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"To ′repair′ a plank in your educational leadership platform or to build a new platform, Gupton′s The Instructional Leadership Toolbox is indeed a useful tool." Fred Carver, Professor (Retired)The University of GeorgiaAthens, GA

"This relevant book is presented as a true balance of theory and practicality. Gupton does an excellent job of giving the concept as theory and then telling us how to apply that concept on a day-to-day basis." Tressie Shaw Harper, SuperintendentMoss Point School DistrictMoss Point, MS

"She′s nailed it! The Instructional Leadership Toolbox is a brilliant blueprint for successful, values-based school leadership. Practical, insightful, and accurate--this book is a ′must read′ for every school administrator at any level." Lisa Hall, Assistant PrincipalNorthside Middle School, Greenwood, SC

A valuable resource for principals faced with the challenge of ensuring no child gets left behind!

Today′s schools require leaders who focus school efforts and resources on what is happening in the classroom: teaching and learning. Dr. Gupton examines the instructional leadership role of the principal, providing school leaders with practical ways to reflect on, determine, and improve their own instructional goals. Using a unique toolbox metaphor, this resource book also offers a variety of helpful "tools"--skills, strategies, and information--drawn from today′s best research and theory in school administration. While noting the complicated and abstract nature of the qualities of good leadership, The Instructional Leadership Toolbox offers:

Reader-friendly text, using "tools" as metaphors to represent key instructional leadership skills Chapter-opening lists that provide a quick reference to what follows "Pointers for the Principal" bulleted at the end of each chapter Question sets for reflective practice "Tool Extenders" or suggested resources listed at the end of each chapter for further reading

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• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• 1 A School Leader's Compass: In Whose Interest?
• 2 The Nuts and Bolts of School Leadership
• 3 Blueprints for Success
• 4 A School's Organizational Superglue
• 5 Organizational Conduits: Communication Strategies for Effective Instructional Leadership
• 6 A Learning Organization's Whetstones: Best Leadership Practices for Facilitating Professional Growth and Development
• 7 The Lens of Instructional Leadership
• 8 Tape Measures, Plumb Lines, and Common Sense: What Counts in Accountability
• 9 The Instructional Leader's Power Tools: Cutting-Edge Leadership Strategies
• 10 The Ultimate Leadership Tool: Personal Fitness
• References and Suggested Readings
• Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Sandra Lee Gupton, EdD, is Professor of Educational Leadership and Chairperson of the Divison of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville