Best Practices, Best Thinking, and Emerging Issues in School Leadership

by William Owings

• ISBN13: 9780761978633
• ISBN10: 0761978631
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-23
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Featuring the leading figures in educational leadership, this resource presents research and key considerations to assist in making decisions about new programs and directions for your school.

Table of Contents

Prologue	vii
William A. Owings
Leslie S. Kaplan
A Brief Look at the ISLLC Standards	xiii
About the Editors	xv
About the Contributors	xvii
PART I: UNDERSTANDING SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP	1	(28)
Changing Demographics: A Call for Leadership	3	(12)
Bud Hodgkinson
ISLLC Questions	12	(1)
References	13	(2)
Media and Political Misrepresentation of Public Education	15	(14)
Gerald W. Bracey
ISLLC Questions	23	(1)
References	23	(6)
Lessons Learned	27	(2)
PART II: LEADING CHANGE	29	(34)
Implementing Change at the Building Level	31	(6)
Michael Fullan
ISLLC Questions	36	(1)
References	36	(1)
Challenges to Leading and Sustaining School Change	37	(8)
William Patterson
ISLLC Questions	42	(3)
The New Effective Schools	45	(8)
Gordon Cawelti
ISLLC Questions	51	(1)
References	52	(1)
Politics and Education: A Conundrum for School Leadership	53	(10)
Gerald N. Tirozzi
ISLLC Questions	59	(1)
References	60	(3)
Lessons Learned	61	(2)
PART III: TEACHING AND LEARNING	63	(60)
Curriculum and Instruction: Critical and Emerging Issues for Educational Leadership	65	(10)
Robert J. Marzano
ISLLC Questions	72	(1)
References	72	(3)
Enhancing Teaching	75	(14)
Linda Darling-Hammond
ISLLC Questions	86	(1)
References	87	(2)
Teacher Quality	89	(6)
Thomas S. Mawhinney
Laura L. Sagan
ISLLC Questions	93	(1)
References	94	(1)
Using Technology to Change School Learning Culture	95	(8)
Alan November
ISLLC Questions	100	(1)
Reference	101	(2)
Integrating Technology Into Instructional Design	103	(10)
Frank M. Betts
ISLLC Questions	109	(1)
Annotated References	110	(3)
Professional Development in Instructional Technology	113	(10)
Richard W. Shelly
ISLLC Questions	117	(4)
Lessons Learned	119	(2)
Reference	121	(2)
PART IV: MEETING INDIVIDUAL LEARNERS' NEEDS	123	(70)
What Instructional Leaders Need to Know About Special Education	125	(12)
Chriss Walther-Thomas
Michael F. DiPaola
ISLLC Questions	134	(1)
References	135	(2)
Making Inclusion Work	137	(10)
Patricia Jordan Rea
ISLLC Questions	145	(1)
References	145	(2)
Talent Development With English Language Learners	147	(8)
Nora G. Friedman
ISLLC Questions	152	(1)
References	153	(2)
Connecting Authentic Knowledge and Academic Accountability	155	(8)
Kelly Clark/Keefe
Patricia Morgan
Susan Brody Hasazi
ISLLC Questions	160	(1)
References	161	(2)
Severely and Profoundly Disabled Students in the School Community	163	(8)
Phyllis Milne
ISLLC Questions	168	(3)
Working With Special Education Advocates	171	(6)
Marguerite A. Pittman
ISLLC Questions	175	(2)
Technology and Gifted Learners	177	(16)
Sandra L. Berger
ISLLC Questions	186	(1)
References	187	(6)
Lessons Learned	191	(2)
PART V: ACCOUNTABILITY	193	(52)
High-Stakes Testing	195	(6)
Ronald S. Brandt
ISLLC Questions	200	(1)
Are Standards the Answer?	201	(8)
Linda Nathan
ISLLC Questions	206	(3)
Critical Issues in School Law	209	(16)
Jennifer A. Sughrue
M. David Alexander
ISLLC Questions	221	(4)
Emerging Issues in Special Education Law	225	(10)
Kathleen S. Mehfoud
ISLLC Questions	232	(3)
Sustaining the Investment: Technology or Teachers?	235	(10)
Kenneth A. Engebretson
ISLLC Questions	240	(5)
Lesson Learned	243	(2)
PART VI: FUTURE TRENDS IN EDUCATION	245	(18)
Changes in Educational Practice	247	(8)
Gene R. Carter
ISLLC Question	252	(1)
References	253	(2)
Changes in the Educational Landscape	255	(8)
Paul D. Houston
ISLLC Questions	260	(3)
Lessons Learned	261	(2)
Epilogue	263	(9)
Leslie S. Kaplan
William A. Owings
Index	272