Characteristics of Effective Instructional Coaches
The secrets of coaching excellence are already inside you Successful coaching has long been seen as a mental exercise-in order to do right by the teachers you serve, you put theory into practice, establish orderly processes, analyze data effectively, and implement externally mandated reforms. The truth, though, is that truly great coaches derive their success not just from what they do, but also from who they are. As you explore the most important characteristics of the best instructional coaches as outlined in The Joy of Coaching -caring, authenticity, trustworthiness, flexibility, and more-you'll develop and hone those same characteristics in yourself. Features include: * A framework and structure for developing the characteristics of effective instructional coaches * Comprehensive analysis of each characteristic * Examples and stories of effective coaching in action * Activities, exercises, and action points * Resources for encouragement and renewal School coaches have the power to make a real difference in the lives and futures of teachers and students. By balancing your outward competencies with the inspirational application of your own inward growth, you'll bring new joy-and success-into your coaching relationships.
`This works! The authors speak boldly about intuition and then back it up with examples. I recommend it resoundingly!' - Penelope Swenson, Assistant Superintendent, Mojave Unified School District This book is a "how to" guide for aspiring, new and veteran principals who are being asked to lead in qualitatively different ways. The emphasis is based on leadership with the use of results based strategies.
`This works! The authors speak boldly about intuition and then back it up with examples. I recommend it resoundingly!' - Penelope Swenson, Assistant Superintendent, Mojave Unified School District This book is a "how to" guide for aspiring, new and veteran principals who are being asked to lead in qualitatively different ways. The emphasis is based on leadership with the use of results based strategies.
Practical Strategies for Involving Students in the Learning Process
Amplifying knowledge acquisition and student engagement, this text provides strategies for improving presentation skills, enhancing kinesthetic and interpersonal methods, and utilizing brain-based strategies to promote active learning.
What does it mean to be a "lead learner" in a school? What does it mean to be a "learning organization"? This book takes up those questions by advancing a concept of the school as a learning organization in which prescribed expectations and experiential professional judgment don't have to be (and in fact shouldn't be) oppositional and incompatible. The authors refer to this particular type of learning organization as an "intelligent, responsive" school.
'I applaud Gupton's focus on the learner. This is the most important tenet for a school administrator's decision making. Each chapter describes a portion of school leadership that the successful principal needs to master' - Sharon Madsen Redfern, Principal, Highland Park Elementary School, Lewistown, MT Every headteacher needs a toolbox of strategies for improving teaching and learning schoolwide. In this second edition of The Instructional Leadership Toolbox, Sandra Lee Gupton examines the role of headteachers in leading instruction and provides practical ways for leaders to reflect on and improve their practice. Emphasizing a democratic approach that involves stakeholders in instructional leadership, this resource offers a compendium of helpful skills and strategies drawn from current research and theory in school administration. The book provides: - Updated standards from NAESP and ISLLC - New research that shows how a headteacher's actions can affect student achievement - Questions for reflective practice - Quotes and examples of instructional leadership strategies by practicing headteachers and veteran educators - Additional resources such as Web sites, workbooks, books, and articles This valuable guide provides a blueprint that demonstrates how school leaders can focus on student learning, while using specific tools to empower others and build teams for a common goal: increased student achievement.
This book will provide information and insight to educational leaders that will enhance their ability to lead, guide, and support the classroom teacher. These insights will be provided through an examination of five neuroscience principles. Readers will be given opportunities not only to find overt links to how these principles unfold in classrooms, staff rooms, and board rooms, but will also be encouraged to find connections to their own unique contexts (both professionally and personally) along the way. Each of the five principles presented will include information about the neuroscience behind the principle. Focus questions and real stories will be used to clarify the context of each principle. These anecdotes will include examples of how we see and experience these principles in action. Specific strategies of how the principle might be exemplified in a K-12 school setting will be included. At certain points throughout the book, content questions will be posed to assist the reader in their own processing and understanding of this complex material.
How to Evaluate, Document Performance, and Dismiss School Staff
Written with the school administrator in mind, this book discusses the basic principles relating to the supervision and evaluation of staff members. Essential strategies and techniques used to evaluate support staff are also included, and particular attention is given to unsatisfactory evaluations and steps for subsequent staff dismissal.
Even the most experienced educators struggle with the challenge of designing and delivering meaningful inclusive practices in their school communities and classrooms. How can you deliver meaningful learning experiences that meet the needs of ALL students? The Inclusion Toolbox is an all-in-one resource that combines research-based strategies and practical tools to help teachers design and implement a truly inclusive education program. The Inclusion Toolbox features materials relevant to all grades, disabilities, and stages of implementation, and is organized in a way that allows teachers to start at multiple entry points. Readers will discover: Step-by-step plans for implementing new programs through teambuilding and leadership Guidance on how to maintain, strengthen, and expand existing inclusive programs Strategies to empower and involve families, students with disabilities, and their peers Techniques to create effective and complementary schedules Tools to assess student interests, develop adaptation plans, encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities, and more With user-friendly online resources and practical strategies, this comprehensive guide will help you expand your toolbox, inspire your students, and make inclusion a reality!
