Margaret Terry Orr – författare

In face of increased scrutiny on the preparation of educational leaders, this book provides a much-needed resource, exploring the role and use of authentic performance assessment for evaluating leader readiness and performance. Framed by theory and research on school leader performance assessment, Designing Performance Assessments for School Leader Readiness provides an in-depth description of one fully tested performance assessment called the Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PAL). The authors explore how to assess four components of leadership proficiency -- developing a plan for an area of school improvement, creating a professional learning culture among school staff, supporting individual teacher development, and engaging families and community in improving student learning. This book provides real examples and practical guidance on designing and managing performance assessment for aspiring educational leaders, and how the PAL can be used in regional, state and local contexts.

In face of increased scrutiny on the preparation of educational leaders, this book provides a much-needed resource, exploring the role and use of authentic performance assessment for evaluating leader readiness and performance. Framed by theory and research on school leader performance assessment, Designing Performance Assessments for School Leader Readiness provides an in-depth description of one fully tested performance assessment called the Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PAL). The authors explore how to assess four components of leadership proficiency -- developing a plan for an area of school improvement, creating a professional learning culture among school staff, supporting individual teacher development, and engaging families and community in improving student learning. This book provides real examples and practical guidance on designing and managing performance assessment for aspiring educational leaders, and how the PAL can be used in regional, state and local contexts.

School Leader Internship, 5th Edition, challenges aspiring educational leaders and interns to better assess, prepare, plan, implement, and evaluate their internship experience in preparation for certification, licensure, and advancement into school building-level leadership positions. In this updated edition, the content is organized around the latest National Education Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards and includes intern activities that develop skills in essential areas including ethics, equity and cultural responsiveness, curriculum development, community of care, support of teachers and staff, school partnerships, and continuous school improvement. This unique book provides step-by-step guidance for interns, their supervisors, and faculty on how to initiate an internship and evaluate interns' work and is a critical resource for leadership preparation programs nationwide and the thousands of school districts that support leadership candidates.Special Features: The National Education Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards Assessment provides an understanding of the wide breadth of experience and demonstration of skills necessary for school leaders. Self and Superior Assessment helps students to plan according to individual need, experience, goals, and performance expectations. Internship Plans allow students to assess, analyze, and prepare draft individualized internship plans. Professional Report or Portfolio encourages students to evaluate and reflect on their experiences and plan for the future.

School Leader Internship, 5th Edition, challenges aspiring educational leaders and interns to better assess, prepare, plan, implement, and evaluate their internship experience in preparation for certification, licensure, and advancement into school building-level leadership positions. In this updated edition, the content is organized around the latest National Education Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards and includes intern activities that develop skills in essential areas including ethics, equity and cultural responsiveness, curriculum development, community of care, support of teachers and staff, school partnerships, and continuous school improvement. This unique book provides step-by-step guidance for interns, their supervisors, and faculty on how to initiate an internship and evaluate interns' work and is a critical resource for leadership preparation programs nationwide and the thousands of school districts that support leadership candidates.Special Features: The National Education Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards Assessment provides an understanding of the wide breadth of experience and demonstration of skills necessary for school leaders. Self and Superior Assessment helps students to plan according to individual need, experience, goals, and performance expectations. Internship Plans allow students to assess, analyze, and prepare draft individualized internship plans. Professional Report or Portfolio encourages students to evaluate and reflect on their experiences and plan for the future.

This book presents a new, effective, and low-cost professional development program for school principals.This book describes a powerful, professional development model for new and experienced principals - a collaborative leadership inquiry seminar. The authors combine existing models of structured professional conversations about education into an on-going leadership development experience that will work in large, urban school districts. They examine how to develop and manage collaborative inquiry with principals, the facilitator's role in guiding inquiry, and outcomes that can be expected.This book features a user-friendly presentation with many practical examples. It presents an effective, low-cost program for successful professional development with school principals (K - 12). It describes in detail the steps required to implement a collaborative leadership inquiry seminar. It encourages administrators at the school and district level to contribute to constructive, practical dialogues about significant issues. It provides a clear alternative to present models that frequently foster unproductive, adversarial relationships. It includes case studies that demonstrate how the program can benefit principals, schools, teachers, and students.

