Every principal and instructional leader-no matter what level-needs a playbook for instructional excellence.
Josh Mclaurin, an instructional and educational leader with decades of experience at various levels, explains how instructional leadership impacts student learning in this handbook for instructional excellence. Learn how to:
• increase student achievement;
• execute a turnaround at a struggling school;
• teach the right things in the right ways;
• change teaching methods based on learning styles.
The author also highlights how to teach children in a virtual environment, which has become increasingly important amid COVID-19; ways to motivate unmotivated students; and tips on hiring and retaining great teachers. Other topics include working with instructional leadership teams, increasing student engagement, and making constant improvement a priority.
Great coaches have a playbook that details every play in the offense or defense. The Principal's Playbook on Instructional Leadership: 23 Things That Matter Most for Improving Student Achievement provides the playbook for instructional excellence.
