A Leader's Guide to Excellence in Every Classroom: Creating Support Systems for Teacher Success - explore what it means to be a self-actualized education leader and how to inspire leadership in others - Softcover

John R. Wink

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1942496923 ISBN 13: 9781942496922

Publisher: Solution Tree, 2016

Synopsis

To ensure learning for all students, schools must first build support systems that guarantee excellence for all teachers. This resource examines the Hierarchy of Instructional Excellence, which prioritizes the order of teacher development for ultimate success. Each chapter begins with a teacher narrative and ends with a reflection tool, which challenges readers to apply chapter content to their work as education leaders.

Benefits

• Learn why teachers need to know their students as deeply as they know the lessons they share with these students if they want to maximize learning.
• Study research that proves we need excellent teachers for students to experience significant growth in learning.
• Consult schoolwide, team, and individualized support systems and interventions, which strengthen teachers at every level of need and experience.
• Learn how the author's Hierarchy of Instructional Excellence relates to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in order to address specific areas for teacher improvement and growth.


Contents
About the Author
Introduction
1. Every Teacher Counts
2. Leading for Excellence-Learning Resources
3. Leading for Excellence-Classroom Routines and Procedures
4. Leading for Excellence-Relationships for Learning
5. Leading for Excellence-Student Engagement
6. Leading for Excellence-Rigor and Mastery
7. Leading for Excellence-Creative Strategies for Individual Students
8. Leading for Excellence-Teacher Leadership
References and Resources
Index

About this title

About the Author

John R. Wink is superintendent of schools for Blue Ridge ISD in Blue Ridge, TX.  He formerly served as the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the Tatum Independent School District in Tatum, TX. Prior to that, John served as principal at Gilmer Elementary School (2011-2014), where he led the school through improvement status to academic distinction. As principal of Hallsville Middle School (2002-2008), he led the school from acceptable to exemplary status in four years, and as principal of Hallsville High School (2008-2011), he led the school to become one of the top academic high schools in Texas.
John earned a bachelor of music in vocal performance from Stephen F. Austin State University, a master of education administration from Texas A&M University-Texarkana, and his superintendent's certificate from Texas A&M University-Commerce. Prior to his work as an administrator, John was the choir director at Longview High School in Longview, Texas, from 1996-2002, where numerous students earned membership into the Texas All-State Choir. His choirs earned numerous first-division and sweepstakes honors. John and his wife, Carolyn, have four children: Hunter, Hannah, Holly, and Haley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1942496923
• ISBN 13: 9781942496922
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 220