In the updated third edition of this highly successful book, leadership expert, Sally Zepeda offers savvy advice to both new and seasoned principals and assistant principals. You get practical tools and strategies, along with real-world examples to help you improve teacher effectiveness and boost student achievement. This edition features valuable resources for teacher evaluation and professional development programs, including:Tools and procedures for conducting classroom observations and pre- and post-observation conferencesHow-to steps for assessing the culture and climate of your schoolStrategies to address marginal teachingTechniques to support adult learning and professional developmentRelated News & MediaDr. Doug Green featured a book summary of The Principal as Instructional Leader: A Practical Handbook (3rd Edition) on his website.The Principal as Instructional Leader: A Practical Handbook (3rd Edition) by Sally J. Zepeda was reviewed in The 21st Century Principal.
Chapter 1 The Principal as Instructional Leader; Chapter 2 Building Vision and Collaborative Culture; Chapter 3 Supervision, Professional Development, and Teacher Evaluation as Seamless Practices; Chapter 4 Formal and Informal Classroom Observations; Chapter 5 The Preobservation Conference; Chapter 6 The Classroom Observation: Using Tools to Collect Reliable Data; Chapter 7 The Postobservation Conference; Chapter 8 No Principal Needs to Stand Alone;