Learning Opportunities For Principals

Author : Linda Darling-Hammond,Marjorie E. Wechsler,Stephanie Levin,Melanie Leung-Gagné,Steven Tozer,Ayana Kee Campoli
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000985054

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Developing Expert Principals by Linda Darling-Hammond,Marjorie E. Wechsler,Stephanie Levin,Melanie Leung-Gagné,Steven Tozer,Ayana Kee Campoli Pdf

Strong school leadership is critical for shaping engaging learning environments, supporting high-quality teachers and teaching, and influencing student outcomes. Developing Expert Principals offers a comprehensive research synthesis to understand the elements of high-quality programs and learning experiences that have been associated with positive outcomes ranging from principals’ preparedness and practices to staff retention and student achievement. This book also offers vivid examples of high-quality programs and examines the extent to which principals have opportunities to participate in effective learning experiences. It examines the policies that drive both the development of high-quality programs and access to them, highlighting successful examples across the country. With practical recommendations throughout, this book is a key resource for educational leaders, faculty and scholars of educational leadership, developers of leadership preparation and training, and policymakers who seek to create a learning system that will better serve principals, the staff they support, and, ultimately, all children.

Author : Lee A. Westberry
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475865615

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Learning Opportunities for Principals by Lee A. Westberry Pdf

School principals must continue to learn and grow in their positions, as societal demands and accountability measures keep changing. Principals have become inundated with increased responsibilities often without the benefit of continued learning opportunities. Too often, district personnel are not equipped to provide the learning needed in order to support school administrators. Learning Opportunities for Principals: Methods for Meeting the Needs of Today’s Administrators is a compilation of best practices to support principal learning to include “how to” design and implement learning prospects that will not only help school administrators, but also district personnel. Learning opportunities include communities of practice, mentoring programs, coaching, and the like. Many districts have programs in place, but they do not attain the desired results because of the program design and readiness of staff. Each chapter will explain how to design an effective program and will also outline the district’s responsibility in the learning. With effective programs, principals’ burnout will be decreased, which minimizes turnover in leadership. All of which will impact student achievement results.

Author : Lorna M. Earl,Helen Timperley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402069178

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Professional Learning Conversations by Lorna M. Earl,Helen Timperley Pdf

This volume provides informed arguments, theory and practical examples based on research about what it looks like when educators, policy makers, and even students, try to rethink and change their practices by engaging in evidence-based conversations to challenge and inform their work. It allows the reader to experience these conversations. Each story reveals the depth of thinking that change requires, showing that change requires new learning and new learning is hard.

Author : Eric M. Roher,Simon A. Wormwell
Publisher : Canada Law Book Limited
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780888044785

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An Educator's Guide to the Role of the Principal by Eric M. Roher,Simon A. Wormwell Pdf

Author : Linda Darling-Hammond,Debra Meyerson,Michelle LaPointe,Margaret T. Orr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470579954

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Preparing Principals for a Changing World by Linda Darling-Hammond,Debra Meyerson,Michelle LaPointe,Margaret T. Orr Pdf

Preparing Principals for a Changing World provides a hands-on resource for creating and implementing effective policies and programs for developing expert school leaders. Written by acclaimed author and educator Linda Darling-Hammond and experts Debra Meyerson, Michelle LaPointe, and Margaret Terry Orr, this important book examines the characteristics of successful educational leadership programs and offers concrete recommendations to improve programs nationwide. In a study funded by the Wallace Foundation, Darling-Hammond and the team examined eight exemplary principal development programs, as well as state policies and principals' experiences across the country. Using the data from the study, they reveal how successful programs are structured, the skills and knowledge participants gain, and what they are able to do in practice as school leaders as a result. What do these exemplary programs have in common? Aggressive recruitment; close ties with schools in the community; on-the-ground training under the wing of expert principals, and a strong emphasis on the cutting-edge theories of instructional and transformational leadership. In addition to highlighting the programs' similarities, the study also explains the differences among the programs and sheds light on the effectiveness of approaches and models from different states and contexts?East, West, North, and South; urban and rural; pre-service and in-service. The authors analyze program outcomes for principals and their schools, including illustrative case studies and educators' voices on the influence of programs' strategies for recruitment, internships, mentoring, and coursework. The ideas and suggestions outlined in Preparing Principals for a Changing World are presented with the goal of increasing the number of highly qualified, thoughtful, and innovative educational leaders.

