Leading for powerful learning : a guide for instructional leaders / Angela Breidenstein ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Breidenstein, Angela.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School supervision--United States.

School supervision.

United States.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Teacher effectiveness--United States.

Teacher effectiveness.

Effective teaching--United States.

Effective teaching.

Physical Description:

xi, 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2012]

Summary:

Supporting teacher learning is a complicated and challenging task. This much-awaited book offers a practical research-based framework for thinking about instructional leadership, along with the necessary resources and tools for improving practice. The authors identify specific structures, formats, and strategies that an instructional leader can use to support new and veteran principals and teacher leaders. The authors also discuss ways to think about which structures are most appropriate for particular settings, offering suggestions on the most effective way to work with these structures. This unique book combines theory with best practices to create a vision of how 21st-century instructional leaders can improve education for all students.

This practical book:

Describes a unique adult learning framework.

Includes a variety of tools and protocols that leaders can use to support teacher learning in schools, districts, departments, and teams.

Offers instructional leaders both theory and practice-the "what to do" and also the "why" and "how."

Addresses a broad spectrum of instructional leaders at the district and school levels. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Why Leadership for Adult Learning Is Crucial 1

Teachers as Learners 2

Instructional Leadership 4

Practitioner Learning 4

Constructive-Developmental Theory 5

Beyond Individual Learning 7

Along the Learning Continuum 11

The Organization of This Book 12

2 Instrumental Learning in Schools 14

Initiating Instrumental Learning 16

Expert-Based Professional Development 17

Using Multimedia Resources for Instrumental Learning 18

Instructional Coaching 19

Study Groups 19

Walkthroughs 21

Mentoring 23

Clinical Supervision 25

Supporting Instrumental Learning: Implications for Leadership 27

3 Socializing Learning in Schools 29

Planning for Socializing Learning 29

Going Against the Grain 30

Supporting Socializing Learning: Strategies and Protocols 31

Learning with Texts 31

Looking at Student Work 34

Looking at Adult Work 37

Observing Colleagues 40

Creating Learning Communities 43

Engaging in Collaborative Supervision 47

Supporting Socializing Learning: Implications for Leadership 47

4 Self-Authoring Learning in Schools 52

Planning for Self-Authoring Learning 52

Uniqueness of Self-Authoring Learning 53

Approaches to Self-Authoring Learning 56

Learning About Race and Equity 57

Inquiring into Practice 60

Engaging in Lesson Study 64

Critical Friends Groups 66

Clinical Supervision: Using a Nondirective Approach to Supervision 72

Supporting Self-Authoring Learning: Implications for Leadership 73

5 How Leaders Facilitate for Learning 75

Meetings for Learning 76

Agreements, Norms, and Ground Rules 79

Understanding the Design Principles: Protocols for Learning 84

Facilitating Protocols for Learning 87

6 How Leaders Design for Learning 93

Design Question 1: What Does Our School (and Its Students) Need Us to Learn? 94

Design Question 2: Who Are Our Teachers? 97

Design Question 3: Who Am I As a Learner and Leader? 103

At the End of the Day: The Critical Role of Leadership 107

Before Leaving the Design for Learning Discussion: Potential Pitfalls 108

The Work Is Never Done 110

7 Leading for Learning 111

The Three Approaches to School Reform 112

Why a Learning Approach to School Leadership 119

How to Lead Educator Learning 122.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0807753491

OCLC:

798613194

Publisher Number:

99950365217