Calif. District Makes Instructional Leadership a Priority
Four principals tiptoe out of the 1st grade classroom at La Pluma Elementary School, easing the door shut behind them. They’ve just watched a teacher’s lesson, and now it’s time to critique what they saw.
In the open-air hallway, they form a small circle with a University of Washington coach who is helping them build instructional-leadership skills. The head of the university’s principal-leadership program is also there, as is La Pluma’s principal, the district superintendent, and the administrator who oversees elementary schools. All nine watched the lesson, and are now ready to discuss it.
“OK,” says Jan Kaneko, the coach. “What did you see in there? Based on what we know about ‘shared reading,’ what were the strengths of the lesson? What would be good next...
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