Author : Barbara Kohm,Beverly Nance
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416615019

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Principals Who Learn by Barbara Kohm,Beverly Nance Pdf

As a principal, you know how challenging it is to build a dedicated staff, encourage parental support, help students get excited about learning, and create a working school culture. You know that it takes a more than a few years (and surviving a few school events gone awry) to gain the trust of staff, students, and community. And you probably think that once these elements are in place, you'll be able to relax and let your school run like a well-oiled machine, right? Wrong. Even the most successful principals can become stuck in tired routines that inhibit collaboration and shut down opportunities for learning and change. In Principals Who Learn: Asking the Right Questions, Seeking the Best Solutions, former principals Barbara Kohm and Beverly Nance encourage principals to step out of their comfort zone and pursue learning with their staff. Kohm and Nance give principals the tools to shift from being top-down, authoritarian leaders to becoming open collaborators and continual learners. The authors show principals how to *Learn to listen to all voices. *Turn "bad guys" into allies. *Develop an open and collaborative culture. *Redesign staff meetings for more effectiveness. *Resolve conflicts and solve problems. *Turn mistakes into learning opportunities. Engaging scenarios and reflection questions further help principals re-examine their leadership practices and look at their school from new vantage points. Whether you are a new principal seeking guidance or a seasoned veteran looking to make a change, Principals Who Learn will reinvigorate your work and help you develop and adapt your skills to meet the ever-changing needs of your school. Barbara Kohm worked for 14 years as an elementary school principal and for 10 years as an early childhood program director. She now works as a consultant to principals in a variety of school districts. Beverly Nance worked as a high school assistant principal and a middle school principal. She is now the co-director of the St. Louis Principals Academy and a leadership consultant and mentor for principals in a variety of school districts.

Author : Leslie S. Kaplan,William A. Owings
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317806066

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Introduction to the Principalship by Leslie S. Kaplan,William A. Owings Pdf

The latest leadership textbook from respected author team Kaplan and Owings explores how principals can effectively build a culture around student achievement. Introduction to the Principalship helps aspiring principals understand how to develop a vision for improvement, make decisions and manage conflict, build teachers’ capacity, communicate, monitor the organization’s performance, and create a school climate of mutual respect. This important book provides readers with various leadership concepts to inform their practice, as well as the cognitive and practical tools to evaluate and prioritize what leadership actions to take. Each chapter offers opportunities for readers to create personal meaning and explore new ways of doing leadership to advance a positive, person-focused environment. Providing both the theoretical framework and skills for effective practice, Introduction to the Principalship addresses the issues most urgent and relevant for educational leadership graduate students learning how to build a school culture that promotes every student’s success. Special Features: • Learning Objectives—chapter openers introduce the topic and initiate student thinking. • Reflections and Relevance —interactive exercises, role plays, class activities, and assignments help readers think about content in personally meaningful ways, facilitate understanding of chapter content, and help transfer leadership thinking to action in their own schools. • ISLLC Standards—each chapter is aligned to the 2015 Interstate School Leadership Licensure Standards. • Companion Website—includes links to supplemental material, additional readings, and PowerPoints for instructors.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : After-school programs
ISBN : 0939327252

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Leading After-school Learning Communities by Anonim Pdf

After-School programs offer valuable opportunities to support children's learning while ensuring their safety when school day ends. This guide contains a wealth of strategies and resources that show how principals can fulfill an essential leadership role in after-school programs without assuming additional management responsibilities. -- Provided by publisher

Author : Joseph Blase,Peggy C. Kirby
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781452298764

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Bringing Out the Best in Teachers by Joseph Blase,Peggy C. Kirby Pdf

The third edition of this bestseller offers first-person accounts from teachers who share the influential strategies of outstanding principals who empowered them.

