Leadership Association of California School Administrators January/February 2012
Learning & Teaching
Reaching goals, making connections, and achieving at high levels
Leadership Vol. 41, No. 3 • January/February 2012 Features
8 Using great teaching to overcome poverty A San Francisco principal is turning around his low-performing school by focusing on literacy and classroom practice, with the help of his district.
Columns
7 To our readers A great school for every student.
By Alice Petrossian
23 Teaching to improve the world
On a team, in a school, we are members of something greater. We teach for the good of the world.
By George Manthey
18 Japanese lesson study comes to California Mathematics instruction is improved using a process of collaboration, observation, analy- sis and reflection, also known as the lesson study method.
By Madeleine Jet ter and Gwen Hancock
24 Investing in teacher leaders When teachers are trained to be instructional leaders with responsibility for Professional Learning Communities, the results can be powerful.
By Judy Kingsley
28 Top 12 web resources for 2012 Learn more about the websites your colleagues are finding indispensable. Are you tungling yet?
By Lisa Gonzales and Devin Vodicka
32 How principals support teacher effectiveness A study of two of the state’s highest performing high poverty schools finds their principals create cultures of accountability and collaboration to foster effectiveness.
By Michael Gallagher By Chris Rosenberg
12 Goal setting to achieve results This school sets goals at four levels – schoolwide, grade level, classroom and individual student – to ensure shared ownership of learning and results.
By Rich Newman
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