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Zugelder, Bryan S., Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Teacher leadership remains at the forefront of conversations in teacher education, with discussions on recruitment, retention, and effectiveness. Teachers are at the core of schooling, and the roles they assume and types of leadership they engage in are multi-dimensional. Teacher leadership comes in many shapes and definitions. In this sense, both…
Descriptors: Teacher Empowerment, Teacher Leadership, Professional Identity, Models
Wilson, Suzanne, Ed.; Schweingruber, Heidi, Ed.; Nielsen, Natalie, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2015
Currently, many states are adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or are revising their own state standards in ways that reflect the NGSS. For students and schools, the implementation of any science standards rests with teachers. For those teachers, an evolving understanding about how best to teach science represents a significant…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Science Education, Faculty Development, Standards
Peterkin, Robert; Jewell-Sherman, Deborah; Kelley, Laura; Boozer, Leslie – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This book demonstrates through case studies and expert analyses the impressive educational gains children can make when the best educational research, policy, and practice are aligned. This volume is a valuable resource to aspiring leaders, educational researchers, and current practitioners and a must-read for anyone who cares about the public…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Strategic Planning, Public Schools, Equal Education
Brower, Robert E.; Balch, Bradley V. – Corwin Press, 2005
It is essential for every school leader to possess the savvy to effect positive change, raise achievement levels, and foster a positive school climate. Now it seems that the struggle for school leaders to make productive decisions has become clouded with ever-growing uncertainty and skepticism. "Transformational Leadership & Decision Making in…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Decision Making, Transformational Leadership, Achievement