Principals: Leaders and Learners
| Series
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Curricular
Areas:
Professional Development |
| Length: 7/30 Minute Programs, CC |
| Grade
Levels: Professional Development |
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Parents, teachers and administrators will benefit from these
stories of several real-life principals and how their involvement and
passion for their jobs impact the entire community.
Twelve schools were selected to illustrate these standards
in practice with real stories of K-8 school principals, teachers and students
at work in the school, the community and in after-school activities.
The recommended audience for these programs includes everyone
from administrators, teachers, parents (PTA) and the community.
1 Balance Management and Leadership Roles —
Focuses on the need to balance traditional management duties, instructional
goals and vision for the future to create an education-centric community
for students and adults. Illustrates the need to deal creatively with
new educational and technological issues and the value of learner-centered
leadership.
2 Set High Expectations and Standards — Focuses on the need
to set challenging - yet attainable - goals that reflect the values and
commitments of the school community. Examines the importance of developing
a school culture that is flexible, innovative and fosters student achievement.
3 Demand Content and Instruction That Ensure Student Achievement
— Focuses on the importance of high-quality teachers, a challenging
curriculum, and current technology and instructional materials to ensure
student achievement of established academic standards. This volume also
examines the need to continually test and review these materials through
multiple forms of assessment and observation of classroom practices.
4 Create a Culture of Adult Learning —Examines the importance
of providing quality, team-based professional development. Highly-qualified
teachers adn principals can produce greater leaps in student achievement
when schools invest in teacher learning and provide opportunities for
teachers to work, plan and think together.
5 Use Multiple Sources of Data as Diagnostic Tools — Examines
the importance of collecting and interpreting multiple sources of data
to identify barriers to student achievement and teacher performance, spot
areas in need of improvement, design effective classroom lessons, re-evaluate
school goals and determine opportunities for professional development.
6 Actively Engage the Community — Illustrates the value of
shared leadership, decision-making and responsibility for success to encourage
community ownership of the school and the school's goals. This program
also emphasizes the importance of parental involvement in the school and
the role of the school as a facilitator between families and community
services.
7 Principals: Leaders and Learners: Overview of the Six
Standards — High-quality schools and high quality teachers require
high-quality leadership. This program reviews the six standards set forward
in Leading Learning Communities: Standards for What Principals Should
Know and Be Able to Do, and illustrates what a school can accomplish in
the right educational environment.
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