Dissertation Abstracts International
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Published: 2009-10
Total Pages: 594
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Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches
Author: International Reading Association
Publisher: International Reading Assoc.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis US report from the International Reading Association looks at standards for middle and high school literacy coaches. The standards are organised into two parts - leadership standards and content area literacy standards. Table of contents: * Introduction * Part 1: Leadership standards * Part 2: Content area literacy standards (english language arts, mathematics, science, social studies) * Part 3: What we know and what we need to know about literacy coaches in middle and high schools: a research synthesis and proposed research agenda * References.
Instructional Supervision
Author: Sally J. Zepeda
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011-01-11
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1317801563
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Atlanta Magazine
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Published: 2005-01
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAtlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region. Atlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region.
Preparing Principals for a Changing World
Author: Linda Darling-Hammond
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-11-04
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 0470579951
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPreparing 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.
Focus on the Wonder Years
Author: Jaana Juvonen
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Published: 2004-03-25
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 0833036157
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYoung teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home.
Improving School Leadership
Author: Catherine H. Augustine
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Published: 2009-12-16
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 0833049178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study documents actions of Wallace Foundation grantees to create more-cohesive policies and initiatives to improve instructional leadership in schools; describes how states and districts have worked together to forge such policies and initiatives; and examines the hypothesis that cohesive systems improve school leadership. Such efforts appear to be a promising approach to developing school principals engaged in improving instruction.
Turnaround Leadership
Author: Michael Fullan
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2006-09
Total Pages: 152
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Leverage Leadership
Author: Paul Bambrick-Santoyo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012-06-06
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 1118238923
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaul Bambrick-Santoyo (Managing Director of Uncommon Schools) shows leaders how they can raise their schools to greatness by following a core set of principles. These seven principles, or "levers," allow for consistent, transformational, and replicable growth. With intentional focus on these areas, leaders will leverage much more learning from the same amount of time investment. Fundamentally, each of these seven levers answers the core questions of school leadership: What should an effective leader do, and how and when should they do it. Aimed at all levels of school leadership, the book is for any principal, superintendent, or educator who wants to be a transformational leader. The book includes 30 video clips of top-tier leaders in action. These videos bring great schools to you, and support a deeper understanding of both the components of success and how it looks as a whole. There are also many helpful rubrics, extensive professional development tools, calendars, and templates. Explores the core principles of effective leadership Author's charter school, North Star Academy in Newark, New Jersey, received the highest possible award given by the U.S. Department of Education; the National Blue Ribbon Print version includes an instructive DVD with 30 video clips to show how it looks in real life. E-book customers: please note that details on how to access the content from the DVD may be found in the e-book Table of Contents. Please see the section: "How to Access DVD Contents" Bambrick-Santoyo has trained more than 1,800 school leaders nationwide in his work at Uncommon Schools and is a recognized expert on transforming schools to achieve extraordinary results.
Awakening the Sleeping Giant
Author: Marilyn Katzenmeyer
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2009-07-06
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 1412960398
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book discusses the challenges that teacher leaders face, such as deciding to accept a leadership role, building principal–teacher leader relationships, and working with peers.
