Posted by Hank Rubin on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 @ 01:34 AM
On October 20, 2008, (the 149th birthday of John Dewey), ICL joined with the National Education Association to convene approximately 35 scholars and education association executives from the Washington DC area for a dialogue aimed at redefining school-based leadership.
We did this because: · leadership makes a difference, · leadership variables are among the least-well understood forces affecting students’ learning in schools, · effective leadership is a co-developed or collaborative process that depends upon the engagement of every stakeholder in the teaching/learning process, and · effective teachers stay and grow in schools in which they share and contribute to leadership decisions.
We’ve developed this blog to support continued conversation following that meeting.
ü Click here for transcribed notes from the 10/20/08 workgroup sessions
ü Click here for interpretive notes and thoughts regarding next steps following that session
ü Click here to view Thoughts On Leadership, a paper drafted by team-member David Schwandt to provide context for this conversation.