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589 Leaderhip Links from edutopia.org

Jump down to one of four themes listed below. Each theme is correlated with the NETS-A and ISLLC standard(s), as well as Senge's dimension(s) of a learning organization, as shown in the table.

Vision

Individual and Group Learnig; Teaching and Learning

Systems Thinking; Support and Management; Assessment and Evaluation

Mental Models; Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues

 

Vision

    SENGE

    NETS-A

    ISLLC

    Building shared vision Organization's capacity to hold a share picture of the future we seek to create

    I. Leadership and Vision Educational leaders inspire a shared vision for comprehensive integration of technology use and foster an environment and culture conducive to the realization of that vision

    Standard 1 A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community.

    Standard 4 A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.

     

Search Term: SITE-BASED

    Many Things to Learn: West Des Moines Community School District is dedicated to serving all community residents, not just school-aged children. Computer labs and media centers are open to the public after school hours, and school facilities are used for community meetings and events. http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_351

Search Terms: LEADERSHIP, SCHOOL REFORM, LEARNING COMMUNITY

    The Little School That Did:
    When parents and educators pulled together to start this East Oakland school, their mission wasn't just to reinvigorate education, it was to change lives http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1065

    Rebuilding a School, Revitalizing a Community Parents and teachers, community members and business partners have come together to build a new school and revitalize a community. http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1028

    A Remarkable Transformation
    It took time, teacher buy-in, and technology, but this urban school district in New Jersey has gone from dismal to dazzling.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1017

    Creating a New Community School
    When asked to establish a new community school where none had existed for 25 years, Sherman Oaks principal Peggy Bryan began by engaging parents and community members in the planning.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_410

    Peggy Bryan on Schools as Communities
    Principal Peggy Bryan recounts how she came to her current position, what went into shaping the school when it was first created, and how the community was involved in that process. http://www.edutopia.org/php/interview.php?id=Art_556

    Systemwide Change
    Once on the verge of being taken over by the state, the public school system in Union City, New Jersey has undergone a dramatic transformation. In this multimedia feature GLEF explores the elements that made this transformation possible.
    http://glef.org/systemreform

    Sherman Oaks: Where Community Participation is Truly Valued
    Parents were consulted even before the school was built, and teachers still visit students' homes to make sure families are included in decision making.
    http://glef.org/php/article.php?id=Art_411

    Center for Leadership in School Reform "The Schlechty Group"
    The Center is a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1988 by Phillip Schlechty, a leader in the field of school organization. The center advances fundamental reform in the public schools by improving leadership and management, developing a vision of schools and their relationship to the community, establishing a focus on the student as customer, and ensuring sustained support for school restructuring efforts. A main theme of the center is that restructuring requires an examination of the roles and relationships within school districts as well as in communities, families, and public agencies. www.clsr.org

    Community-Based School Planning: If Not Now, When?
    A New Orleans architect and community organizer argues for local input in education.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1055

    Fred Carrigg, executive director for academic programs for the Union City, New Jersey schools, and Margaret Honey, director of the Center for Children &Technology (CCT) in New York, discuss the changes in curriculum, technology, professional development, and community involvement leading to one of the most impressive turnarounds in the history of urban school reform. Union City's reform efforts are the subject of a multimedia feature on the GLEF Web site. http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php?id=R76

    The Digital Superintendent
    Superintendent Doug Otto sold his vision of technology in education to parents, teachers, and voters.
    http://glef.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1046

    Innovative School Design
    The School of Environmental Studies (SES) in Apple Valley, Minnesota, has received widespread recognition for its innovative approach to school facilities design and curriculum. Three members of the SES community describe what it took to plan and build the school and what the impact has been for students, teachers, and the broader community. Join guests Dr. Dan Bodette, principal of SES, Kristen Hoeft, an SES student, and the Mayor of Apple Valley, Mary Hamann-Roland.
    http://glef.org/php/radio.php?id=R55

Search Term: COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Individual and Group Learning, Teaching and Learning

    SENGE

    NETS-A

    ISLLC

    Personal mastery - Organizations learn only through individuals who learn

    Team learning the process of aligning and developing the capacities of a team to create the results its members truly desire

    II. Learning and Teaching Educational leaders ensure that curricular design, instructional strategies, and learning environments integrate appropriate technologies to maximize learning and teaching.

    III. Productivity and Professional Practice Educational leaders apply technology to enhance their professional practice and to increase their own productivity and that of others.

    Standard 2 A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.

