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"Finally a book makes sense of the importance of instructional leadership in schools. Sound school-based examples." Sharon A. Gibb, Professor, Educational Leadership and FoundationsBrigham Young University Make a substantive impact on the lives of your students and your staff. This practical, hands-on guide can help you become more effective as an instructional leader. Here are research-backed activities to help you:

Establish and implement your instructional goals Be there for your staff Create a learning-oriented school culture and climate Communicate your school′s vision and mission to staff and students Set high expectations for your staff Develop teacher leaders Maintain a positive attitude towards students, staff, and parents

Integrate these seven steps into your daily behavior. Chapters on each step include discussion and advice from instructional leaders, research data, and practical suggestions you can use right now in your school.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Introduction
• Understanding Instructional Leadership
• Step 1 Establish and Implement Instructional Goals
• Step 2 Be There For Your Staff
• Step 3 Create a School Culture and Climate Conducive to Learning
• Step 4 Communicate the Vision and Mission of Your School
• Step 5 Set High Expectations for Your Staff
• Step 6 Develop Teacher Leaders
• Step 7 Maintain Positive Attitudes Toward Students, Staff and Parents
• Putting it all Together
• Becoming an Instructional Leader

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition(2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement(2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What's Good, What's Not, and How to Tell the Difference(2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition(2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks(2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers(2001). McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.