Publication date:
05 December 2013Length of book:
96 pagesPublisher
R&L EducationDimensions:
230x155mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781607095224
Leading without Being Stung offers practitioners a repertoire of eight, research-supported strategies for affecting teaching performance. In each of the chapters the reader will find: 1) a description of a dimension of supervision and key research that speaks to the key elements of the dimension; 2) an analysis of best practices from school leaders who have shown efficacy in implementing that dimension; 3) an interpretation of how the leader can assess the need for that dimension and plan for implementation; 4) a strategy for making judgments about the level of implementation and the areas for future growth. As such, this book offers BOTH grounded research AND practical strategies for becoming an effective and reflective instructional leader. The key supervision dimensions addressed in this book are: Staff Development,Planning and Change,Communication,Curriculum,Instructional Program, Service to Teachers,Observation and Conferencing,Personal Development.
One of the more important acknowledgments in the book deals with the overwhelming burden placed on today’s principals. Kelehear accurately describes the increasing expectations of principals and argues for creation of a role outside the principalship because principals cannot be expected to perform administrative duties and be the instructional leader for their building. . . .Every now and then, a book comes along that changes the way we look at things that matter to us in this profession. After reading Kelehear’s work, I will never look at schools. . . .the same way again.