What Every Principal Should Know about Instructional Leadership » (1st Edition)

Jeffrey Glanz currently holds the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values in the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education at Yeshiva University in New York City. Glanz was dean of Graduate Studies and chair of the Education Department at Wagner College in New York City. Prior to that he was executive assistant to the president at Kean University and was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association. He was also the recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the same year. Glanz has authored, coauthored, edited, and coedited twenty volumes on various educational topics, including the 7-book What Every Principal Should Know about Leadership series with Corwin. He is a national speaker on topics including supervision, leadership, and self-improvement strategies for educators.

Improve instructional leadership with research-based practices and examples in the areas of quality teaching, enhanced curriculum, supportive supervision, and professional development.

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...
1. Introduction
Case Study and Reflective Questions
2. Best Practices in Teaching
Reflective Practice
Pre-Planning
Incorporating Academic Allocated, Instructional, Engaged, Success Time
Using Wait Time
Using Direct Instruction
Incorporating Literacy Strategies
Differentiating Instruction
Using Divergent Questioning Techniques
Seeing Teaching in Action
Learning by Doing
Conclusion
3. Best Practices in Curriculum
Understand the Importance of Curriculum, and Assess Your Knowledge of Curriculum
Understand the Three Types of Curriculum
Understand the Three Approaches to Curriculum
Understand and Use the Tyler Model to Develop Curriculum
Understand the Curriculum Development Process
Understand How to Develop Quality Curriculum
Understand and Use Curriculum Standards
Conclusion
4. Best Practices in Supervision and Professional Development
Implement Clinical Supervision
Encourage Action Research
Collaboratively Plan and Implement Professional Development
Promote Instruction through PCOWBIRDS
Conclusion
5. Promoting Student Achievement for All
26 Best Practice Leadership Principal Behaviors
Conclusion: Making the Time for Instructional Leadership
Resource A. Realities of Instructional Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource B. Assessing Your Role as Instructional Leader
Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
References
Index