The Principal Portfolio / Edition 2

by Genevieve Brown, Beverly J Irby

Overview

This updated comprehensive self-assessment guide for principals includes a revised section on electronic portfolios, and expanded information on using portfolios for professional development and evaluation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761977001
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/22/2001
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Genevieve Brown, Ed.D. is currently Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies, and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. She also served as the Coordinator of Secondary Education and as University Supervisor for principal interns. She has published widely; presented at local, state, and national conferences; and consulted often with school districts.

Beverly J. Irby, Ed.D. is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Sam Houston State University. She has also served as Director of Field Experiences, Supervisor of Mentor Services, Liaison for Sam Houston State University’s Urban Professional Development Site, and as a Title VII Grants Coordinator at an urban elementary school. She has published widely, authored or co-authored numerous grants, and consulted frequently with school districts.

Table of Contents

Preface
About the Authors
1. The Principal Portfolio: Why It's Needed
2. What is Included in the Principal Portfolio?
3. The Principal Portfolio for Professional Growth
4. The Principal Portfolio for Evaluation
5. The Principal Portfolio for Career Advancement
Resource A: Commonly Asked Questions About the Use of Portfolios
References

Editorial Reviews

"Provides the hands-on, practical information that principals need to create, maintain, and use a professional development portfolio—a tool that can improve their own performance and help significantly increase students’ achievement levels."

American Vocational Association

"For head teachers who would welcome guidance about the way a portfolio approach could help them develop professionally, this book can be thoroughly recommended."

School Leadership & Management