{"product_id":"mapping-leadership-the-tasks-that-matter-for-improving-teaching-and-learning-in-schools-paperback","title":"Mapping Leadership: The Tasks That Matter for Improving Teaching and Learning in Schools - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Halverson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on twenty years of research in school effectiveness, this book presents a distributed model of task-based school leadership that leads to continuous school improvement. The book outlines the tasks school leadership teams must focus on to improve teaching and learning, grouped into the following five domains: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocus on Learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMonitoring Teaching and Learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilding Nested Learning Communities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAcquiring and Allocating Resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaintaining a Safe and Effective Learning Environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Recognizing that the principal is a single actor in a complex web of activity influencing student learning, the focus is not only on the principal's role but on a range of leadership and instructional practices to be shared across the leadership team (including APs, counselors, teachers, and support personnel). These tasks, organized into 21 subdomains, have been demonstrated through extensive research to contribute to improved student learning.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOUR TEAM'S MAP TO GREAT SCHOOL LEADERSHIP\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on twenty years of research in school effectiveness, this book presents a distributed model of school leadership that leads to continuous school improvement. Leadership teams must manage tasks in five domains: Focus on Learning, Monitoring Teaching and Learning, Building Nested Learning Communities, Acquiring and Allocating Resources, and Maintaining a Safe and Effective Learning Environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecognizing that the principal is one actor in a complex web of activity, the focus is on a range of leadership and instructional practices to be shared across the team (including assistant principals, counselors, and teachers). The tasks are proven to contribute to improved student learning. The book is connected to the CALL (Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning), the in-depth assessment that leadership teams use to diagnose a school's effectiveness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR MAPPING LEADERSHIP\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMapping Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughly readable, practical guide that makes sense of a large body of research on school leadership. It moves attention away from the leader as an individual to the developer of systems of collaboration. Using tangible examples, the book vividly demonstrates the process of school improvement.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--ELAINE ALLENSWORTH, \u003c\/b\u003e Lewis-Sebring Director, University of Chicago Consortium on School Research \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The depth and utility of this book are incredible. The CALL surveys exemplify a range of possible practices. This book is a gift to the field of educational leadership. I can't recommend it highly enough.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--DR. SCOTT McLEOD, \u003c\/b\u003e Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver, and Founding Director, CASTLE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is an invitation to explore distributed leadership and to develop the practices necessary for growing capacity and improving learning for all. I can't imagine a better guide for any leader wanting to think and act differently. The book is your map for an improved future.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--PATRICIA NEUDECKER, \u003c\/b\u003e Director, Administrative Leadership Programs, School of Education, Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD HALVERSON\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education. Rich co-directs the Wisconsin Collaborative Education Research Network and the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning project, and was a co-founder and co-director of the Games + Learning + Society Research Center. He is a former high school teacher and administrator. He is co-author (with Allan Collins) of \u003ci\u003eRethinking Education in the Age of Technology.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAROLYN KELLEY\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Jim and Georgia Thompson Distinguished Professor of Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She co-directs the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning project, and is co-author (with Jim Shaw) of \u003ci\u003eLearning First!\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52505017909555,"sku":"9781118711699","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WG5udnBSN3VaSW9ibktyZGNRQTJiQT09.webp?v=1760209085","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/mapping-leadership-the-tasks-that-matter-for-improving-teaching-and-learning-in-schools-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}