9 12, 2020

The Power of Instructional Leadership

2023-08-27T16:42:37+00:00

In this article you will learn…

  • That any principal can increase staff motivation, and thus achievement, by increasing ownership.
  • The strategic learning practices and actions of instructional leadership in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and climate that actually increase the opportunities for learning—and increase the opportunities for ownership.
  • How to utilize the actions of instructional leadership to build a climate of ownership at your site.
The Power of Instructional Leadership2023-08-27T16:42:37+00:00
1 12, 2020

Communication: How to Ensure Collective Clarity

2023-08-24T21:49:42+00:00

In this article you will learn…

  • What the notion of conceptual redundancy is and why it one of is the most important aspects of instructional leadership.
  • How to overcommunicate with your audience by taking into account the variety of listeners and addressing the diverse—and sometimes competing—needs of the group.
  • What conceptual redundancy looks like and sounds like from three principals who have utilized it as they implemented their own school-wide initiatives.
Communication: How to Ensure Collective Clarity2023-08-24T21:49:42+00:00
24 11, 2020

Question-Driven Feedback: How to Ensure Individual Metacognition

2023-10-25T20:24:27+00:00

In this article you will learn…

  • Why question-driven feedback is the most effective method to support stronger teachers’ decision making.
  • How this method of discourse allows the teacher to own the feedback process by explaining, clarifying, and reflecting on the decisions they are making to implement the actions of the initiative.
  • The guidelines for offering question-driven feedback to your teachers.
Question-Driven Feedback: How to Ensure Individual Metacognition2023-10-25T20:24:27+00:00
19 11, 2020

Differentiated Delegation: How to Ensure Individual Success for Each and Every Teacher

2023-08-24T19:36:04+00:00

In this article you will learn…

  • Why differentiated delegation is critical to the success of school-wide initiatives.
  • How to determine a differentiated approach to delegation for each and every teacher.
  • The guidelines for offering differentiate support for your teachers.
Differentiated Delegation: How to Ensure Individual Success for Each and Every Teacher2023-08-24T19:36:04+00:00
10 11, 2020

How to Master the Art of Dialogue

2023-08-24T15:53:44+00:00

In this article you will learn:

  • Someone who has mastered the art of dialogue is able to share ideas, listen and hear, and propel a conversation by asking clarifying questions, by respectfully challenging ideas, by building upon each other’s words, and by assuming that we will all learn something new.
  • The state standards articulate skills that can be taught and mastered from kindergarten to career and college ready.
  • Utilizing Structured Conversations as an instructional strategy is an effective way to help your students practice the skills they need to master the art of dialogue.
How to Master the Art of Dialogue2023-08-24T15:53:44+00:00