Author : Ciaran Sugrue
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Educational leadership
ISBN : 0415318866

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Passionate Principalship by Ciaran Sugrue Pdf

This is a no-holds-barred account of school leaders' lives and work as they juggle with competing and often conflicting policy initiatives.

Author : James H. Stronge,Xianxuan Xu
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416629962

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Qualities of Effective Principals by James H. Stronge,Xianxuan Xu Pdf

This book shows principals how to successfully balance the needs and priorities of their schools while continuously developing and refining their leadership skills.

Author : Phyllis H. Lindstrom,Marsha Speck
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781483360522

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The Principal as Professional Development Leader by Phyllis H. Lindstrom,Marsha Speck Pdf

"At last we have a book that realistically, empathically, and interestingly describes leadership and the professional development work that needs to accompany it—for principals. It is all here: readings, web sites, theory, practice, helpful forms to use, vignettes of principals. Lindstrom and Speck are both ′insiders′ and ′outsiders′ teaching us in the best of ways how to both think about and act on our new knowledge!" Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching "This is the book to read! I will recommend it to my colleagues the minute it is off of the press. The authors should be very proud of their work and contribution to a pivotal need in the field. Bottom line: It will help improve what we do for children—our ultimate purpose." Becky J. Cooke, Principal Evergreen Elementary School, Spokane, WA Raise student achievement by developing leadership, teamwork, skills, and knowledge in teachers! Individual teachers have the greatest effect on student performance. Principals, as professional development leaders, are in the best position to provide teachers with the professional development strategies they need to improve their skills and raise student achievement. The Principal as Professional Development Leader guides readers through a step-by-step process to formulate, implement, and evaluate long-term professional development. Authors Phyllis H. Lindstrom and Marsha Speck simplify and focus the function of the principal as professional development leader by providing scenarios, processes, context, and content that principals can use to create an integrated, collaborative learning environment. Aligned with National Staff Development Council standards, this user-friendly resource includes Rubrics, worksheets, and surveys Professional development planners Sample forms for classroom visits and observations Calendars of professional development activities Recommended readings and reflective questions In order to improve learning for all students, this unique text provides the strategies, skills, and tools necessary to build the capacity of professional development within the school. The authors supply practical techniques for analyzing student achievement data, evaluating professional development plans, and achieving a culture of sustained improvement.

Author : Stephen Dinham,Kerry Elliott,Helen Stokes,Louisa Rennie
Publisher : ACER Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781742865010

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I'm the Principal by Stephen Dinham,Kerry Elliott,Helen Stokes,Louisa Rennie Pdf

The 'I'm the Principal' project utilised the Australian Professional Standard for Principals as a framework to consider key aspects and contributors to principal learning, action, influence and identity through interviews with 50 practicing principals drawn from the various sectors and levels of Australian school education.

Author : Charles L. Slater,Sarah W. Nelson
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781781906798

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Understanding the Principalship by Charles L. Slater,Sarah W. Nelson Pdf

This volume originates from the International Study of Principal Preparation (ISPP), a collaborative project representing nearly a decade of research on principal preparation in countries throughout the world. The authors examine the dynamic changes that are affecting the way principals work and transforming the world of educational leaders.

Author : Barbara L. Brock,Marilyn L. Grady
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412959865

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The Daily Practices of Successful Principals by Barbara L. Brock,Marilyn L. Grady Pdf

This grab-and-go guide for busy principals provides a compendium of daily practices used by successful principals based on interviews with school leaders in various settings.