What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
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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
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
Contents
Dedication
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...
1. Introduction
- Case Study and Reflective Questions
2. 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
3. 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
4. Best Practices in Supervision and Professional Development
- Implement Clinical Supervision
- Encourage Action Research
- Collaboratively Plan and Implement Professional Development
- Promote Instruction through PCOWBIRDS
- Conclusion
5. Promoting Student Achievement for All
- 26 Best Practice Leadership Principal Behaviors
Conclusion: Making the Time for Instructional Leadership
Conclusion: Making the Time for Instructional Leadership
Resource A. Realities of Instructional Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource A. Realities of Instructional Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource B. Assessing Your Role as Instructional Leader
Resource B. Assessing Your Role as Instructional Leader
Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
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
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
Contents
Dedication
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...
1. Introduction
- Case Study and Reflective Questions
2. 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
3. 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
4. Best Practices in Supervision and Professional Development
- Implement Clinical Supervision
- Encourage Action Research
- Collaboratively Plan and Implement Professional Development
- Promote Instruction through PCOWBIRDS
- Conclusion
5. Promoting Student Achievement for All
- 26 Best Practice Leadership Principal Behaviors
Conclusion: Making the Time for Instructional Leadership
Conclusion: Making the Time for Instructional Leadership
Resource A. Realities of Instructional Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource A. Realities of Instructional Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource B. Assessing Your Role as Instructional Leader
Resource B. Assessing Your Role as Instructional Leader
Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
October 2005 | 144 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412915861 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781483361598 | $35.00 |
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
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
Table Of Contents:
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...
- 1. Introduction
- Case Study and Reflective Questions
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. Best Practices in Supervision and Professional Development
- Implement Clinical Supervision
- Encourage Action Research
- Collaboratively Plan and Implement Professional Development
- Promote Instruction through PCOWBIRDS
- Conclusion
- 5. Promoting Student Achievement for All
- 26 Best Practice Leadership Principal Behaviors
- Conclusion: Making the Time for Instructional Leadership
- Resource A. Realities of Instructional Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
- Resource B. Assessing Your Role as Instructional Leader
- Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
- References
- Index