LibGuides: PK-12 Principal Leadership: Videos

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Becoming a School Principal or Headteacher
Education expert and Author Being an Effective Head Teacher: Dr. Trevor Male discusses key issues for those taking on the role of head teacher.
The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning
Scenes from three large urban schools show how educators can transform a school into an environment where differentiation is an institutionalized practice.
Instructional Leadership
Instructional leadership is defined along with acknowledgment of influential names in instructional leadership.
Instructional Leadership
Claudio Sanchez talks with Mike Schmoker, about the impact of varied education reform movements on instruction—particularly around reading and writing, teacher control, and student achievement.
Leadership: Importance of Principal Involvement
Video segment discusses principal leadership as it relates to curriculum and instruction.
Leadership for Learning
Presents a pedagogical model for formal educational leadership while exploring broader leadership theories.
Leadership Strategies for Principals
Experienced elementary and secondary school leaders join experts Richard DuFour and Karen Dyer in relating strategies for setting the direction of the school, shaping the culture, leading instruction, and managing operations and resources.
Peter Earley, Teacher Leadership
Discusses teacher leadership, his research interests, changes and developments in research, and the knowledge and skills that educators can use to benefit students.
Principal as Lead Learner
As principal, there is opportunity to be a lead learner and to engage students in dialogue about their education as well as be a positive role model in active learning.
Principal Coaching and Mentoring
This tutorial discusses the role coaching and mentoring can play within the larger field of educational leadership.

Video Resources

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