{"product_id":"instructional-leadership-toolbox-a-handbook-for-improving-practice-paperback","title":"Instructional Leadership Toolbox: A Handbook for Improving Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra L. Gupton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Sharon Madsen Redfern, Principal\u003cbr\u003eHighland Park Elementary School, Lewistown, MT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUse these powerful leadership tools to build teamwork and improve instruction!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery school leader needs a toolbox of strategies for improving teaching and learning schoolwide. In this second edition of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Instructional Leadership Toolbox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Sandra Lee Gupton examines the role of principals in leading instruction and provides practical ways for leaders to reflect on and improve their practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmphasizing a democratic approach that involves stakeholders in instructional leadership, this resource offers a compendium of helpful skills and strategies drawn from current research and theory in school administration. The book provides: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated standards from NAESP and ISLLC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew research that shows how a principal′s actions can affect student achievement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuestions for reflective practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuotes and examples of instructional leadership strategies by practicing principals and veteran educators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional resources such as Web sites, workbooks, books, and articles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis valuable guide provides a blueprint that demonstrates how school leaders can focus on student learning, while using specific tools to empower others and build teams for a common goal: increased student achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandra Lee Gupton\u003c\/strong\u003e, EdD, is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, where she has been serving for the past six years as Chairperson of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Before coming to UNF, she was Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Southern Mississippi for eleven years. Her experiences before coming to higher education include more than twenty years in various positions in PreK-12 public schools, including English and reading teacher, high school principal, director of instruction, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and superintendent in Georgia and North Carolina schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra's professional interests are centered on leadership issues related to PreK-12 and higher education leadership effectiveness, gender equity, program reform, and school improvement. Her early research on gender equity in educational leadership led to many presentations, the publication of several articles, and the 1996 Corwin publication \u003cem\u003eHighly Successful Women Administrators: The Inside Stories of How They Got There\u003c\/em\u003e, offering advice to prospective women administrators in education. Her research and writing in recent years have been focused on the role of academic chairpersons and leadership in higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381996982509,"sku":"9781412975407","price":69.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/ZP9Ldu86Sg9781412975407.webp?v=1785689331","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/instructional-leadership-toolbox-a-handbook-for-improving-practice-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}