Promoting Classroom Learning and Higher Student
Achievement: Best Practices for School Leaders
L. David Weller, Jr., PhD, Professor of Educational Leadership, Univ. of Georgia; Sylvia J. Weller, EdD, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction, Barrow County (GA)



 · Research-based instructional leadership
 ·  For improved student learning and test scores



From the Introduction

“This book is designed to provide administrators with immediate assistance in initiating successful leadership practices and applying proven research findings that promote student classroom learning and increase student achievement on standardized achievement tests. Both types of advancement are essential in this decade of ‘accountability by testing’.”

“The book is both practical and research-based in scope. It is an easy–to–use guide for educational leaders in both the school and central–office level. The material has been used extensively in university courses to prepare educational leaders.”

Contents

 ·  Effective Schools  ·  Building Effective School Cultures  ·  Leadership for Effective Instruction
 ·  Effective Instructional Practices  · Parent Involvement Programs  · Improving Student Achievement Test Scores and Interpreting Test Results  ·  Index


Inside a Chapter

Chapter 4: Effective Instructional Practices:
 ·  Principal as Master Teacher  ·  Teaching and Learning Strategies That Work  ·  Student Learning Styles  ·  Multiple Intelligences Theory  ·  Learning Through Challenges  ·  Influences on Classroom Learning  ·  Critical Thinking Skills  ·  Exemplary Practice: Components and Assessments That Promote Student Achievement  ·  Reading in Content Area  ·  Assessing Student Progress on Teacher-Made Tests

1–885432–23–2, 2003, 196 pages, 6x9, laminated hardcover, $29.95