1. Developing the Leadership Expertise to Improve Instruction: A Two-part Equation: Improvement of self and others

2. Video clip What do you notice about teaching and learning in this classroom? What conversation would you want to have with this teacher? How, if at all, does this inform your thinking about planning for professional development?

3. Human vs. Instructional Anatomy Physicians Skeletal Digestive Muscular Lymphatic Endocrine Nervous Cardiovascular Reproductive- Male/Female Urinary Principals ?

4. Human vs. Instructional Anatomy Physicians Skeletal Digestive Muscular Lymphatic Endocrine Nervous Cardiovascular Reproductive- Male/Female Urinary Principals Purpose Student Engagement Curriculum and Pedagogy Assessment for Student Learning Classroom Environment and Culture

5. Developing the Leadership Expertise to Improve Instruction: A Two-part Equation 1.Developing a common language and shared vision for high quality instruction – the better we see, the better we are able to lead. 2.Developing greater expertise in leading for instructional improvement – the better we lead, the better we are able to improve teaching practice and thus learning for all students.

10. “The key to improved student learning is to ensure more good teaching, in more good classrooms, more of the time.” Rick Du Four

11. Why Does Leadership Matter? Among all school-related factors, leadership is second only to classroom instruction in influence on student learning.

12. Four Dimensions of Instructional Leadership Center for Educational Leadership University of Washington Dr. Stephen Fink

13. Vision, Mission, and Culture Building School leaders committed to collective leadership, create a reflective, equity-driven, achievement-based culture of learning focused on academic success for every student.

14. Improvement of Instructional Practice Based upon a shared vision of effective teaching and learning, school leaders establish a focus on learning, nurture a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and public practice, and monitor, evaluate and develop teacher performance

15. Allocation of Resources School leaders allocate resources strategically, so that instructional practice and student learning continue to improve.

16. Management of People and Processes School leaders engage in strategic personnel management and develop working environments in which teachers have full access to supports that help to improve instruction

17. What do principals need to know to effectively improve teaching and learning? Develop a Common Language for Instructional Anatomy Credit to Stephen Fink, Center for Educational Leadership

18. Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning Center for Educational Leadership University of Washington Dr. Stephen Fink

19. Purpose Standards Learning Target Teaching Points (Objective)

20. Student Engagement Intellectual Work Engagement Strategies Student Talk

21. Curriculum and Pedagogy Curriculum Teaching approaches and/or strategies Scaffolds for Learning

22. Assessment for Student Learning Assessments Adjustments

23. Classroom Environment and Culture Use of Physical Environment Classroom Routines and Rituals Classroom Culture

24. Video clip – Watch again… What do you notice about teaching and learning in this classroom? What conversation would you want to have with this teacher? How, if at all, does this inform your thinking about planning for professional development?

25. Closure

26. Resources