Handbook of school improvement : how high-performing principals create high-performing schools /: how high-performing principals create high-performing schools. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jo Blase, Joseph Blase, Dana Yon Phillips ; forewords by William D. Greenfield, Jr., Joseph Hunter, and Susan M. Usry.
• Other Names: Blase, Jo Roberts; Blase, Joseph; Phillips, Dana Yon
• Contents: Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Preface; The Book in Brief; Foreword by William Greenfield; Foreword by Joseph Hunter; Foreword by Susan Usry; List of Figures; Part I. Administrative Leadership for School Improvement: Action Foci of High-Performing Principals; Introduction to Part One of the Handbook; What Is a High-Performing School?; What Is a High-Performing Principal?; The New Challenge of Leadership for School Improvement; 1. Learning: Principals of High-Performing Schools Are Models of Learning; How Did They Learn?; What Did They Learn? High-Performing Principals Learned; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 2. Modeling: Principals of High-Performing Schools Are Exemplars of the Field’s Standards of Leadership; Activities for Becoming an Exemplar of Leadership Standards; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 3. Focusing: Principals of High-Performing Schools Focus on School and Teacher Practices Associated With Increased Student Achievement; Jigsaw Activity for School- and Teacher-Level Practices Influencing Student Achievement; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 4. Leading for Achievement: Principals of High-Performing Schools Lead in Ways That Have Maximum Impact on Student Achievement; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 5. Improving Instruction: Principals of High-Performing Schools Work With Teachers on the School Mission: They Engage in On-Going, Collaborative Study of School-Wide Instructional Improvement Efforts; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 6. Developing Systems: Principals of High-Performing Schools Use a “Systems development” Approach to Dispatch With Managerial Responsibilities and to Support Instructional Aspects of Work; Use a Systems Development Approach to Create Self-Sustaining Structures; Use Time Wisely; Plan Well; Manage the Budget Efficiently and Effectively; Manage the Physical Plant Efficiently and Effectively; Prevent Problems from Begetting Problems; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 7. Empowering: Principals of High-Performing Schools Take an Empowering (Team) Approach to Almost Everything and Create “Learning Communities” in Their School; The Leadership Team; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 8. Hiring: Principals of High-Performing Schools Hire Strong People for Administrative, Faculty, and Staff Positions; Know Who You Need; Involve Everyone in Hiring; Establish Hiring Protocols; Correct Hiring Mistakes; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 9. Using Data: Principals of High-Performing Schools Insist on Using Data to Inform Instructional Decisions; Questions About Data Use in Your School; Additional Helpful Materials About Data Use; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; Suggested Reading for Further Learning: Administrative Leadership; Part II. Instructional Leadership for School Improvement: Goals of High-Performing Principals; Introduction to Part Two; 10. Teaching and Learning: To Maintain a Focus on Teaching and Learning; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; Culture: To Develop a School-wide Culture That Supports and Sustains Instruction; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 12. Dialogue: To Establish a Context for Dialogue About Instruction; Faculty Meetings: A Sea Change; Encouraging Frequent Teacher Dialogue about Collaboration; A Note About the Need for Common Planning Time Among Teachers; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 13. Research: To Reference Research-Based Instructional Elements When Observing Instruction and When Talking With Teachers; Element #1: Factors Influencing Achievement; Element #2: Planning for Instruction; Element #3: Standards-Based Instructional Units; Element #4: Components of Instruction; Element #5: Student Abilities That Teaching Strategies Should Enhance; Element #6: Effective Teaching Practices Across Content Areas; Element #7: Ordering and Pacing of Content and Instructional Strategies; Element #8: Addressing Diverse Students’ Needs; Element #9: Use of Technology in Instruction; Element #10: Models of Teaching; Element #11: Classroom Management (Discipline); Considering the Value of Walk-Throughs; Considering Formal Evaluations; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; 14. Development: To Provide Effective, On-Going Professional Learning, a.k.a., Staff Development; A Professional Learning Community; The Right Approach; Going Further; A Multitude of Learning Opportunities; A Good Use of Money; The National Staff Development Council Standards; The Special Case of Empowering and Developing Special Education Teachers; Professional Learning for Administrative Teams; Summary; Tips and Suggestions; Suggested Reading for Further Learning: Instructional Leadership; Part III. Conclusion: Systems Thinking and the Systems Development Approach in Educational Leadership; Introduction to Part Three; 15. The Importance of Systems Thinking and the “Systems Development” Approach for School Improvement; Using the 4C’s Model as a Diagnostic and Prescriptive Tool; Summary; 16. Afterword: A Summary and A Note About Preparation for Educational Leadership; References; Research Method and Procedures; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: 371.2/07; School improvement programs -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; School principals -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; School management and organization -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; School supervision -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452271507
• Related ISBNs: 145227150X
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