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Carstarphen, Meria Joel; Graff, Ed – Educational Leadership, 2018
Two superintendents who are infusing social-emotional learning throughout their districts (in Minneapolis and Atlanta) discuss strategies they've found that help their efforts. They note support they receive through participating in the Collaborating Districts Initiative, a multidistrict effort launched by the Collaborative for Academic, Social,…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, School Districts, Superintendents
Ippolito, Jacy; Bean, Rita M. – Educational Leadership, 2019
To create a coaching culture, school leaders have to make it a priority and support coaching at every level, and continuously. This article offers five "dos" and four "don'ts" for school leaders on how to support coaching at their schools, highlighting topics such as professional development for coaches, scheduling time for…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Leadership Responsibility, Principals
Everette, Meghan; Shuldiner, Benjamin – Educational Leadership, 2020
A professional development program in Salt Lake City aims to show math teachers what it's like to be in a math class oriented around discourse and inquiry. The effort, write Meghan Everette and Benjamin Shuldiner, is helping the teachers gain a sense efficacy in this critical but underutilized area of math instruction.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Professional Development, Inquiry
Knight, Jim – Educational Leadership, 2018
When opportunities to learn present themselves, often teachers will turn away from them. Knight calls this the Zero-Learning Zone, a rut that educators can get in and miss out on professional growth. He offers warning signs for when you're in the Zero-Learning Zone and tips on how to avoid it to go on to lead a fulfilling, knowledge-filled life.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Improvement, Educational Opportunities, Educational Methods
Kempkey, Julia; Safir, Shane; Truss, Joe – Educational Leadership, 2023
After a grand jury report cited a pervasive pattern of racism and hate speech, a California school district took bold--sometimes uncomfortable--steps toward cultural change. At San Mateo Union High School District, assistant superintendent Julia Kempkey and equity coaches Shane Safir and Joe Truss faced the hard truth that no single policy,…
Descriptors: School Districts, Racism, Change Strategies, Student Leadership
DeWalt, Lora; Mayberry, Tammy – Educational Leadership, 2019
Realizing their coaching program was not having desired effects for teachers or for students' achievement, leaders in the Manor School District in Texas revamped the district's coaching program. They created two "communities" encompassing all coaches in the district (since district schools were each doing their own thing with regard to…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), School Districts, Program Improvement, Teacher Effectiveness
Zepeda, Sally J.; Lanoue, Philip D. – Educational Leadership, 2017
Principals are tasked with being the instructional leaders in their schools--developing teacher's abilities through formal and informal classroom observations and feedback. But how can school districts ensure that principals have the skills they need to fulfill this crucial role? In Clarke County School District in Georgia, central-office leaders…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Leadership Responsibility, Administrator Qualifications
Scherer, Marge – Educational Leadership, 2016
This theme issue of "Educational Leadership" arose after asking a group of educators about their current challenges and they mentioned the intricacies of co-teaching. The topic was broadened to look at not only co-teaching with specialists--particularly, special needs educators and ELL educators--but all team teaching across content…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Educational Planning, Professional Development, Misconceptions
Gándara, Patricia; Santibañez, Lucrecia – Educational Leadership, 2016
The teacher quality gap is even more severe for English language learners than it is for low-income students and students of color, because a "highly qualified" teacher of ELLs must have special skills and abilities, write Gándara and Santibañez in this article. The authors examine how well prepared today's teachers are to provide…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Teacher Effectiveness, Instructional Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction
Loveless, Tom – Educational Leadership, 2013
The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia. They enjoy a huge following of well-wishers and supporters who are optimistic that the standards will boost achievement in U.S. schools. Setting aside the cheerleading and fond hopes, what are the real chances of success? The most reasonable prediction is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, State Standards, Professional Development, Curriculum Development
Marzano, Robert J. – Educational Leadership, 2012
States, districts, and schools all across the United States are busy developing or implementing teacher evaluation systems. One can trace this flurry of activity to a variety of reports and initiatives that highlight two failings of past efforts: (1) Teacher evaluation systems have not accurately measured teacher quality because they've failed to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Strategies, Teacher Evaluation, Measurement Objectives
Educational Leadership, 2011
This article presents prominent educators who describe the most important quality of an effective teacher. Sonia Nieto, professor at Emerita, Language, Literacy, and Culture University of Massachusetts, argues that in this age of hubris and shameless self-promotion, humility is an essential quality for teachers to have. Joseph Semadeni, fifth…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Best Practices, Educational Strategies
Rakow, Susan – Educational Leadership, 2012
Whenever educators talk about raising achievement, grade-level standards are most frequently the end goal for student learning. But what about students who have already met some, if not all, of those standards and who master material quickly and in-depth? Advanced and gifted learners often languish in our schools because teachers don't have the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Academic Achievement, Student Needs, Individualized Instruction
Calvo, Naomi; Miles, Karen Hawley – Educational Leadership, 2012
When schools face budget cuts, they too often cut seemingly nonessential services in an effort to keep existing structures intact. Calvo and Miles suggest that it might be better to rethink the existing structures and find ways to reallocate staff and instructional time. They examine two school that have taken this approach, focusing their efforts…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Budgeting, Retrenchment, Charter Schools
Mendels, Pamela; Mitgang, Lee D. – Educational Leadership, 2013
Principals have a substantial effect on the quality of learning in their schools. Likewise, districts have a substantial effect on the quality of their leaders. A growing number of large school districts are focusing on two objectives to strengthen school leadership: (1) building a pipeline of new principals who are ready to tackle the most…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, School Districts, Beginning Principals