D049 - Educational Leadership: School Leadership for the improvement of teaching and learning processes

Sessions	Dates	Start	Finish
1	05 Aug 2009	01:00 PM	01:00 PM
2	12 Aug 2009	01:00 PM	01:00 PM
3	19 Aug 2009	01:00 PM	01:00 PM
4	26 Aug 2009	01:00 PM	01:00 PM
5	02 Sep 2009	01:00 PM	01:00 PM

Coordinators, Heads of Department, Head Teachers and anybody in a managerial / leadership position at school.

- Develop strategic and systemic processes for sustained school improvement;
- Empower instructional leadership teams;
- Build and sustain a collaborative learning culture and a shared decision-making structure at school;
- Use data in order to enrich classroom instruction.
- Increase the effectiveness of student improvement plans.

Module 1: Leadership, vision and goals.
- The educational challenge.
- The school leader as a strategic thinker.
- Shared vision and purpose.
- Strategic and systems thinking.
Module 2: Leadership for quality learning.
- Quality in student learning.
- Foundations of effective learning.
- Increasing learning opportunities.
- Focused and sustained professional learning.
- Developing performance indicators.
Module 3: Leadership for capacity and commitment.
- Team building, collaborative and instructional leadership.
- Using technology for learning.
- Ethical leadership.
Module 4: Maximization of Leadership Effectiveness.
- Understanding self and others.
- Problem solving.
- Modeling and encouraging creativity.
- Effective communication.
Module 5: Leadership and Change.
- The school leader as driver of change.
- Leading for results.
- Use of data to determine needs, monitor change and drive improvement.

- Bulach, C. R., Boothe, D., & Pickett, W. (1998) Mistakes educational leaders make. ERIC Digest, No. 122.
- Knapp, M.S. et al. (2006) Leading, Learning and Leadership Support. CTP.
- Leithwood , Kenneth et al (2004) How Leadership Influences Student Learning. CAREI.
- McCallon, R. (1995) The influence of the principal's leadership style on school climate and student achievement. People in Education, 3 (3).
- Ross , John A. & Gray, P. (2006) School Leadership and Student Achievement: The Mediating Effects of Teacher Beliefs. Canadian Journal of Education 29, 3.
- Leadership for Student Learning: Redefining the Teacher as Leader. School Leadership for the 21st Century Initiative. A Report of the Task Force on Teacher Leadership. April 2001.

The course consists of: - Reading and watching material; - Reflective and discussion tasks; - Forum activities.