Week 1: Exploring Instructional Leadership through the Instructional Core and Self-Assessments

NELP Standard 4: Learning and Instruction

Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to evaluate, develop, and implement coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, data systems, supports, and assessment.

Component 4.3 Program completers understand and can demonstrate the capacity to evaluate,

develop, and implement formal and informal culturally responsive and accessible assessments that

support data-informed instructional improvement and student learning and well-being.

PSEL 4: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Effective educational leaders develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Texas Principal Standards Pillar: Data-driven Instruction

Principal Domain and Competency

Domain II: Leading Learning

Competency 4

                Domain II

Course-level Objectives (CLOs):

1. Develop a fundamental understanding of instructional leadership. (Evaluating) (CLO1)
2. Identify and interpret core elements of curriculum alignment used to improve student achievement (Knowledge & Analyzing) (CLO2)
3. Analyze and evaluate data to drive instruction. (Analyzing) (CLO3)
4. Formulate a professional development plan applying data driven decision making. (Creating) (CLO4)
5. Exemplify requisite credentials and program requirements. (Understanding) (CLO5)

Week 1 Learning Objectives (W1LO):

1. W1LO1: (CLO1) Examine the role of an instructional leader through the fundamentals of the Instructional Core.
2. W1LO2: (CLO1) Describe leadership skills that address the importance of improving instruction through self-assessment of School Leader Self-Assessment Tool and Educational Leadership Profile Survey.
3. W1LO3: (CLO2) Cultivate components of a professional development plan to improve instruction.

4.      W1LO4: (CLO5) Program Requirements: Prepare Progress Check for submission.

Overview:

In Week 1 of this course you will examine a framework to help instructional leaders understand that the learner, curriculum, and instruction are interrelated.  Change one part of this relationship, and you have to consider changes in the other two.  Accountability in this relationship is both external and internal.  External accountability addresses the question - how well are we doing?  Internal accountability addresses the question - what are we doing?  This week you will focus on the components of the Instructional Core, complete an Educational Leadership Profile Self-Assessment, and examine the seven levers for Quality Instruction and Culture.  Rigor in learning activities, content, and instruction are a priority for instructional leaders of the 21^st century.

Resources:

Week 1 Readings: Be sure you are logged into Blackboard in order to access all of the readings from these links. All References listed below are in APA format for citation.

1.      Hallinger, P. (2003). Leading Educational Change: Reflections on the practice of instructional and transformational leadership. Cambridge Journal of Education, 33(3), 329–338. https://doi-org.libproxy.lamar.edu/10.1080/0305764032000122005

https://libproxy.lamar.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2003-09787-001&site=eds-live

2.      Suh, R. (2017). Instructional Leadership. (p.11) Salem Press Encyclopedia. Retrieved from

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3.      City, E. A., Elmore, R. F., Fiarman, S. E., & Teitel, L. (2009). Instructional rounds in education (p. 30). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press. http://www.macombfsi.net/uploads/1/5/4/4/1544586/instructional_rounds_-_principles.pdf

4.      Elmore, R. (2010). Leading the instructional core. In Conversation (Vol. 11, No. 3, p. 1-12). http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/leadership/summer2010.pdf

5.      Desravines, J., Aquino, J., & Fenton, B. (2016). Breakthrough principals: A step-by-step guide to building stronger schools (p.49-55). John Wiley & Sons.

6.      Bambrick-Santoyo, P. (2018). Leverage Leadership 2.0: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools (p.365-366). John Wiley & Sons.

Week 1 Assignment Rubric:

Use the Rubric to guide your writing.

Part 1A: Instructional Core Summary

Directions:

A.    Summary W1LO1:(CLO1): Using the Basic Writing Elements Model found in the Resource section of this course, complete the following summary regarding the Instructional Core.

B.     Cite any sources and/or readings used as evidence to support your statements in APA format.

Reference

City, E. A., Elmore, R. F., Fiarman, S. E., & Teitel, L. (2009). Instructional rounds in education (p. 30). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Part 1B: Self-Assessments: School Leader Tool and Educational Leadership Profile

Directions:

A.    Self-Assessment Reflections W1LO2:(CLO1): Complete the following in-depth self-reflections regarding the results of your completed Self-Assessments by identifying your strengths and weaknesses not only a Leader, but an Instructional Leader. Use the self-reflective model of What? So What? Now What? found in the Resource section of your course.

a.      Access online School Leader Self-Assessment Tool (Access PowerPoint in Week 1 for instructions):

https://www.aitsl.edu.au/tools-resources/resource/school-leadership-self-assessment-tool

b.      Print and complete Educational Leadership Profile:

https://www.ndcel.org/cms/lib/ND07001211/Centricity/Domain/132/ELPpaper.pdf

B.     Cite any sources and/or readings used as evidence to support your statements in APA format.

Reference

On-Line Survey Page/School Leader Self-Assessment Tool. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.aitsl.edu.au/tools-resources/resource/school-leadership-self-assessment-tool

On-Line Surveys Page / Educational Leadership Profile (ELP). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ndcel.org/Page/389

Part 2: The Seven Levers for Quality Instruction and Culture

Directions:

A.    The Seven Levers W1LO1:(CLO1): Review the principle core instructional and cultural areas that are identified as the Seven Levers. These principles allow for “consistent, transformational, and replicable growth” in learning. They are found in your Leverage Leadership 2.0 textbook on pages 8, 365, and 366. In the chart below define each Lever. Then, give an example that can be used on a campus to improve teacher instruction or student achievement. Examples are listed in gray for you to reference, delete examples prior to beginning.

B.     Use 12 pt. black font: Times New Roman. The table cells will expand to fit your text.

Reference

Bambrick-Santoyo, P. (2018). Leverage Leadership 2.0: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools (p.365-366). John Wiley & Sons.

Part 3: Draft: Element for Professional Development:

Comprehensive School-Level Instructional Leadership 3-Day Professional Development Plan

The final signature assessment in this course is to write a comprehensive, school-level instructional leadership 3-Day professional development plan.  This plan will be due in Week 4 and include multiple elements. This week you will focus on one of the elements called The Initial Information.

Directions:

A.    Data Sets W1LO3:(CLO2): Working collaboratively with a small group on your campus evaluate the data sets given with this week’s assignment, begin to identify trends, patterns, and themes from student work, the TAPR, and the results from a teachers’ professional development needs survey to focus your 3-Day Professional Development Plan.  Use suggestions from your collaborative team, data, research, and readings to decide what area(s) of need you will focus on for this 3-Day Professional Development Plan.

Examples are listed in gray for you to reference, delete examples prior to beginning.

B.     Complete the Professional Development Initial Information.

C.     Use 12 pt. black font: Times New Roman. The table cells will expand to fit your text.

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