This book offers a roadmap for conducting continuous school improvement work, illustrating the common stages of the process.Using improvement science principles and an equity perspective, this book demonstrates how schools and districts can increase their efficacy and how teachers and leaders can improve their practice for the benefit of all students. Through eight case studies representing a variety of K–12 school and community settings, the authors address a range of critical student needs in literacy, math, special education, and social learning. Each case describes how the leaders and their staff engaged in careful exploration of specific problems and their causes, as well as their thoughtful development and testing of solutions. The text analyzes how the leaders, their teachers, and other staff gained collaborative inquiry capacities and reduced inequities to improve student outcomes, particularly for those most challenged. Each case concludes with leaders’ reflections and discussion questions to prompt others engaging in similar work. A summative chapter reflects on the leadership lessons for equity-focused improvement efforts.Book Features:Explains how school leaders used improvement-science–informed processes to address common problems of practice.Offers a roadmap for conducting continuous school improvement work, illustrating the common stages of the process.Provides cases from a diverse range of school and district settings, including urban and suburban schools; elementary, middle, and high schools; and specialized schools.Illustrates each case study with fishbone and driver diagrams and Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles.Includes reflection and discussion questions appropriate for individual readers, education courses, and book study groups.

This book offers a roadmap for conducting continuous school improvement work, illustrating the common stages of the process.Using improvement science principles and an equity perspective, this book demonstrates how schools and districts can increase their efficacy and how teachers and leaders can improve their practice for the benefit of all students. Through eight case studies representing a variety of K–12 school and community settings, the authors address a range of critical student needs in literacy, math, special education, and social learning. Each case describes how the leaders and their staff engaged in careful exploration of specific problems and their causes, as well as their thoughtful development and testing of solutions. The text analyzes how the leaders, their teachers, and other staff gained collaborative inquiry capacities and reduced inequities to improve student outcomes, particularly for those most challenged. Each case concludes with leaders’ reflections and discussion questions to prompt others engaging in similar work. A summative chapter reflects on the leadership lessons for equity-focused improvement efforts.Book Features:Explains how school leaders used improvement-science–informed processes to address common problems of practice.Offers a roadmap for conducting continuous school improvement work, illustrating the common stages of the process.Provides cases from a diverse range of school and district settings, including urban and suburban schools; elementary, middle, and high schools; and specialized schools.Illustrates each case study with fishbone and driver diagrams and Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles.Includes reflection and discussion questions appropriate for individual readers, education courses, and book study groups.

School Leader Internship, sixth edition, challenges aspiring educational leaders and interns to better assess, prepare, plan, implement, and evaluate their internship experience in preparation for certification, licensure, and advancement into school building-level leadership positions.In this updated edition, the content is organized around the latest National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards with cross-references to relevant Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL). It provides further guidance on internship assessment and the roles of the program advisor and internship supervisor (both building and program level), and adds a section on frequently asked questions. Updated internship activities address current critical issues and include recommendations on how to incorporate cross-cutting themes.This unique book provides step-by-step guidance for interns, their supervisors, and faculty on how to initiate an internship and evaluate interns' work and is a critical resource for leadership preparation programs nationwide and the thousands of school districts that support leadership candidates. Special features:The NELP Standards Assessment provides an understanding of the wide breadth of experience and demonstration of skills necessary for school leaders.Self and Superior Assessment helps students to plan according to individual needs, experience, goals, and performance expectations.Self and Superior Disposition Assessment helps students evaluate their initial leadership dispositions and plan for growth experiences. Internship Plans allow students to assess, analyze, and prepare draft individualized internship plans.Professional Report or Portfolio encourages students to evaluate and reflect on their experiences and further leadership development.