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Assistant Principals And The Phenomenon Of Leadership Coaching, Thomas Flugum
Assistant Principals And The Phenomenon Of Leadership Coaching, Thomas Flugum
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Dissertations
This study sought to define and explore executive leadership coaching as a form of professional learning for educational leaders. This was a qualitative phenomenological inquiry into the ways, if any, that leadership coaching impacts the skills and abilities of first-year assistant principals. Research was conducted with a cohort of newly appointed assistant principals from a suburban school district outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Participants were part of a district leadership academy which provided professional learning and support for new administrators. The participants received leadership coaching from coaches endorsed by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) as one form of professional learning.
Transitioning To A Personalized Learning Environment Leveraging One-To-One Devices, Rebecca G. Myers
Transitioning To A Personalized Learning Environment Leveraging One-To-One Devices, Rebecca G. Myers
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Dissertations
Today’s educational blueprint is evolving from the traditional teacher-directed model into a student-driven curriculum approach. Specifically, education is experiencing a paradigm shift from the long-established one-size-fits-all model to a customized learning process known as personalized learning. Personalized learning aims at engaging students in more relevant and rigorous learning and turns them into co-designers as the curriculum becomes tailored to their individual learning needs, skills, and interests. Additionally, when coupled with educational technology, personalized learning will provide the teacher with the tools to individualize, differentiate, and accommodate multiple student learning styles and preferences. Indeed, as personalized learning increases in popularity the …