Standard+II


 * Instructional Leadership **

// School executives set high standards for the professional practice of 21st century instruction and assessment that result in a no nonsense accountable environment. The school executive must be knowledgeable of best instructional and school practices and must use this knowledge to cause the creation of collaborative structures within the school for the design of highly engaging schoolwork for students, the on-going peer review of this work, and the sharing of this work throughout the professional community. //




 * Standard 2a. Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment: ****// The school executive leads the discussion about standards for curriculum, instruction, and assessment based on research and best practices in order to establish and achieve high expectations for students. //**


 * __ Experiences __**
 * Facilitated
 * Staff Meeting
 * PLC Meeting
 * Professional Development
 * Weekly "Distinguished Leaders" Meeting
 * Taught math lesson in 4th grade teachers class
 * Active participant in PLC
 * Conducted classroom walk-throughs and observations and provided constructive feedback
 * Conducted student observations for RTI
 * Participant in RTI meetings
 * Shared instructional resources and lesson ideas with teachers
 * Weekly & Monthly Reflection Internship Logs
 * Formal Teacher Evaluations


 * __ Coursework __**
 * Aspiring Leader Self-Assessments
 * High School Developmental Project
 * Internship Project / Problem of Practice
 * Distinguished Leadership in Practice assignments: 2
 * High School Turnaround Case Study
 * “Flipped” Classroom Video
 * Special Education Legal Literacy Assignment
 * Clinical Supervision Assignment
 * Spring 2011 Assessment Day: - Letter home re: safety incident at school - Role plays re: teacher / student issues - Essay on articles (I probably wouldn’t include that on Wiki)
 * Pre-K / Early Elementary Developmental Project


 * __ Specialized Training __**
 * Data Day: EVAAS, ACRE, Metametrics, NC WISE
 * Literacy
 * Common Core Overview
 * Understanding by Design
 * Schooling by Design
 * IEL Federal Policy Institute
 * School Visits: KIPP Gaston, Bertie Middle School
 * Mathematics Common Core Trajectories
 * Assistments
 * Teacher Evaluation Instrument
 * Ruby Payne
 * DPI Special Education Day
 * Various Conferences - Community Schools Learning Lab, Seattle, WA, Principal’s Leadership Institute,


 * __ Related Readings __**
 * Tyack, D. B. & Cuban, L. (1995). //Tinkering toward utopia: A century of public school reform//. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
 * // Carr, P.J., & Kefalas, M. (2010). // Hollowing out the middle: The rural brain drain and what it means for America//. Boston, Mass. : Enfield: Beacon.//
 * Chenoweth, K. (2009), //How it's being done//. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education Press.
 * Meece, J. L., & Daniels, D. H. (2008). Child and adolescent development for educators. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
 * Florida, R. L. (2004). //The rise of the creative class: And how it's transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life//. New York: Basic Books.
 * Friedman, T. L. (2007). //The world is flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century.// New York: Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
 * Militello, M.,ing by design: Mission, action, and achievement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
 * Ruby Payne RTI
 * Robinson, K. (2011). Out of our minds: Learning to be creative. Chichester: Capstone.
 * 90-90-90 Article
 * The Bell Curve
 * Why Reading by 3rd Grade Matters
 * Creating the Opportunity to Learn, Nogero and Boykin


 * Standard 2b. Focus on Instructional Time: // The school executive creates processes and schedules which protect teachers form disruption of instructional or preparation time. //**


 * __ Experiences __**
 * Conducted classroom walk-throughs and observations and provided constructive feedback
 * Daily reflections with principal mentor about trends occurring throughout the school
 * Participation in PLC, Staff, and Leadership meetings


 * __ Coursework __**
 * Aspiring Leader Self-Assessments
 * Internship Project / Problem of Practice / Logic Model / Evaluation Plan
 * Distinguished Leadership in Practice assignments: 2
 * High School Turnaround Case Study
 * Weekly & Monthly Internship Logs


 * __ Specialized Training __**
 * Schooling by Design
 * The Flipped Classroom


 * __ Related Readings __**
 * Senge, P.M. (1994). The Fifth discipline fieldbook: Strategies and tools for building a learning organization. New York: Currency, Doubleday.
 * Lane, K.E. (2005). The Principal's legal handbook. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association.
 * Guthrie, J.W. (2007). Modern education finance and policy. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
 * North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 115
 * Chenoweth, K. (2009). How it's being done. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard Education Press.
 * Fullan, M. (2006). What's worth fighting for in the principalship?. New York: Teachers College Press.
 * Wiggins, G. P., & McTighe, J. (2007). Schooling by design: Mission, action, and achievement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
 * Chan Kim, W., Mauborgne, Renee A. Harvard Business Review: TIpping Point Leadership. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard Education Press.
 * 90-90-90 Article


 * __ Selected Artifacts __**