Leadership for Learning

<p>In this revised edition Carl Glickman and coauthor Rebecca West Burns synthesize their decades of experience in teacher education and supervision into a comprehensive guide to supporting teacher growth and student learning. Embedded in every page are the essential knowledge skills approaches and methods that leaders need to drive instructional improvement.</p><p>Official school leaders and classroom teachers striving to be the best will learn how to put the school's goals and priorities into practice by</p><p>* Selecting the right structure for differentiating teacher professional learning to improve outcomes for students;<br />* Implementing the technical and procedural skills needed to support teacher learning while observing assessing and evaluating instruction;<br />* Identifying appropriate relational skills for communicating and working with teachers;<br />* Applying the best interpersonal approach to stretch each teacher based on their own developmental level;<br />* Making the most of teachable moments with immediate response skills; and<br />* Understanding how to support teachers' social-emotional wellness as an essential component of improving practice.</p><p>In addition each chapter provides detailed scenarios and case studies that illustrate exceptional leadership and the Appendixes offer connections to dozens of promising practices.</p><p>We are in a new era of teaching and learning and a new kind of leader is needed to guide successful and extraordinary schools. <em>Leadership for Learning: How to Bring Out the Best in Every Teacher</em> gives preK-12 leaders the powerful tools they need to ensure that competent caring qualified professionals who want to improve teaching and learning are in <em>every</em> classroom.</p>