Brief Description
Use these powerful leadership tools to build teamwork and improve instruction!
Every school leader needs a toolbox of strategies for improving teaching and learning. This second edition examines the role of principals in leading instruction and provides practical tools for leaders to reflect on and improve their practice. Emphasizing the importance of empowering others and building effective teams, this resource offers:
- Updated standards from NAESP and ISLLC
- New research that shows how a principal's actions can affect student achievement
- Questions for reflective practice
- Quotes and strategies by practicing principals and veteran educators
- Additional resources such as Web sites, workbooks, and articles
Review Quotes
1. "I really really liked the book. In fact, I am going to suggest this book to be read as a bookshare for the 52 principals in our district."--Barbara Gerard, Secretary (06/11/2009)
2. "Highly Recommended. This is a book that administrators should read and keep on their bookshelf."--Kathy Zachel (10/13/2011)
3. "Provides a solid base to understand the many hats that must be worn to provide for all facets of a school setting. I applaud Gupton s focus on the learner. This is the most important tenet for a school administrator s decision making. Each chapter describes a portion of school leadership that the successful principal needs to master."--Sharon Madsen Redfern, Principal (06/11/2009)"
4. "This is a text for curriculum leaders who prize learning in themselves and others. Sandra Gupton'slove of learning and ability to frame issues are evident in each chapter with the instructional toolbox metaphor graphically holding the reader's attention each step of the way."--Dale Brubaker, Professor of Education (06/17/2010)"
5. "Provides a solid base to understand the many hats that must be worn to provide for all facets of a school setting. I applaud Gupton s focus on the learner. This is the most important tenet for a school administrator s decision making. Each chapter describes a portion of school leadership that the successful principal needs to master."--Sharon Madsen Redfern, Principal (06/11/2009)"
6. "This is a text for curriculum leaders who prize learning in themselves and others. Sandra Gupton'slove of learning and ability to frame issues are evident in each chapter with the instructional toolbox metaphor graphically holding the reader's attention each step of the way."--Dale Brubaker, Professor of Education (06/17/2010)"
7. "I really really liked the book. In fact, I am going to suggest this book to be read as a bookshare for the 52 principals in our district."--Barbara Gerard, Secretary (06/11/2009)
8. "Highly Recommended. This is a book that administrators should read and keep on their bookshelf."--Kathy Zachel (10/13/2011)
