The Instructional Leadership Toolbox

A Handbook for Improving Practice

By: Sandra Lee Gupton

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Hardcover | 1 November 2009 | Edition Number 2

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216 Pages

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25.4 x 17.78 x 1.91

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'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.

Industry Reviews

"Highly Recommended. This is a book that administrators should read and keep on their bookshelf." -- Kathy Zachel "I really really liked the book. In fact, I am going to suggest this book to be read as a bookshare for the 52 principals in our district." -- Barbara Gerard, Secretary "This is a text for curriculum leaders who prize learning in themselves and others. Sandra Gupton's love of learning and ability to frame issues are evident in each chapter with the instructional toolbox metaphor graphically holding the reader's attention each step of the way." -- Dale Brubaker, Professor of Education "Provides a solid base to understand the many hats that must be worn to provide for all facets of a school setting. 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

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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
A School Leader's Compass: In Who's Interest?
Introspection: Clarifying Core Beliefs and Values
Personal Skills Assessment
Professional Skills Assessment
Sampling of Published Assessment Instruments
Pointers for the Principal
The Nuts and Bolts of School Leadership
Leadership for Today's Schools: What the Literature Says
Accountability and the Principalship: Making the Grade
Standards for Today's School Leaders: Measuring Up!
Defining Instructional Leadership
Pointers for the Principal
Blueprints for Success
Mission
Vision
Goals and Objectives
Strategies
Pointers for the Principal
A School's Organizational Superglue
Assessing School Climate and Culture
Leadership Essential to Positive School Cultures
From Classrooms and Cubby Holes to School Community
Pointers for the Principal
Organizational Conduits: Communication Strategies for Effective Instructional Leadership
Seeking First to Understand
Facilitating Collaboration Within the School
Connecting With Parents and the Community as Partners
Pointers for the Principal
A Learning Organization's Whetstones: Best Leadership Practices for Facilitating Professional Growth and Development
Reflective Practice
Supportive Supervision
Cooperative Evaluation
Collaborative Professional Development
Pointers for the Principal
The Lens of Instructional Leadership
Focusing on Learners and Learning
Creating a Climate for Learning
Communicating High Expectations for Learning
Looking for Indicators of Effective Teaching and Learning
Pointers for the Principal
Tape Measures, Plumb Lines, and Common Sense: What Counts in Accountability
Assuming the Accountability Reins
Making Good Sense and Best Use of Standards
Focusing on Classrooms for Accountability and Students' Achievement
Pointers for the Principal
The Instructional Leader's Power Tools: Cutting-Edge Leadership Strategies
The Leader as Architect of Change
Putting Data to Work
Tapping Into the Power of Technology
Pointers for the Principal
The Ultimate Leadership Tool: Personal Fitness
Investing in Personal Fitness
Common Pitfalls of the Principalship
In Conclusion
Recommended Toolbox Resources
References
Index
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The Instructional Leadership Toolbox

A Handbook for Improving Practice

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