The principal as professional development leader / / Phyllis H. Lindstrom and Marsha Speck

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797313803321
• Autore: Lindstrom Phyllis H.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2004; ©2004
• ISBN: 1-4833-6271-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2012
• Soggetti: School principals - United States; School personnel management - United States; Teachers - In-service training - United States; School improvement programs - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - What it Means to be a Professional Development Leader""; ""Principalâ€?s Scenario""; ""Introduction""; ""Shared Leadership""; ""Redefining the Meaning of Professional Development""; ""Importance of High-Quality Professional Development""; ""High-Quality Professional Development Components""; ""Focused Questions for the Principal as Professional Development Leader""; ""Roles as Professional Development Leader""; ""Key Points of Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2 - The Principal as Builder: Building the Capacity of the Professional Learning Community""""Principalâ€?s Scenario""; ""National Legislation and District and State Standards""; ""Dealing with Mandates and Expectations""; ""Current Goals and Context for Change""; ""Tools for Understanding Standards and Goals""; ""Collecting and Using Data""; ""Linking Teacher Knowledge, Professional Development, and Student Growth""; ""Current Research""; ""Engaging in Inquiry""; ""Learner-Centered as Collaborative Practice""; ""Learning Style""; ""Teacher Expertise""; ""Key Points of Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3 - The Principal as Designer: Developing Focus, Plans, and ; Resources""""Principalâ€?s Scenario""; ""Vision and Beliefs of the Learning Community""; ""Shared Leadership""; ""Professional Development Impact and Use""; ""Inside Knowledge (Job-Embedded) Models and Tools""; ""Outside Knowledge Models and Tools""; ""Pedagogy and Content Knowledge""; ""Key Points of Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4 - The Principal as Implementer: Taking Action""; ""Principalâ€?s Scenario""; ""Conditions for Taking Professional Development Action""; ""Collaborative Environment""; ""Shared Leadership""; ""Time""; ""Resources for Support: Outside & inside""""Strategies and Tools: Building Capacity and Supporting the Work""; ""Planning to Keep Professional Development Focus: Using the Matrix of Action""; ""Key Points of Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5 - The Principal as Reflective Leader: Evaluating Results""; ""Principalâ€?s Scenario""; ""Reflection in and on Action: Evaluation""; ""Results-Oriented Evaluation""; ""Evaluation Focus: Improving Student Learning""; ""Elements of Evaluation Plan""; ""The Professional Development Evaluation Plan""; ""Assessing Progress Using the Professional Development Rubric""; ""Embedded-Data Examination in Ongoing Professional Development Planning""""Word of Caution on Evaluation and Documentation""; ""Reflection Informs Practice and Raises Focus on Student Achievement""; ""The Principalâ€?s Own Professional Development""; ""Key Points of Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6 - The Principal as Change Agent: The Challenge for the Future""; ""Principalâ€?s Scenario""; ""Lessons Learned for Leadership""; ""Influence the Quality of Teaching and Learning: Leadership Matters""; ""Make Professional Development an Integrated Part of the Overall School Plan""; ""The Challenge: Implement High-Quality Professional Development Components into School Practice""