LibGuides: LCT-5005: Week 2 Resources

Week 2 Required Resources

Articles

A culturally responsive school leadership approach to developing equity-centered principals: Considerations for principal pipelines. Considerations: Reimagining practice and policy
Gooden, K., et al. (2023). A culturally responsive school leadership approach to developing equity-centered principals: Considerations for principal pipelines. Considerations: Reimagining practice and policy. The Wallace Foundation, 1-24.
In this article, you will read a well-developed framework for developing principals who rely on equity-based leadership.
Instructional leadership as a predictor of collaborative culture in schools
Parlar, H., Turkoglu, M. E., & Cansoy, R. (2021). Instructional leadership as a predictor of collaborative culture in schools. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 27(4), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2021.1913235
Building relationships are key to creating a safe and supportive culture in schools where instructional staff and students feel they can thrive through instructional coaching, mentoring, and nurturing.
Professional identity as an analytic lens for principal learning in contexts of transformation
Resnick, A. F. (2023). Professional identity as an analytic lens for principal learning in contexts of transformation. Educational Administration Quarterly, 59(5), 1038–1072. DOI: 10.1177/0013161X231204883
Self-identity is equally important to understanding culture and cultural identity in supporting transformation and change management as an educational leader.
Teaching skills that matter: Instructional skills that work
Rutledge, J. et al. (2023). Teaching skills that matter: Instructional skills that work. The Resource for Adult Education: COABE Journal, 12(2), 66-74.
You will read about key components for successful instructional coaching programs.
Teachers’ assessment of “Implementation Leadership” during a new social-emotional learning initiative
Shapiro, V. B., Ziemer, K. L., Accomazzo, S., & Kim, B. K. E. (2020). Teachers’ assessment of “Implementation Leadership” during a new social-emotional learning initiative. Contemporary School Psychology, 24(2), 174-180.
How staff identifies your leadership approach and your ability to lead is important when supporting social-emotional learning within a community environment.

Videos

What's Your Leadership Language?

Najmi, R. (2023, October). What's your leadership language? [Video]. TEDWomen. https://www.ted.com/talks/rosita_najmi_what_s_your_leadership_language

Focusing on how you communicate with your group and how you build relationships will perpetuate your leadership success. Najmi believes this is more important than focusing on style, approach, or traits.

Week 2 Optional Resources

Unsolicited advice: Boeing & how to lead in a crisis
Frey, F., & Morris, A. (Hosts). (2024, April). Unsolicited advice: Boeing & how to lead in a crisis [Audio podcast episode]. A TED Original Podcast. TED Conferences LLC.
Leadership of Boeing discussed the idea of taking radical responsibility for catastrophe, and how to begin to ask for forgiveness from all stakeholders for the seemingly unforgivable.
Why trust Is critical to team success
Reina, D., Reina, M., & Hudnut, D., (2017). Why trust Is critical to team success. A Trust Building Consultancy, and Center for Creative Leadership.
A common theme among many of the research reports and journal articles in this lesson is trust is a key component to building successful teams with a culture of success.
How to discover your "why" in difficult times
Sinek, S., (2021, April). How to discover your "why" in difficult times [Interview]. TED Membership. TED Conferences LLC.
Simon Sinek discussed the necessity of searching for your why in times of despair and seeing the joy even in the impossible.