principals
Leading Public Schools: 10 Roles You Probably Didn’t Prepare For
After spending time with urban districts recently, we were reminded of the complexity of the work that superintendents are responsible for. In our recent paper, Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning we outlined 10 roles for today's EdLeaders. In this blog we share important emerging skills associated with these 10 roles.
10 Next Steps for EdLeaders: The Advanced Course
As we head to Atlanta to join Fulton County Schools in a leadership discussion, here are 10 tips for superintendents and principals as they work to create next generation schools including creating a learner exchange vision, identifying and sharing your theories, and learning about new school models.
Stevenson Elementary Staff & Students Shine in Literacy Design Collaborative Showcase
By: Jeannie Sharkey. To close out the school year, Literacy Design Collaborative shares details on the success at R. L. Stevenson Elementary in Merritt Island, FL.
10 Roles for Leading Toward Deeper Learning
As schools shift to personalized, competency-based deeper learning, how will the roles of leaders change? What sorts of skills, habits and mindsets will support these significant changes in education? What roles do leaders play to create and support deeper learning environments? The answers.
Finishing the School Year Strong: They Deserve Your Best
By: Trevor Greene. There's no “next time” in the education of our students, that's why we must take advantage of every opportunity and create experiences for students to extend their learning through the end of the year.
5 Steps to Effective and Transformative Professional Development
By: Alvin Crawford. Excellent and transformative professional development is in our reach, argues Alvin Crawford. By following these steps, we can move towards professional development that is blended, personalized, and transformative. These are changes, Alvin argues, that are needed in the field given that up to 90% of professional development is deemed ineffective.
Instructional Leadership through Focused Observation and Feedback
By: Sarah-Jane Caban. As part of our Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning series, Sarah-Jane writes about Relay's Graduate School and their work to help prepare principals for Deeper Learning environments through their program, The National Principals Academy Fellowship.
The Transformational Leader
By: Carmen Coleman. In this blog for our Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning series, Carmen writes about the need for education transformation, and what skills leaders need to help better meet the needs of 21st century learners.
For Deeper Learning, Transform Schools Into Leadership Machines
By: Bryan & Emily Hassel. A new model for Deeper Learning leadership which includes advocating for new models of leadership including multi-school leadership models.
EdLeaders as Lead Communicators
In a recent brief, an important role for leaders suggests that principals leading transformational efforts should be the “lead communicators.” And that empowered principals can be assets for public engagement in other settings as well.