Now We're Talking: 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership (Making Time for Classroom Observation and Teacher Evaluation) - Justin Baeder
\nDaily observation of classroom teaching can significantly impact the quality of teaching and learning. Organized into 21 chapters designed to be read over a period of 21 school days, Now We're Talking presents a results-driven approach that far surpasses traditional walkthrough models of feedback for teachers. School leaders will complete two cycles of classroom visits while reading the book and establish the necessary foundation for subsequent visits. This plan will help you incorporate daily classroom walkthroughs to improve teaching and learning: - Understand how daily classroom observation can help you make informed decisions that foster rich relationships with teachers, improve professional practices, reduce stress, and increase student learning. - Discover how to conduct teacher evaluations and classroom walkthroughs to improve teaching and learning, fostering high-performance results and high-quality instructional leadership. - Take part in 21 days of action challenges toward making teacher observations and giving feedback to teachers after observation a daily practice. - Learn supervision and instructional leadership skills that establish effective communication in schools. - Gain time-management tips for streamlining your inboxes, staying organized, and prioritizing work so you have time for daily classroom visits and lesson observation feedback. \nContents: Week 1: High-Performance Instructional Leadership Fundamentals \nChapter 1: Understanding Why Instructional Leaders Belong in Classrooms \nChapter 2: Following the High-Performance Instructional Leadership Model \nChapter 3: Acknowledging Related Instructional Leadership, Supervision, and Walkthrough Models \nChapter 4: Conducting Your First Two Cycles of Visits \nChapter 5: Thinking Ahead to Your Third Cycle of Visits Week 2: High-Performance Habits \nChapter 6: Making Time to Visit Classrooms \nChapter 7: Keeping Your Communication Channels Under Control \nChapter 8: Managing the Work You're Not Doing Yet \nChapter 9: Organizing Your To-Do List \nChapter 10: Maximizing Your Mental Energy With Habits Week 3: High-Impact Instructional Conversations \nChapter 11: Going Beyond Data Collection and the Feedback Sandwich \nChapter 12: Facilitating Evidence-Based Conversations \nChapter 13: Bringing a Shared Instructional Framework Into the Conversation \nChapter 14: Developing Skills for High-Impact Conversations \nChapter 15: Handling the Toughest Conversatio