After reading the assigned sections in Review of Research: How Leadership Influences Student Learning, select ONE condition from EACH of the following categories: school structure, school culture, instructional policies/practices, and human resources. Discuss how each school condition has a strong impact on student learning.
Select one idea from the examples read about in Chapter 3 of the Mike Schmoker book, Leading with Focus, that you deem would make the most impact on your current school setting. Discuss why this idea would be utilized to enhance student learning and HOW an administrator would go about adjusting school practice to improve student performance.
Read the sections on “Student and Family Background,” “Other Stakeholders,” and “School Conditions” (pages 46-58) in Review of Research: How Leadership Influences Student Learning by Leithwood, Louis, Anderson, and Wahlstrom. Click here to download.
1 Corinthians 3:11; Proverbs 1:1-7