It takes time, effort, and energy to move away from the work of a manager and serve others as an effective instructional leader. Seven methods and strategies will be explored, identifying and explaining how you can make instructional leadership a part of your everyday, effective routine!
Years of empirical research and practical reflection indicates organizing schoolsaround evidence-based instructional practices is an essential component of improving student achievement, or as Mike Schmoker quips, "Focus on Less,Then Obsess!" This session will guide administrators, coaches, and teacherleaders, in a hands-on practical exploration of how to use best evidence resources(e.g. Hattie's Meta-analyses, IES Practice Guides, Best Evidence Encyclopedia) to identify a very limited number of essential instructional tools or "Big Dogs",and engage the entire faculty in an on-going process of implementing, adaptingand refining their use across the grades and content areas.
Great experiences hinge on peak moments. We'll call them "defining moments": short experiences that are both meaningful and memorable. How do small moments of elevation, pride, insight, and connection make large impacts on your staff and collaborative teams? How as leaders do we structure for such moments to motivate the identity of the educators in our system? Come learn how with Susan Hays the sister of the best selling authors of The Power of Moments.