Search Term: IMPROVEMENT

    Teachers Helping Teachers: The Path to School Improvement
    A partnership between the University of Texas at El Paso and area public schools has led to an innovative master's program for K-12 teachers that combines coursework in instructional technology and teaching with in-school mentoring of colleagues to enhance the technology and leadership skills of participants.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_427

Search Term: SUPPORT

    Teacher Learning That Supports Student Learning
    Research shows that effective professional development approaches are sustained, intensive, experiential, collaborative, and connected to other aspects of school change.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_478

    Teachers Supporting Teachers
    Under the Peer Assistance and Evaluation Program in Cincinnati Public Schools, experienced teachers take a two-year leave from classroon duties to supervise and assist new teachers and to evaluate and support others who are experiencing difficulties.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_324

    Becoming a Teacher: A Never-Ending Journey
    New approaches to teacher education and professional development include early and meaningful classroom experiences for preservice teachers, mentoring and support groups for new teachers, and ongoing opportunities to explore topics and work with peers for experienced teachers.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_295

Search Term: CARING TEAM

    10 Tips for Creating a Caring School
    Educators from several schools share simple steps that make students feel safe and known. Article highlights evidence that students do better socially and academically when they feel safe and regarded as important members of a learning community.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1025

    Great Team, Great School Article and Video - An integrated curricula, team teaching, and technology tools have built up the academic achievement and self-esteem of these rural Louisiana middle school students. Students and teachers work in teams to provide an atmosphere that supports learning.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1142

    Sherman Oaks: Where Community Participation is Truly Valued
    Parents were consulted even before the school was built, and teachers still visit students' homes to make sure families are included in decision-making. Parents involved as part of the planning team that creates a new school where the top priority is making the school a neighborhood hub "where you could really feel the heartbeat of the community."
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_411

Search Term: SCHOOL CULTURE

Search Term: TEACHER QUALITY

Search Term: MENTORING

    View of the Principal and the Job Instructional Module
    Understanding the role of principal, now and into the future, is critical to the support and improvement of schools. This module helps introduce the job of the principal as well as the individual to the job. It includes articles, video footage, a PowerPoint presentation, and suggested class activities.
    http://glef.org/modules/prin/index.php

    Technology Integration Instructional Module
    Technology integration in the curriculum improves students' learning processes and outcomes. Teachers who recognize computers as problem-solving tools change the way they teach. They move from a behavioral approach to a more constructivist approach. Project-based learning takes place utilizing interactive multimedia and telecommunications technologies. Students are engaged in their learning using these powerful tools.
    http://glef.org/modules/TI/index.php

    Technology Integration: Language Arts and Social Studies Instructional Module
    Project-based learning takes place utilizing interactive multimedia and telecommunications technologies. See examples of integration in the language arts and social studies curriculum that help students' learning processes move from a behavioral approach to a more constructivist approach. Find lesson ideas for all grade levels.
    http://glef.org/modules/LASS/index.php

Search Term: CURRICULUM

    Great Team, Great School
    An integrated curricula, team teaching, and technology tools have built up the academic achievement and self-esteem of these rural Louisiana middle school students.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1142

    (Re)Designing Learning Environments INTERACTIVE WEB SITE
    Launched as a complement to GLEF's main Web site, this site focuses on the importance of rethinking how new schools are planned and designed, as well as the opportunity to create innovative learning environments within existing schools. The site's first case study, Minnesota's School of Environmental Studies (SES), was created out of a partnership between the local school district and the Minnesota Zoo.
    http://glef.org/redesigning/intro.html

    Innovative School Design INTERVIEW
    The School of Environmental Studies (SES) in Apple Valley, Minnesota, has received widespread recognition for its innovative approach to school facilities design and curriculum. Three members of the SES community describe what it took to plan and build the school and what the impact has been for students, teachers, and the broader community. Join guests Dr. Dan Bodette, principal of SES, Kristen Hoeft, an SES student, and the Mayor of Apple Valley, Mary Hamann-Roland.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php?id=R55

    New Help for School Administrators
    As school districts throughout the country strive to raise academic standards, educators and policymakers alike are recognizing the critical role professional development plays in helping principals lead their schools to higher performance levels.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_168

    Partnership Pays Off for Business and Schools
    Many business/school partnerships are focusing more on long-lasting programs that will reform schools or a special program over the long haul rather than just supply a band-aid or a quick handout. Bayer CorporationÕs award-winning Making Science Make Sense is one such program.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_441

    We're in This Together: The University of Washington and Public Schools
    University of Washington President Richard McCormick explains how UW fulfills its role as a key player in K-12 education reform, both through teacher and administrator training and direct involvement with elementary and secondary school curriculum.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_113

    A Different Approach to the School Schedule
    How and why Shorecrest High School changed its daily schedule to promote deeper student learning.

