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In face of increased scrutiny on the preparation of educational
leaders, this book provides a much-needed resource, exploring the
role and use of authentic performance assessment for evaluating
leader readiness and performance. Framed by theory and research on
school leader performance assessment, Designing Performance
Assessments for School Leader Readiness provides an in-depth
description of one fully tested performance assessment called the
Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PAL). The authors
explore how to assess four components of leadership proficiency --
developing a plan for an area of school improvement, creating a
professional learning culture among school staff, supporting
individual teacher development, and engaging families and community
in improving student learning. This book provides real examples and
practical guidance on designing and managing performance assessment
for aspiring educational leaders, and how the PAL can be used in
regional, state and local contexts.
School Leader Internship, 5th Edition, challenges aspiring
educational leaders and interns to better assess, prepare, plan,
implement, and evaluate their internship experience in preparation
for certification, licensure, and advancement into school
building-level leadership positions. In this updated edition, the
content is organized around the latest National Education
Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards and includes intern
activities that develop skills in essential areas including ethics,
equity and cultural responsiveness, curriculum development,
community of care, support of teachers and staff, school
partnerships, and continuous school improvement. This unique book
provides step-by-step guidance for interns, their supervisors, and
faculty on how to initiate an internship and evaluate interns' work
and is a critical resource for leadership preparation programs
nationwide and the thousands of school districts that support
leadership candidates. Special Features: The National Education
Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards Assessment provides an
understanding of the wide breadth of experience and demonstration
of skills necessary for school leaders. Self and Superior
Assessment helps students to plan according to individual need,
experience, goals, and performance expectations. Internship Plans
allow students to assess, analyze, and prepare draft individualized
internship plans. Professional Report or Portfolio encourages
students to evaluate and reflect on their experiences and plan for
the future.
In face of increased scrutiny on the preparation of educational
leaders, this book provides a much-needed resource, exploring the
role and use of authentic performance assessment for evaluating
leader readiness and performance. Framed by theory and research on
school leader performance assessment, Designing Performance
Assessments for School Leader Readiness provides an in-depth
description of one fully tested performance assessment called the
Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PAL). The authors
explore how to assess four components of leadership proficiency --
developing a plan for an area of school improvement, creating a
professional learning culture among school staff, supporting
individual teacher development, and engaging families and community
in improving student learning. This book provides real examples and
practical guidance on designing and managing performance assessment
for aspiring educational leaders, and how the PAL can be used in
regional, state and local contexts.
School Leader Internship, 5th Edition, challenges aspiring
educational leaders and interns to better assess, prepare, plan,
implement, and evaluate their internship experience in preparation
for certification, licensure, and advancement into school
building-level leadership positions. In this updated edition, the
content is organized around the latest National Education
Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards and includes intern
activities that develop skills in essential areas including ethics,
equity and cultural responsiveness, curriculum development,
community of care, support of teachers and staff, school
partnerships, and continuous school improvement. This unique book
provides step-by-step guidance for interns, their supervisors, and
faculty on how to initiate an internship and evaluate interns' work
and is a critical resource for leadership preparation programs
nationwide and the thousands of school districts that support
leadership candidates. Special Features: The National Education
Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards Assessment provides an
understanding of the wide breadth of experience and demonstration
of skills necessary for school leaders. Self and Superior
Assessment helps students to plan according to individual need,
experience, goals, and performance expectations. Internship Plans
allow students to assess, analyze, and prepare draft individualized
internship plans. Professional Report or Portfolio encourages
students to evaluate and reflect on their experiences and plan for
the future.
With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal
standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many
school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving
their posts. This book examines the process of preparing,
encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and
district levels. Beginning with a chapter outlining six steps of
critical organizational supports, subsequent chapters address
factors in preparing administrator candidates effectively;
improving novice teacher retention through principal support and
mentoring; utilizing more fully mid-career teachers who come to
schools having worked outside of education; the role of isolation
in new principals' sense of efficacy; research findings about
assistant superintendents about job satisfaction, efficacy, and
ambitions for promotion; and finally, contemporary leadership
challenges existing at the superintendent level. Concluding with
thoughts about administrator accountability, the various chapters
offer contemporary views on the preparation, utilization, and
retention of school administrators throughout the life cycle. The
chapters provide needed insight into what should and must be done
to grow the best leaders for US schools.
Research and Educational Leadership is the first book to directly
address the implications of the National Research Council's (NRC's)
Scientific Research in Education (2002) in the fields of
educational leadership and school administration. This text points
out the strengths and weaknesses of the NRC's recommendations and
specifically identifies areas that are not likely to lead to either
theoretical or practical advances in practice or new knowledge if
the NRC's guidelines become dominant in determining the value of
research. Research and Educational Leadership is an invaluable tool
in rethinking how research is conducted in educational leadership
and how public and private funding agencies should view research
proposals for improving leadership practices in schools. It is also
a key resource for teaching researchers to think more deeply about
school leadership as they engage in dissertation research.
Practitioners will also find the work an important reference in
understanding what kinds of research are likely to promote improved
comprehension of leadership practices and social justice.
With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal
standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many
school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving
their posts. This book examines the process of preparing,
encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and
district levels. Beginning with a chapter outlining six steps of
critical organizational supports, subsequent chapters address
factors in preparing administrator candidates effectively;
improving novice teacher retention through principal support and
mentoring; utilizing more fully mid-career teachers who come to
schools having worked outside of education; the role of isolation
in new principals' sense of efficacy; research findings about
assistant superintendents about job satisfaction, efficacy, and
ambitions for promotion; and finally, contemporary leadership
challenges existing at the superintendent level. Concluding with
thoughts about administrator accountability, the various chapters
offer contemporary views on the preparation, utilization, and
retention of school administrators throughout the life cycle. The
chapters provide needed insight into what should and must be done
to grow the best leaders for US schools.
Research and Educational Leadership is the first book to directly
address the implications of the National Research Council's (NRC's)
Scientific Research in Education (2002) in the fields of
educational leadership and school administration. This text points
out the strengths and weaknesses of the NRC's recommendations and
specifically identifies areas that are not likely to lead to either
theoretical or practical advances in practice or new knowledge if
the NRC's guidelines become dominant in determining the value of
research. Research and Educational Leadership is an invaluable tool
in rethinking how research is conducted in educational leadership
and how public and private funding agencies should view research
proposals for improving leadership practices in schools. It is also
a key resource for teaching researchers to think more deeply about
school leadership as they engage in dissertation research.
Practitioners will also find the work an important reference in
understanding what kinds of research are likely to promote improved
comprehension of leadership practices and social justice.
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