The lead learner improving clarity, coherence, and capacity for all / Michael McDowell ; foreword by Douglas Fisher, Epilogue by Peter M. DeWitt.

Author/creator McDowell, Michael
Format Electronic
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, California : Corwin, A SAGE Publishing Company, [2018]
Descriptionxxiv, 212 pages ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Educational leadership--Philosophy.

Contents Contents -- Foreword by doug fisher -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Preface -- A perspective from a lead learner -- Setting the stage -- Are we as leaders ready to prepare all learners for the 21st century? -- The driving question: are our decisions leading the learning? -- A new leadership focus -- Ensuring clarity, coherence, and capacity: crafting improved leadership skills -- Conclusion -- Reflection questions -- Activities -- Next steps -- Clarity: strategic planning -- Questions that drive ensure clarity in strategic planning -- Question i: where are we going? -- Question ii: where are we now? -- Question iii: what?s next? -- Develop competing theories of action -- Determine the learning needs of the organization -- Develop a powerful story, and -- Establish a routine of continual inspection -- Conclusion -- Reflection questions -- Activities -- Next steps -- Resources -- Plan template -- Example plan -- Protocols -- Coherence (part i): learning system infrastructure -- Setting the stage for coherence -- Establish progress and proficiency standards -- Establish standardized and customizable features -- Develop learning intentions and success criteria -- Develop targeted instructional support -- Coherence: bringing it all together -- Conclusion -- Reflection questions -- Activities -- Next steps -- Stories from the field -- Coherence (part ii) selecting inspired and passionate educators -- Linking learner centered beliefs and behaviors -- Unmasking beliefs and behaviors -- Hiring and developing educators for impact three elements of the personnel logic -- Model -- Step #1: define beliefs -- Step #2: filter candidates through screeners -- Step #3: structure interviews -- Step #4: conduct interview and demonstration -- Step #5: provide targeted feedback and support -- Conclusion -- Reflection questions -- Activities -- Next steps -- Resources -- Structured interview example -- Scoring resources -- Protocols -- Capacity: community learning -- Building capacity through continuous improvement -- Standardized success criteria -- Custoizable organizational routines for learning -- Critical friends teams -- Student involvement in the critical friends team process -- Learning rounds -- Learning convening (meeting reboot) -- Professional learning events -- Conclusion -- Reflection questions -- Activities -- Next steps -- Crafting: the lead learner -- Facing competing beliefs in learning -- Questions -- Lead learner practices that move learning forward -- Establishing common agreements for learning -- Leverage protocols for dialogue -- Model current initiatives in daily practice -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Moving beyond stark differences -- Influencing educators -- Recognizing the rate of change -- Epilogue ? peter dewitt -- References -- Appendices -- Protocols -- Evaluation tools -- Unit plan example.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018008214
ISBN9781544324982 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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