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Effective instructional leadership is grounded in building the capacity of individual leaders and leadership teams to generate schoolwide and systemic growth that positively influences student outcomes. Supporting leaders' capacity with opportunities for professional learning and reflective practice is as important as the work to support individual teachers' ongoing improvement and effectiveness in the classroom.
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School leaders set the tone and direction for what happens in the classroom. The March 2019 Educational Leadership explores strategies and processes school leaders can use to better understand students' and teachers' needs and guide teaching and learning more effectively.
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Learn how to transform existing professional development programs into innovative, empowering learning experiences that meet staff's real needs and align with school and district priorities in this new book by Allison Rodman.
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This Quick Reference Guide from authors Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral shows teachers ways to deepen their thinking and reflect on their capacity as educators to improve their effectiveness in the classroom.
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Our award-winning PD Online® courses are interactive, in-depth, and self-paced online professional development courses for educators. Explore these courses, or browse the online course catalog for more options.
PD In Focus® is an award-winning online platform that features hundreds of hours of videos showing research-based teaching practices in action, including the Principal Leadership channel.
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ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio is a podcast series featuring authors, experts, leaders, and educators discussing topics of interest.
The ASCD Master Class Leadership Series is an advanced seminar that examines the toughest and most thought-provoking education issues of the day with teachers, administrators, and education experts. Topics covered include teacher evaulation, instructional leadership, school culture, professionalism, and student achievement.
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ASCD Faculty members are available for on-site capacity-building professional development on effective instructional leadership. ASCD can design a precise professional development plan, organized around our field-tested solutions, with a focus on the education foundations that make sense for you.
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