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Informationen zum Autor Stephen Finkis executive director of the Center for Educational Leadership and affiliate associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. Anneke Markholt is associate director of the Center for Educational Leadership and an affiliate faculty member at the University of Washington in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Klappentext Leading for Instructional Improvement Educational experts agree that quality teaching is the single most important factor in improving educational outcomes for all students. Teaching is a highly sophisticated and complex endeavor requiring deep expertise on the part of teachers and school leaders. This book shows how teacher, school, and district leaders can cultivate the expertise of teachers to deliver high quality instruction for all students. Leading for Instructional Improvement captures the nationally acclaimed work conducted by the Center for Educational Leadership at the University of Washington in its effort to improve the quality of teaching and leadership in schools across the country. The book provides extensive practical guidance grounded in theory and research, along with powerful stories and examples from classrooms, schools, and districts. Many of the tools, protocols, and frameworks contained in this book can be accessed electronically by visiting the Center for Educational Leadership website at www.k-12leadership.org. Praise for Leading for Instructional Improvement > ?PEDRO A. NOGUERA, Ph.D. , Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Development and executive director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education > ?DR. BEVERLY HALL , superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools > ?JERRY D. WEAST, Ed.D. , superintendent of schools, Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland "Fink and Markholt offer practitioners a guide to effective teaching. Leading for Instructional Improvement asks us to heed the lessons within and support the kind of teacher education that will improve student achievement for today's schools and those of tomorrow." ?BARNETT BERRY , president, Center for Teaching Quality Zusammenfassung * A practical and insightful guide for principals and other school leaders on working with teachers to promote high quality classroom practice for improving student performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xvii The Authors xxvii About the Center for Educational Leadership xxix Part One Making the Case for Instructional Expertise 1 One The Leader's Role in Developing Teacher Expertise 3 It Takes Expertise to Make Expertise 5 Building Shared Understanding 16 Conclusion 19 Discussion Questions 20 Part Two Developing an Expert Instructional Eye 21 Two The Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning 23 Purpose 26 Student Engagement 29 Curriculum and Pedagogy 34 Assessment for Student Learning 37 Classroom Environment and Culture 41 Conclusion 46 Discussion Questions 46 Three Applying the Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning 47 Analysis 52 Conclusion 84 Discussion Questions 84 Part Three Leading for Instructional Improvement 85 Four Observing Classroom Practice 87 Leadership Begins with Purpose 87 The Learning Walkthrough 89 The Goal-Setting and Implementation Walkthrough 106 The Supervisory Walkthrough 114 Conclusion 121 Discussion Question 122 Five Responding to Observations 123 Observations, Interpretations, and Feedback 125 Classroom Observations and Honest Conversations 129 ...
