L. David Weller, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Georgia; Sylvia J. Weller, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, Barrow County GA • Guide to effective, research-based practices in instructional leadership for improved student learning - and improved student achievement on tests
• Proven techniques and programs that can be immediately implemented
From the Introduction
This new book "…is designed to provide…administrators with immediate assistance in initiating successful leadership practices and applying proven research findings that promote student classroom learning and increase student achievement on standardized achievement tests. Both types of advancement are essential in this decade of 'accountability by testing'.
"The book is both practical and research-based in scope. It is an easy-to-use guide for educational leaders at both the school and central-office level. The material…has been used extensively in university courses to prepare educational leaders."
Contents (condensed):
1. Effective Schools: • Identifying Effective Schools • Models • Effective Instructional Practices • Research on Effective Behaviors: Principals, Teachers, Students, Parents
2. Building Effective School Cultures: • Developing, Maintaining, and Changing School Culture
3. Leadership for Effective Instruction: • Leadership and Instructional Program • Leadership in Area of Instruction • Curriculum Development • Instructional Supervision Models and Strategies • Assessing Teacher Performance • Student Feedback • Teacher Rewards/Recognition Practices • Teacher Remediation
4. Effective Instructional Practices: • Principal as Master Teacher • Teaching and Learning Strategies That Work • Student Learning Styles • Multiple Intelligences Theory • Learning Through Challenges • Influences on Classroom Learning • Critical Thinking Skills • Exemplary Practice • Reading in Content Area • Assessing Student Progress on Teacher-Made Tests
5. Parent Involvement Programs: • Why Parent Involvement? • Role of Principal • Reasons for Poor Parent Involvement • Developing Effective Home-School Programs
6. Improving Student Achievement Test Scores and Interpreting Test Results: • High Stakes Testing: Accountability by Law · Teaching Test-Taking Skills • Preparing Students [for] Standardized Tests • Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Tests • Test Scoring Procedures
Index
1-885432-23-2, May 2003, 196 pages, 6x9, hardcover, $34.50