    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_640

    Engaging in Real-World Projects
    Mirroring the "real world" of work, two students from Shorecrest High School collaborate on a computer graphics project and solicit feedback from their project manager.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_639

    Introducing Project-Based Learning
    Two students from Clear View Charter School explain their class project on insect anatomy.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_631

    Preparing for Life Beyond School
    The benefits of school-to-career programs, from four perspectives.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_624

Systems Thinking, Support and Management & Assessment

    SENGE

    NETS-A

    ISLLC

    Systems thinking ability to comprehend and address the whole, and to examine the interrelationship between the parts

    IV. Support, Management, and Operations Educational leaders provide direction to integrate technology tools into productive learning and administrative systems.

    V. Assessment and Evaluation Educational leaders use technology to facilitate a comprehensive system of effective assessment and evaluation.

    Standard 3 A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.

Search Term: IMPROVEMENT

Search Term: SITE-BASED

    Collaboration for Achievement

    Educators at Ysleta Elementary School in El Paso, Texas, are working to improve students' academic achievement: The school is organized into vertical teams of teachers and K-6 students, who progress from grade to grade learning from each other and from teachers who know them well.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_359

    Moving Ahead in Hammond

    When the School City of Hammond, Ind., embarked on a plan to upgrade its 24 schools, educators and community members started with a vision of what schools should be: multipurpose facilities designed to support cooperative learning and technology.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_335

    Teachers in Charge

    At The Children's School of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y., teachers, support staff, family members, and the school principal all share responsibility for the operation of the K-3 school. This type of collaborative partnership makes for long hours but also a happier and more motivated staff.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_545

Search Term: SMALL SCHOOLS

    (Re)Designing Learning Environments Interactive Website
    Launched as a complement to GLEF's main Web site, this site focuses on the importance of rethinking how new schools are planned and designed, as well as the opportunity to create innovative learning environments within existing schools. The site's first case study, Minnesota's School of Environmental Studies (SES), was created out of a partnership between the local school district and the Minnesota Zoo.
    http://glef.org/redesigning/home.html

    Innovative School Design
    The School of Environmental Studies (SES) in Apple Valley, Minnesota, has received widespread recognition for its innovative approach to school facilities design and curriculum. Three members of the SES community describe what it took to plan and build the school and what the impact has been for students, teachers, and the broader community. Join guests Dr. Dan Bodette, principal of SES, Kristen Hoeft, an SES student, and the Mayor of Apple Valley, Mary Hamann-Roland.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php?id=R5

    Are Small Schools Safer?
    "Many of the other things we're doing in school reform are just so much shifting of the deck chairs on the Titanic, so long as we continue to herd children into huge impersonal schools." Educators and students on the connection between school size and school safety (from the San Francisco Chronicle).
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_753

    Oakland's Big Plans for Small Schools

    A four-year effort to make schools effective and personal pays off.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1034

    Community-Based School Planning: If Not Now, When?

    A New Orleans architect and community organizer argues for local input in education.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1055

    Urban Academy: Where Testing Is Anything But Standard

    Project-oriented assessments that include critiques by outside experts are among the innovations at this New York City high school.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_922

    It's All Happening at the Zoo School VIDEO
    At Minnesota's School of Environmental Studies, the academic program and school architecture were designed to promote interdisciplinary, project-based learning.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1010

    Turning Around a Troubled School Bell Atlantic agreed to make Christopher Columbus School in Union City, New Jersey, a test site in order to research how telecommunications technology affects academic performance. Since then, the inner-city school has turned its low student-productivity rates around and is now one of the most technologically advanced in the nation.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_344

Search Term: ASSESSMENT

Search Term: SUPPORT

Search Term: SAFE

Search Term: PLAN

    The Digital Superintendent
    Superintendent Doug Otto sold his vision of technology in education to parents, teachers, and voters.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1046

    Redesigning Learning Environments
    Steven Bingler is the founder of Concordia LLC, a planning and architectural design firm based in New Orleans and Pasadena. He is the author of Schools as Centers of Community: A Citizen's Guide for Planning and Design, published by the United States Department of Education. The conversation centers around a community engagement process for the design of new school facilities.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php?id=R80

