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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807901803321

Autore

Gupton Sandra Lee

Titolo

The instructional leadership toolbox : a handbook for improving practice / / Sandra Lee Gupton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin

London, : SAGE [distributor], 2010

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2010]

�2010

ISBN

1-4522-7286-7

1-4522-1922-2

1-4522-6207-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 199 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.2

Soggetti

Educational leadership - United States

School principals - 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; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 - A School Leader's Compass: In Whose Interest?; Chapter 2 - The Nuts and Bolts of School Leadership; Chapter 3 - Blueprints for Success; Chapter 4 - A School's Organizational Superglue; Chapter 5 - Organizational Conduits: Communication Strategies for Effective Instructional Leadership; Chapter 6 - A Learning Organization's Whetstones: Best Leadership Practices for Facilitating Professional Growth and Development; Chapter 7 - The Lens of Instructional Leadership

Chapter 8 - Tape Measures, Plumb Lines, and Common Sense: What Counts in AccountabilityChapter 9 - The Instructional Leader's Power Tools: Cutting-Edge Leadership Strategies; Chapter 10 - The Ultimate Leadership Tool: Personal Fitness; Recommended Toolbox Resources; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Every headteacher needs a toolbox of strategies for improving teaching and learning schoolwide. In this book, Sandra Lee Gupton examines the role of headteachers in leading instruction and provides practical ways



for leaders to reflect on and improve their practice.