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A Collaborative Model For Implementing State Common Core School Standards, Ann Larson, Maggie Mcgatha, Sue Peters, Penny Howell, Jean Wolph, Joanne Webb, Starr Lewis, Seth Hunter
A Collaborative Model For Implementing State Common Core School Standards, Ann Larson, Maggie Mcgatha, Sue Peters, Penny Howell, Jean Wolph, Joanne Webb, Starr Lewis, Seth Hunter
Kentucky Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning
In this early part of the 21st century, education leaders are increasingly challenged to improve P-12 teaching and learning to increase student achievement and to prepare all students for college and career success. Education reforms such as the adoption of the Common Core Standards within existing policies and practices of state department, district and school bureaucracies requires the repurposing and refocusing of existing resources and structures. This article describes the efforts in one state to employ collaboration to meet the requirements of legislated mandates for implementation of the Common Core Standards in English language arts and mathematics and the implications …
Preparing Principals For Instructional Leadership: Integrating The Common Core Standards--Research, Gary Houchens, Jill Cabrera
Preparing Principals For Instructional Leadership: Integrating The Common Core Standards--Research, Gary Houchens, Jill Cabrera
Kentucky Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning
Western Kentucky University has structured its own P-12 school principal certification program with a heavy emphasis on instructional leadership, starting with a strong understanding of the Common Core Standards and their role in providing a firm foundation for effective instruction. Educational research from the past 40 years reveals that effective school principals are “learning leaders” (Hallinger, 2011). Principals in high-performing schools devote much of their focus to the process of teaching and learning and dedicate their efforts to the improvement of both. Principal training programs must then make fostering instructional leadership a top priority (Jackson & Kelly, 2002). The purpose …