Principals can better lead their schools to make major changes if they keep teachers’ needs at the forefront of their planning. Teachers, like all people, are motivated at work when they see the purpose of what they’re asked to do, feel autonomy in their work, and sense they’re being led to mastery. The authors show how a principal they worked with attended to these three teacher needs as she planed and implemented changes in her middle school. 


Staying Flexible to Stay the Course 

Kristina Doubet

Melinda Moran

Natalie Farrell 

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Capacity building

Instructional leadership

School improvement and reform

Curriculum design and lesson planning

Professional development / learning

Leadership

Professional Learning

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Staying Flexible to Stay the Course

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