Visionary Leadership: Student Learning as Lens

Question 1

Learning-centered schools create targeted professional development plans that include:

Answer 1

1. an approach focused on teacher and student needs,
2. mentorship and peer coaching,
3. cluster leaders (department leader) that develop/ support principal
4. teacher networks

Question 2

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: ensuring that the school’s overall _______ is aligned with instructional needs

Answer 2

vision

Question 3

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: engaging all school personnel in the _________ process

Answer 3

instructional

Question 4

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: equipping classrooms with proper _______ and quality ________

Answer 4

setups; materials

Question 5

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: maintaining a coherent _______ with minimal _______

Answer 5

schedule; interruptions

Question 6

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: implementing student-focused discipline policies (________ programs)

Answer 6

character

Question 7

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: bringing together team members in meetings directly focused on educational _____

Answer 7

goals

Question 8

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: ensuring that teaching and assessments are aligned with ______ and criteria by which students’ work is assessed is ______ available and clearly communicated

Answer 8

standards; publicly

Question 9

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: using portfolios that allow students to track _______ and strengths and ______

Answer 9

progress; weaknesses

Question 10

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: displaying quality student ______ as well as __________

Answer 10

work; non-examples

Question 11

Learning-centered schools use focused instruction to meet students’ needs by: developing a _______ approach with which admin and teachers analyze ____ together

Answer 11

collaborative; data