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Anthony Rebora

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Perspectives / Whole-School Leaders

Leadership

Baruti Kafele

Baruti K. Kafele

José Banda, the new superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, learns about an elementary school in his district during a morning walk-through with its principal and other school staff. Photographed at Hawthorne Elementary School during one of Mr. Banda's school visits, which he makes every possible Thursday during his first school year at the head of Seattle Public Schools.

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Is Your School Better Because You Lead It?

Shane Safir

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Learning to Listen

Sarah E. Fiarman

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Building a Schoolwide Leadership Mindset

Cathy Toll

Cathy A. Toll

Principal Rob Stein works with science teachers before classes start next week. Denver Public Schools has had a history of sending teachers that cannot find a home in any school to its poorest and most struggling schools. This is a national phenomenon and one that the federal government is trying to stop, armed with research that shows the most struggling students need the best teachers - not teachers who no one else wants. Rob Stein, principal of Manual High School, was the headmaster at one of the most expensive and highest achieving private schools in Denver. He agreed to take on Manual, his alma mater, with an agreement that he would never have to take directly placed teachers. And he hasn't. In fact, Stein has hired all but four of his 40 teachers from outside of Denver. "IF you were directing a movie, would you want your actors forced on you? You need to be able to choose who you want to teach your students," he said. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

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Five Perspectives for Leadership Success

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Elena Aguilar

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Leadership Coaching that Transforms

Elizabeth A. City

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Tending the Fire

Douglas Reeves

Douglas B. Reeves

Lee Ann Jung

Ken O'Connor

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Special Topic / What's Worth Fighting Against in Grading?

Assessment

Douglas Stone

Jenn  David-Lang

Jenn David-Lang

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Stop Sabotaging Feedback

Professional Learning

Pamela Mendels

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Getting Intentional About Principal Evaluations

Sally Zepeda

Sally J. Zepeda

Philip D. Lanoue

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Conversation Walks: Improving Instructional Leadership

Kenneth Baum

David Krulwich

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A New Approach to PD—and Growing Leaders

Christina Steinbacher-Reed

Sam A. Rotella

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Windows into Instructional Practice

Carol A. Smith

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When to Go to the Mat

Anne M. Beaton

Visiting teacher, Yang Fan teaches 5th grade immersion students at BHIS while observed by directors of Confucious Institute

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Designing a Community of Shared Learning

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Educational Leadership Staff

Double Take

Bryan Goodwin

Heather Hein

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Research Matters / Natural-Born Coached Leaders

Douglas Fisher

Nancy Frey

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / The Importance of Struggle

Instructional Strategies

Catlin Tucker

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The Techy Teacher / How to Build Positive Change

Thomas Hoerr

Thomas R. Hoerr

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Principal Connection / Who's a Leader?

Carol Ann Tomlinson

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One to Grow On / Shining a Light on Leadership

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Tell Me About …  / A Mentor Who Nurtured Your Abilities as a Leader

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ASCD Community in Action

EL Takeaways

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Index to Advertisers

Jane Modoono

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The Trust Factor

Kim Greene

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EL Study Guide

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Inservice Guest Bloggers

A great school depends on great leadership—from administrators and from teacher leaders. This issue will look at what it takes to develop and support outstanding leaders throughout a school. Articles will address such topics as the qualities and skills today’s school leaders need; strengths and weaknesses of current leadership preparation programs; and how practices like internships, coaching, and teams can support new leaders. How can we reduce principal turnover? Help new principals hit the ground running? Evaluate school leaders in ways that support growth? How are teacher leaders taking on various roles, such as peer evaluator, coach, advocate, PLC facilitator, and curriculum developer? What kinds of job-embedded supports benefit leaders? 

This issue explores the qualities of great leadership and what it takes to develop and support outstanding leaders throughout a school. 

elmagazine LiftingSchoolLeaders May 2017

Lifting School Leaders

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