Search Term: SYSTEM

    Systemwide Change INTERACTIVE WEBSITE

    Once on the verge of being taken over by the state, the public school system in Union City, New Jersey has undergone a dramatic transformation. In this multimedia feature GLEF explores the elements that made this transformation possible.
    http://glef.org/systemreform/home.html

    Systemwide Reform
    Fred Carrigg, executive director for academic programs for the Union City, New Jersey schools, and Margaret Honey, director of the Center for Children & Technology (CCT) in New York, discuss the changes in curriculum, technology, professional development, and community involvement leading to one of the most impressive turnarounds in the history of urban school reform. Union CityÕs reform efforts are the subject of a multimedia feature on the GLEF Web site.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php?id=R76

    Superintendents in Action
    Six superintendents share their ideas for change.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1054

    A Remarkable Transformation
    It took time, teacher buy-in, and technology, but this urban school district in New Jersey has gone from dismal to dazzling.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1017

    Toward Genuine Accountability: The Case for a New State Assessment System
    Including multiple measures and local input provides more reliable assessment of student learning.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_923

    Computers in Every Home
    The Buddy System Project in Indianapolis provides computer equipment and training to families of fourth and fifth graders, allowing parents to learn computer skills along with their children, families to work together on projects, and teachers to maintain closer contact with parents via e-mail.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_346

    Promoting Learning at Home: The Buddy System Experience
    By providing families with computers and investing in ongoing professional development for staff, the Buddy System Project is helping bridge the learning gap between home and school.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_507

Mental models; Social, Legal & Ethical Issues

    SENGE

    NETS-A

    ISLLC

    Mental models These are deeply ingrained assumptions, generalizations, or even pictures and images that influence how we understand the world and how we take action

    VI. Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues Educational leaders understand the social, legal, and ethical issues related to technology and model responsible decision-making related to these issues.

    Standard 5  A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.

    Standard 6  A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.

Search Term: LEADERSHIP

    System wide Change INTERACTIVE FEATURE
    Once on the verge of being taken over by the state, the public school system in Union City, New Jersey has undergone a dramatic transformation. In this multimedia feature GLEF explores the elements that made this transformation possible.
    http://glef.org/systemreform/home.html

    Diversity in Education RADIO SHOW
    Dr. Carmen Gonzales, New Mexico State University's vice provost for distance education will discuss new initiatives in New Mexico for K-12 and Higher Education. She will also discuss diversity issues in the field of education and technology: developing minority leadership in the education profession, among teachers, administrators, and professors of education.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php?id=R84

    Diversity in Education and Technology RADIO SHOW
    Bonnie Bracey, a former classroom teacher and current education technology consultant, discusses a range of diversity issues in the field of education and technology, including: developing minority leadership in the education profession; using technology to bring more racially and culturally diverse curriculum into the classroom; and engaging students from diverse backgrounds via technology.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php?id=R83#

    VITAL for Staff development RADIO SHOW
    Chris O'Neal, state director of the Virginia Initiative for Technology and Administrative Leadership (VITAL), will discuss essential technology skills for school administrators and the issues they face on a day-to-day basis, including: data-driven decision-making, understanding the role of technology from a school or division administrator's perspective, and identifying and promoting effective use of technology in the classroom. VITAL provides technology training for Virginia's school principals, superintendents, and other school leadership staff.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php?id=R107

    Leadership and Innovation in Urban Schools RADIO SHOW
    How can urban schools meet the needs of increasingly diverse student populations? Peggy Bryan, principal of Sherman Oaks Community Charter School in San Jose, California, and Dr. Mirian Acosta-Sing, principal of Mott Hall School in New York City, share their experiences.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php?id=R60

    Superintendents in Action ARTICLE
    Six superintendents share their ideas for change.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1054

    Back to Class for School Board Members ARTICLE
    Acknowledging the power of local school boards to set education policy, West Virginia and other states are passing laws mandating formal orientations and continuing education for school board members.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_160

    School Leadership Features Page
    The complete series of mini-documentaries, articles, and expert interviews relating to School Leadership at Sherman Oaks Community Charter School in San Jose, California.
    http://glef.org/php/school.php?id=ShermanOaks

    The Freshman Principal
    There is a growing national movement to combat the potential Òprincipal shortageÓ through the use of experienced mentors.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1000

    Principles for Mentoring Principals
    A retired principal and coordinator of Albuquerque, New Mexico's, seven-year-old principal mentor program offers tips for would-be mentors.
    http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1003


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