LCT-5003

Arrieta, G.S. (2021). Curriculum evaluation: Inputs for principal’s instructional leadership. International Journal of Social Learning (IJSL), 1(2), 147-162.
Curriculum evaluation is essential to keep education responsive and dynamic, yet principals often struggle to fulfill their instructional leadership responsibilities due to administrative demands. This study highlights the researcher’s experiences in curriculum evaluation and emphasizes collaboration, professional development, and mentoring as vital strategies for effective instructional leadership. Through critical reflection, the study underscores the principal’s pivotal role in guiding curriculum evaluation to enhance teaching and learning.

Dhanpat, K., & Naicker, S. R. (2024). Perceptions of principals and district officials regarding how the school district supports principals’ instructional leadership. Perspectives in Education, 42(4), 349–365.
The 21st century calls for re-imagining how school districts strengthen principals' instructional leadership. A case study revealed that district officials mentor principals and monitor curriculum, but principals often feel overwhelmed and require targeted professional development. The study recommends more open communication and sharing of best practices among schools to foster effective instructional leadership.

Ralebese, M. D., Jita, L., & Badmus, O. T. (2025). Examining primary school principals’ instructional leadership practices: A case study on curriculum reform and implementation. Education Sciences, 15(1), 1-15.
This study explores how primary school principals guide curriculum reform through instructional leadership, drawing on interviews and observations with three principals. Findings show that principals shape school missions through personal beliefs and policy knowledge, manage instruction via regular checks and positive feedback, and cultivate a supportive climate by fostering teacher cohesion and addressing needs. The research recommends targeted professional development and policy support to strengthen principals’ roles in leading reform.

ISTE. (2017). Introduction from ISTE CEO Richard Culatta at ISTE2017 [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9bDwuQC394
This video is an example of future visioning. ISTE welcomed CEO Richard Culatta to the team in May 2017. In this talk at ISTE 2017, he outlined the three main components of ISTE's offerings (vision, community and learning opportunities) and shares some exciting new developments for ISTE members and the education community in general.

TED. (2024). How AI could save (not destroy) education: Sal Khan [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJP5GqnTrNo
In this Video, Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, shares how artificial intelligence could spark the greatest positive transformation education has ever seen. He shares the opportunities he sees for students and educators to collaborate with AI tools -- including the potential of a personal AI tutor for every student and an AI teaching assistant for every teacher -- and demos some exciting new features for their educational chatbot.