In a high-stakes and testing-focused school climate, principals strive to develop and refine the skills that will make them effective instructional leaders. This book discusses how a narrow focus on day-to-day operations and management can limit the potential for effective instructional leadership by drawing attention away from the behaviors and interpersonal skills that enable school administrators to succeed. Building off of stories from experienced principals in school districts across the country, author Linda L. Carrier offers practical tips and strategies for restoring the human dynamic of instructional leadership. Keeping the Leadership in Instructional Leadership: Developing Your Practice is designed to facilitate personal reflection and conversation about leadership practice, and its advice will empower principals and administrators to transform their schools into highly-engaged communities of learners.
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| Preface |
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1 The Challenge of Instructional Leadership |
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Redefining the Focus of Principals: Standards-Based Reform |
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The Journey to Instructional Leadership |
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To Be or Not to Be: The Moral Purpose |
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion |
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2 The Practice of Instructional Leadership |
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Management Versus Leadership |
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The Practice of Instructional Leadership: An Introduction |
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Data-Based Decision Making |
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Developing Communities Around a Single Vision and Mission |
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion |
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3 The Work of the Principal |
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Communicates High Expectations |
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Data-Based Decision Making |
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Facilitates a Unified Vision and Mission |
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion |
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4 The Leadership of the Principal |
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Personally Humble and Modest |
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How Can I Develop My Leadership? |
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion |
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5 Overcoming Perceived Barriers |
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Personal Vision and Mission |
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Potential Barriers to Developing a Holistic Practice of Instructional Leadership |
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion |
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6 Keeping the Leadership in Your Practice |
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Advocating for Effective Practice |
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Developing District Level Support for Instructional Leadership |
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Educating and Working with Policy-Makers |
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Working with Institutes of Higher Education and Professional Development Providers |
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion |
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Linda L. Carrier, Ed.D., is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Graduate Program Advisor at Plymouth State University, USA.
