The Principal's Guide to Curriculum Leadership

by Richard D. Sorenson; Lloyd M. Goldsmith; Zulma Y. Mendez; Karen T. Maxwell

• ISBN13: 9781412980807
• ISBN10: 1412980801
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781452239231
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-13
• Publisher: Corwin Pr
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Summary

This comprehensive guide walks principals through the curriculum development and renewal process with a focus on integrating standards. Includes case studies, activities, and curriculum models.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Dedication

Defining Curriculum Leadership

Getting Started

Defining Curriculum Leadership

Organizational Phenomena Influencing Curriculum Leadership

Rethinking the Education Hierarchy

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: Stand and Deliver!

A Curriculum Leadership Journey

ISLLC Standards and Curriculum Leadership

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: Principal Wonkermann's Late Afternoon Experience - De Ja Vu All Over Again

Principal Expectations as Curriculum Leader

Shoot Low; Expect Less

Understanding Principal Expectations in Curriculum Development

Principal Expectations in the Curriculum Leadership Role

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: Who's the Turkey This Thanksgiving?

The Principal's Role in Curriculum Change and Innovation

Constructive Change = Positive Growth

The Basis for Change and Why it is So Necessary

Why We Resist Change

How to Overcome Resistance to Change

The Change Process in Curriculum Development

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: It's a Real Puzzle to Me!

Managing Change Tolerance Test

Curriculum Leadership in Action

The Role of the Principal in Curriculum Design and Development?

Curriculum Leadership through Walker's Deliberative Model of Curriculum Development

Enacting the Deliberative Model of Curriculum Development

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: Who Decides What and How?

Where the Action Is - Building Relationships with Teachers

Leadership and Followership: You Can't Have One Without the Other

Ten Curriculum Leadership Building Blocks for Preventing and Treating Arrested Teacher Development

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: Zachary School Case Study

Systematically Integrating Curriculum and Instruction

The Role and Vision of the Principal in Defining Curriculum and Instruction

Integrating Curriculum and Instruction

Five Steps to Successful Curriculum Integration

The Integration of Curriculum and Instruction: How Relevance and Interest Help Students Become Better Learners

The Principal's Role in Curriculum Integration

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: Well, It's the State Mandated Curriculum!

Professional Learning and Curriculum Leadership

Teaching and Learning

Building Teacher Capacity

Four Factors Impacting Professional Learning

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: Professional Learning at Sandy Shores School

The Principal and Legislated Learning: Working the System and the Prospects of Curriculum Renewal

Curriculum Leadership and Legislated Learning

The Principal in the Process of Curriculum Renewal and Change

Towards Change and a Renewed Curriculum

High-Stakes Testing, Curriculum Renewal, and Educational Practice

Curriculum Theory and the Renewal Process

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: A Return to the Annual Summer State Principal Leadership Academy

Trailblazing Digital Curriculum Leadership 101

Trailblazing

Let's Talk Technology Standards

Childers School Digital Journey Continues

A Voice From the Field

The Quaker Digital Academy Story

Looking Forward

Final Thoughts

One More Thing

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application: My School and The NETS-A Standards

Epilogue

References

Index

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