Education+Leadership

These links all have to do with leading a building... probably data-driven resources and for-profit organizations with ideas about how to guide change, create shared vision, and stay on the path of continuous improvement.


 * < The Education Policy and Leadership Center ||
 * < The Education Policy and Leadership Center is an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The work of the Center focuses on education policy, education leadership, and education advocacy. The information and activities of the Center are available to policymakers, educators, community leaders and all citizens with an interest in education policy and leadership. ||
 * < The Next Generation of Educational Leadership ||
 * < Nathan Barber, who is a principal/headmaster at a school in Louisiana, provides the aspiring educational leader a plethora of resources, links, and topics on various issues regarding education. The site features a number of educational leadership links to various education journals such as Educational Leadership, Academic Leadership—the Online Journal, and Education Next—Hoover Institution (Stanford University). In addition, suggestions are made for recommended reading for educational leaders, including books written by Todd Whitaker (the text writer for our course). Barber also offers full text articles about educational leadership and topics related to education in general on his site, with his own critique and thoughts attached to the article. Recently, this site was named one of the fifty best blogs for educational leaders by Online Universities. Finally, because this site is a blog site, educational leaders have the opportunity to share their own feelings and comments about issues facing education today. ||
 * < National Center for Educational Statistics Website ||
 * < This is a good source of comparative financial information from throughout the United States. It also contains a search function for all US public schools and school districts. ||
 * < The Online Journal of Academic Leadership ||
 * < The Online //Journal of// //Academic Leadership// is aimed at educators who are dedicated to advancing the field through their research. ALJ provides a collection of articles and essays that speak to the major issues of the field faced by those in leadership roles across all content areas and disciplines. It contains features such as links to empirical research, leader action tips and literary reviews. The primary goal of ALJ is to advance the knowledge base of the field. The website links educational leadership through up to date information on research, theory and practice. A//cademic Leadership// is a quarterly, peer-reviewed online periodical focusing on all aspects of academic leadership. Taking the lead to advance the field is an obligation we all should accept. ||
 * < The Principal Partnership ||
 * < The homepage features a multitude of links that provides information to assist principals with information such as achievement gap resources; breaking ranks resources, professional tools, and current research briefs. Principalspartnership.com provides information and online assistance for high school reform efforts and a virtual community of principals who share ideas, strategies and stories of improvement in their own schools. Today’s principal can easily relate to many issues presented within this website. Educational leaders may utilize the website to learn how fellow administrators are effectively coping with issues such as self-contained classrooms, mainstreaming of students, year-round schooling, the implementation of NCLB, legal issues, the effect of economy on schools, and school safety. ||
 * < Educational Leaders: Dedicated to building school leadership Capacity ||
 * < Dedicated to building school leadership Capacity, the Educational Leaders website has many positive features and links that will help today’s educational leaders. The homepage displays a very motivational statement: “Wherever you are in your leadership career, you should find materials, tools, resources, news, and discussions that help you to solve day-to-day problems and issues quickly, so that you can focus on the strategic role of being a principal or leader in your school.” The site has many relevant statements and quick links that follow along with today’s issues that many leaders deal with on a daily basis. The information on this website includes topics relating to the latest news, problem solving, leading change, culture, pedagogy and assessment, managing your schools, leadership and development, and much more. This website’s relationship to educational leadership is very clear. There are two links in particular that really stood out to me. One link was “leadership development” and the other “managing your school.” As a leader, it is imperative that you are constantly looking for new ways to better or improve your educational system and the environment. This site is very user friendly. It is all about helping you as a leader, help your students to reach success. There are even online forums so that you can chat with other administrators or leaders that are experiencing the same issues. ||
 * < e-Lead: Leadership for Student Success ||
 * < e-Lead is a wealth of information for current and future school leaders. It is a partnership of the Laboratory for Student Success at Temple University and the Institute for Educational Leadership in order to provide professional development and support for school leaders. The e-Lead website is divided into four main parts: Leaderp//ShipShap// Blog, Resources, Principles, and Programs. The Leaderp//ShipShap// Blog can be used as an opportunity for users to discuss the latest topics and trends in school leadership. The Resources section lists various topics such as “Building Learning Communities”, “Mentoring”, and “Visioning” in which information, research, tools, and resources are provided at the click of a mouse. The Principles section outlines and examines the six guiding principles of professional development. Finally, the Programs section provides a list of standards-based school leadership-development programs available to educators all over the country. This website is a source of information for principals, or anyone involved in educational leadership. The Resources section has a comprehensive list of topics to explore, many of which we have touched upon in this course. e-Lead not only offers information on topics such as visioning, leadership based on the ISLLC Standards, data-driven decision making, and the roles of a principal, this site also provides research bibliographies containing links to other vital sources of information related to educational leadership. ||
 * < Edutopia: What Works in Education ||
 * < This website contains hands-on and interactive resources for teachers, students, and administrators. There are concepts about teacher professional development including mentoring, recruitment, and teacher induction programs. It contains videos, blogs, and live discussions with experts and peers in the field. There are online communities where administrators can discuss and share aspects of running a successful school in the 21st century. This section also contains topics such as principal challenges, leadership issues, budgeting, creating change, and much more. There is a section on “schools that work”. Administrators can meet and discuss with other administrators from these schools. The video section is an area where pioneering innovation is demonstrated. The relationship between this website and educational leadership is evident through the topics in the administrator areas. It is a place where role concepts are discussed first-hand with other administrators. There are topics on leadership and change, socialization, challenges, walkthroughs, teacher observations, and professional development. There are 440 members in the administrative group. Another nice area is the blog section. This area contains blogs about community, innovation, technology, and social and emotional learning. The video section contains videos on parents as partners in education and one where a principal fosters technology innovation and teamwork by utilizing her master teachers to share those skills with her staff. This site contains a lot of the concepts that were covered in this class. ||
 * < The Institute for Educational Leadership ||
 * < This website contains information on developing and supporting leaders, strengthening school-family-community connections, and connecting and improving policies and systems that serve children and youth. This site also contains many links to successful programs and organizations related to educational leadership. The mission of this website is to improve education – and the lives of children and their families – through positive and visionary change. This is an innovative site that brings together diverse populations and attempts to help empower educational leaders with knowledge and applicable ideas. Educational leaders can use this website to gather and expand their knowledge, research ways to improve educational practices, and refer to it when needing to find programs that strengthen school-community partnerships. ||
 * < The Praxis Series: Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision (PDF) ||<  ||
 * < Among other information Tests at a Glance this is where sample questions from the Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision Test (0411) are available. This test is intended to assess a candidate's knowledge of an administrator or supervisor, including the background of information needed to implement these functions. ||  ||
 * < Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision Test (NEW CODE: 0411) ||
 * < Among other information "Tests at a Glance" is where sample questions from the Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision Test (0411) are available. This test is intended to assess a candidate's knowledge including the background of information needed to serve as a school administrator or supervisor. ||
 * < The Praxis Series: Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision (PDF) ||<  ||
 * < Among other information Tests at a Glance this is where sample questions from the Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision Test (0411) are available. This test is intended to assess a candidate's knowledge of an administrator or supervisor, including the background of information needed to implement these functions. ||  ||
 * < Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision Test (NEW CODE: 0411) ||
 * < Among other information "Tests at a Glance" is where sample questions from the Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision Test (0411) are available. This test is intended to assess a candidate's knowledge including the background of information needed to serve as a school administrator or supervisor. ||
 * < Among other information "Tests at a Glance" is where sample questions from the Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision Test (0411) are available. This test is intended to assess a candidate's knowledge including the background of information needed to serve as a school administrator or supervisor. ||