Academic Conferences for School and Teacher Leaders by Eli Johnson & Arthur L. Costa

Author:Eli Johnson & Arthur L. Costa [Johnson, Eli & Costa, Arthur L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2014-07-25T16:00:00+00:00

Pursuing a Common Vision

Our profession as educators in many ways is at a crossroads. As we strive to generate solutions to our collective challenges, we need to find ways to work together toward a shared vision. Aligning everyone around that shared vision takes both time and understanding. A clear pathway can only be developed as we work together as true professionals and develop a unity of purpose. As instructional leaders, we need to work together to strengthen the foundation of education as a professional field. Our school systems need to operate in ways that support learning and increase our ability to become instructional leaders. As school leaders, we need a plan and a consistent process for infusing a successful academic vision and coordinating the academic results throughout our entire school organization. For our schools to improve, we must have the opportunity to embrace a vision and give voice to the professional work behind our instructional plans, perspectives, and practices. Otherwise, whole groups of students will continue to struggle. We need to keep the primary purposes of school—student learning and quality instruction—at the forefront of our school efforts. The instructional initiatives, academic plans, and district vision statements all need to align with the everyday actions of everyone charged with improving learning outcomes. The key individuals who are responsible for school-wide success—principals and district administrators—need to address the ever-present issues of student learning and instruction.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.