Leading for Instructional Improvement: How Successful Leaders Develop Teaching and Learning Expertise, Feb/2011
| Author(s) | Stephen Fink, Anneke Markholt, John Bransford (Foreword by) with Mike Copland, Joanna Michelson |
| ISBN10 | 0470542756 |
| ISBN13 | 9780470542750 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 304 |
| Year Publish | 2011 February |
Synopsis
Leading for Instructional Improvement
Educational experts agree that quality teaching is the single most important factor in improving educational outcomes for all students. Teaching is a highly sophisticated and complex endeavor requiring deep expertise on the part of teachers and school leaders. This book shows how teacher, school, and district leaders can cultivate the expertise of teachers to deliver high quality instruction for all students. Leading for Instructional Improvement captures the nationally acclaimed work conducted by the Center for Educational Leadership at the University of Washington in its effort to improve the quality of teaching and leadership in schools across the country. The book provides extensive practical guidance grounded in theory and research, along with powerful stories and examples from classrooms, schools, and districts. Many of the tools, protocols, and frameworks contained in this book can be accessed electronically by visiting the Center for Educational Leadership website at www.k-12leadership.org
About The Authors:
Stephen Finkis executive director of the Center for Educational Leadership and affiliate associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Anneke Markholt is associate director of the Center for Educational Leadership and an affiliate faculty member at the University of Washington in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
