Instructional Leadership: A Learning-Centered Guide

This text goes beyond traditional supervision books and assumes that teachers and principals must work as colleagues to improve teaching and learning in schools. Traditional supervision in which the principal rates the effectiveness of teachers is an outmoded concept. This is the first text of its kind, written for principals and other instructional leaders to help them understand current theories of teaching and learning as well as the practical curriculum applications of these perspectives. This text uses a learning-centered approach that emphasizes making decisions that support student learning. This text addresses the critical aspects of the teaching-learning process--student differences, learning, student motivation, teaching, classroom management, assessing student learning, and assessing and changing school climate and culture. Each chapter is grounded in the latest research and theory in that area and provides specific suggestions for applying that knowledge to practice.

This text goes beyond traditional leadership or supervision books and assumes that teachers and principals must work as colleagues to improve teaching and learning in schools. This is the first text of its kind, written for principals and other instructional leaders to help them understand current theories of teaching and learning as well as the practical curriculum applications of these perspectives.

The greatest strength of the Woolfolk Hoy text is the focus on instruction and developing leaders devoted to nurturing learner-centered campuses and classrooms.
Dr. Steve Jenkins University of Texas of the Permian Basin

This text provides my students with a base of knowledge regarding exemplary instructional strategies as well as an illustration of what constitutes good teaching.
Robert J. Supku Rider University

New to this edition:

• New Feature A Principal’s Perspective describes the experiences of an actual principal in dealing with a problem of practice related to the ideas and concepts of that particular chapter.
• New Point/Counterpoints have been added to each chapter to illustrate the complexity of the issues facing instructional leaders.
• New Research over 200 new studies and analyses enrich the examination of the crucial topics in this text.
• New Coverage of NCLB the impact of recent legislation is discussed throughout the text.
• New Standards Matrix connects chapter content with the ISLLC standards for easy reference.

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