The Principal as Curriculum Leader: Shaping What Is Taught and Tested

by Allan A. Glatthorn, Jerry M. Jailall (Editor), Julie K. Jailall (Editor)

Your best resource for curriculum leadership post-NCLB and beyond!

Put quality curriculum front and center with this classic toolkit to savvy curriculum leadership for the 21st Century. Newly revised and updated case studies, research, and state and national curriculum and leadership standards complement a completely new section focused on emerging technologies.

New features include up-to-date information

Professional Standards for Educational Leaders, ESSA, CCSS and more District-level curriculum mapping, planning, and integration Facilitating professional growth, learning-centered scheduling, and leadership time management State curriculum frameworks, online assessments, SBAC, PARCC, and adaptive testing Learn what it really takes to structure, align, integrate and evaluate quality curriculum in the post-NCLB, ESSA and Common Core era. This nuts and bolts guide will help you navigate the new curriculum landscape with ease!

"As principals, we so often get caught up in the day-to-day management of our schools.  We must quit putting out fires and instead focus our attention on leading, specifically as curriculum leaders. The Principal as Curriculum Leader provides a clear framework with a plan of action to put you and your school on a path to student success."
―Stephen Baker, Principal
Smithfield-Selma High School, NC

"The Principal as Curriculum Leader is a blueprint for principals to use when implementing curriculum reform. It brings clarity to the many trends, mandates, and guidelines that masquerade as simple solutions to complex issues. This book should be read and owned by every principal and curriculum leader."
―Dr. Jerry V. Congleton, Former Superintendent
Weldon City Schools

Genres: Education

288 pages, Paperback

First published March 20, 1997

Reviews

[Rachel Maleski · Rating 2 out of 5]

I expected more specific information about key ways that site leaders can be curriculum-focused leaders besides allocate as much time as possible to be in classrooms daily. As an educational leader, I don’t need in-depth explanations about how to write unit plans or how to align assessments to student outcomes or objectives. If a site leader needs that information from a leadership book, I question their ability to be a site leader. On a positive note, the book is well written and an easy read that includes references to a host of educational research.

[Nina Schneider · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read for grad school. Even being textbooks, I have genuinely enjoyed most of the ones I've been assigned. Can't say that about this one. I had a hard time understanding the application of the dense information in this book. In other words, the relevancy to my future self as an administrator or as a current teacher was not a connection I could make. Too many facts, not enough application and practicality.

[Lala Guse · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Not So Radical Yet Challenging Guide

This principal leadership book considers the realities and constraints of the education system and offers practical guidance on how to navigate the system to create slow, systematic, and worthwhile change to improve connection to the community and to improve student achievement. This book is a highly useful tool.

[Jonathan Stefanopoulos · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a great read with helpful, insightful information for educators, administrators, and future administrators. I learned so many tips and practical ideas about the curriculum process and curriculum change. This is a book I'll refer back to often as a future administrator.

[Amelia Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

This text supplies an organized structure for curriculum review and implementation as a principal. I expecially appreciated how the text explains how school leaders can incorporate school goals into currickulm documents by designating them to specific content areas.

[Vanessa Bobbitt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Served its purpose.

[Nicole Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read!

[Kyrstin Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of food for thought!

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Books about curriculum and how to make it better, stronger, more real-world, how to align it, revise it, or rewrite it are fairly abundant. This one has a number of good ideas and is an easy read, but I have a difference in opinion with the authors. I prefer the Principal as a curriculum facilitator. Perhaps a splitting of hairs, but something I just couldn't get past as I considered the implications.

[Larissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

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