cultures and Subcultures; Markers of School Culture; Mission Statement and Other Documents; Policy Statements; Programs for Students; Programs for Teachers; The Learning Environment; The Health of the School Culture; School Climate; Two Dimensions of Climate-Academic and Social Climate.
- Leadership-Building Culture and ClimateKey Norms: Collaboration and Trust; Characteristics of Collaborative Cultures; Building Collaborative School Cultures; Norms; Collegiality and Collaboration; Trust; Caring Builds Trust; Suggested Readings; 3 Principals Support Teacher Leadership; Introducing Teacher Leadership; The Need for Teacher Leadership; Teachers as Leaders Develop the Instructional Program; Teachers as Leaders Make Positive Changes in the School; Teachers as Leaders Share Their Expertise with Others; Teachers as Leaders Shape the Culture of the School.
- A Starting Point for Teacher Leadership-Scanning the EnvironmentKnowledge and Skills for Teacher Leaders; Motivation for Teacher Leaders; Organizational Barriers to the Emergence of Teacher Leadership; Cultivating Teacher Leadership; Provide Professional Development and Mentoring for Teacher Leaders; Assuming Leadership Can Be Risky Business for the Newcomer to Leadership; Suggested Readings; 4 Principals Build Strong Teams to Sustain School Improvement; Introducing School Improvement Teams; The Work of Creating School Improvement Teams; Characteristics of Effective Teams; What's Next?
- Up-Front Work Needed to Develop TeamsEstablishing Purposes and a Vision for the End Results; Setting Goals; Selection of Team Members; Ongoing Work Needed to Maintain the Work of Teams; Leading Teams Through Group Development Stages; Providing Support Structures for Teamwork; Assessing Teams and Their Work; Suggested Readings; 5 The Work of the Principal in Planning for School Improvement; Introducing Planning for School Improvement; The Broad Base of Involvement Needed for Planning for School Improvement; Communication and School Improvement; Communication that Informs.