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Leading for instructional improvement : how successful leaders develop teaching and learning expertise / Stephen Fink, Anneke Markolt ; with Michael A. Copland, Joanna Michelson ; foreword by John Bransford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fink, Stephen L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational leadership--United States.
- Educational leadership.
- United States.
- School administrators--United States.
- School administrators.
- School management and organization--United States.
- School management and organization.
- Teacher effectiveness--United States.
- Teacher effectiveness.
- Effective teaching--United States.
- Effective teaching.
- Educational change--United States.
- Educational change.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2011]
- Summary:
- "There is little agreement among school leaders on what constitutes quality teaching and how best to support teachers in improving lessons, assessments, and classroom instruction. This book will show how principals and other school leaders can 'grow' the expertise of teachers to deliver high quality instruction that serves all students well. It introduces principals to a five-part model of effective instruction. It then shows leaders how to make use of this framework for guiding new and veteran teachers on improving lessons, instruction, and other aspects of classroom practices."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Making the case for instructional expertise. 1. The leader's role in developing teacher expertise : It takes expertise to make expertise ; Building shared understanding
- pt. 2. Developing an expert instructional eye. 2. The five dimensions of teaching and learning : Purpose ; Student engagement ; Curriculum and pedagogy ; Assessment for student learning ; Classroom environment and culture
- 3. Applying the five dimensions of teaching and learning : Analysis
- pt. 3. Leading for instructional improvement. 4. Observing classroom practice : Leadership begins with purpose ; The learning walkthrough ; The goal-setting and implementation walkthrough ; The supervisory walkthrough
- 5. Responding to observations : Observations, interpretations, and feedback ; Classroom observations and honest conversations ; The development of shared vision: a district case ; Organizing thinking: a middle school case
- 6. Orchestrating professional learning : Leaders as conductors ; Orchestrating professional learning
- 7. Coaching to improve practice : What is coaching? ; Why does coaching matter? ; Modes of coaching ; Peer coaching and mentoring ; Cognitive coaching ; Instructional coaching and content coaching ; Expertise in content coaching ; Research-decide-coach
- pt. 4. Embracing new opportunities for leading and learning. 8. The leader's role in improving teacher practice : Reciprocal accountability ; Leading with an inquiry stance
- 9. A new vision for improving learning for all
- Appendices : A. 5D framework ; B. Types of classroom observations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0470542756
- 9780470542750
- OCLC:
- 668195803
- Publisher Number:
- 99944002430
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