Simple. Practical. Effective. A Framework for Literacy-Based Instructional Leadership High School Edition - Softcover

Dwarte, Marquis S

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1735870102 ISBN 13: 9781735870106

Publisher: Jaymedia Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

This book's primary focus is to detail the process by which secondary school educators can leverage literacy to improve learning and college and career preparedness. To that end, the latter parts of the book (Parts II and III) will feature a series of well-designed and coherent plans that can aid school leaders in framing their approach to action planning in the name of school improvement. Sample plans for several key initiatives and focuses at the high school level will be presented. The common thread in each of these initiatives and their corresponding action plans will be literacy and how it can be harnessed as the single most powerful tool in driving notable achievement and genuinely preparing students for college and or the workforce.

However, it would be ill-advised for any book on school leadership not to address leadership more holistically. Part I of this book begins with discussing the nuances, complexities, and opportunities encountered by school leaders as they confront the challenges of leading teachers and improving learning outcomes for all students. To understand school improvement, one must first understand those leadership characteristics and factors that transcend leadership in any field, industry, or organization. These characteristics and factors must then be applied in the context of school leadership, thereby ensuring an operational understanding of "instructional leadership." In other words, leaders need to understand how to integrate leadership capacity in a broad context with a keen sense of how to support improved pedagogy anchored in literacy. This book aims to provide that understanding and resources for those interested in improving outcomes for students.

Readers of this book will likely fall into one of two categories; those who are working to develop a clear plan for instructional improvement and those who have already done so but are looking for ways to further improve. Whatever the case, I hope you find the book to be instructive and useful. The ideas and materials presented in this book are simple, practical, and effective.

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About the Author

Dr. Marquis S. Dwarte is a leadership consultant and experienced educator with a proven track record of success as a school principal and district level leader. Dr. Dwarte's two decades of experience spans the k-20 continuum and has afforded him principal experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. He was the founding principal of an "internationally unique" charter school and an award-winning comprehensive high school principal. As a district-level leader, he has supervised k-12 principals as well as led large-scale system-level initiatives. As an adjunct professor, Dr. Dwarte teaches classes in statistical methods, assessment and evaluation, action research, and quantitative research design. Dr. Dwarte holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Buffalo (SUNY at Buffalo), a master's degree in Counselor Education from McDaniel College, and a Doctorate in Education Leadership and Social Policy from Morgan State University. Dr. Dwarte is published in college and career readiness, school reform, and minority student achievement.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jaymedia Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1735870102
• ISBN 13: 9781735870106
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108