New headteachers need help as they walk the tightrope between surviving the first years in the job and becoming strong and effective instructional leaders. A Practical Guide for New School Leaders offers concrete strategies, case studies and a personal leadership checklist to help the new school leader develop an individual plan to thrive and ......
New headteachers need help as they walk the tightrope between surviving the first years in the job and becoming strong and effective instructional leaders. A Practical Guide for New School Leaders offers concrete strategies, case studies and a personal leadership checklist to help the new school leader develop an individual plan to thrive and ......
Effective school leaders are critical to successful schools. Your service as an assistant principal may be one of the most challenging jobs you will ever have. Rarely are you able to predict what you will be doing each day, even from one moment to the next. Beginning the Assistant Principalship provides you with excellent tools to navigate your ......
Whether you are looking for interactive and dynamic workshop materials for principal mentoring, a textbook for students enrolled in educational administration studies, or a personal guide for yourself, Beginning the Principalship is ideal for new and seasoned principals alike committed to student-centered continuous improvement.
Written for head teachers, both new and experienced, Improve Learning by Building Community provides a blueprint for building effective learning communities committed to partnering with both the internal school community-faculty and staff-and the external school community-families, community organizations and service agencies, and school council educators. Based on research and best practices, the book helps school administrators articulate and implement a vision that utilizes community-wide support and participation to support student learning and achievement. Reflecting the author's work with head teachers, this resource provides case studies in each chapter with Practical Tips, Points for Practice, and Points to Ponder and provides specific guidance in areas such as: - Shaping a school culture that supports teamwork - Examining and understanding the external environment - Working with parents and community organizations - Honoring all school staff members, at all levels - Drawing on community support services - Collaborating with council staff
Leaders Helping Leaders provides a guide to planning and implementing a structured mentoring programme to support educational leaders on a local basis. John Daresh presents a three-phase model which leads the reader through initial planning, implementation, and evaluation issues. He discusses: the definitions and purposes of mentoring; benefits derived from mentoring; the kinds of training programmes available to assist school system planners in the design of local mentor preparation programs; Chapters are filled with suggested issues and activities that will assist readers in developing effective programmes at the local level. The book concludes with detailed prompts to sketch a mentoring plan for one's district - a mentor-protege action planning form. The first edition of Leaders Helping Leaders was published by Scholastic in 1992.
Cultivate instructional leadership centered on student learning! In an era in which standardized test scores and federal legislation are benchmarks for school success, other characteristics of effective schooling and learning can take a back seat. As John Daresh argues in this timely text, however, school principals can achieve these imperatives while simultaneously centralizing student learning. Each chapter opens with a real-world scenario designed to coach principals on how to become instructional leaders who reach school goals while placing student needs in the foreground. Daresh also provides "next steps" to help principals understand what effective supervision and learning look like in action, while recognizing different and equally effective styles of instruction among a diverse teaching staff. By demonstrating how school leaders can enhance their instructional, supervisory, evaluation, and coaching skills, this text reveals how principals can Attain student-centered practice while supporting those staff members responsible for achieving a school's goal and vision Bring out the best in teachers by coaching them to achieve their teaching goals Rethink personal definitions of teaching, learning, and supervision Develop an openness and greater understanding of different instructional styles This text serves as an insightful and practical addition to existing supervision and instructional leadership literature by emphasizing the link between leadership and student-centered learning.
In an era in which standardized test scores and legislation are benchmarks for school success, other characteristics of effective schooling and learning can take a back seat. As John Daresh argues in this timely text, however, that headteachers can achieve these imperatives while simultaneously centralizing student learning. Each chapter opens with a real-world scenario designed to coach headteachers on how to become leaders who reach school goals while placing student needs in the foreground. Daresh also provides "next steps" to help headteachers understand what effective supervision and learning look like in action, while recognizing different and equally effective styles of instruction among a diverse teaching staff. By demonstrating how school leaders can enhance their instructional, supervisory, evaluation, and coaching skills, this text reveals how headteachers can: o Attain student-centred practice while supporting those staff members responsible for achieving a school's goal and vision o Bring out the best in teachers by coaching them to achieve their teaching goals o Rethink personal definitions of teaching, learning, and supervision o Develop an openness and greater understanding of different instructional styles This text serves as an insightful and practical addition to existing supervision and instructional leadership literature by emphasizing the link between leadership and student-centred learning.
A Practical Approach to Helping New and Experienced Staff
"Teachers Mentoring Teachers is timely, practical, and engaging-a welcome addition to the literature on retaining and providing meaningful professional development for teachers." Sandra R. Hurley, Associate Dean Program Director, Literacy Education The University of Texas at El Paso A comprehensive source for mastering mentoring and ......
