1st Edition
Instructional Leadership in the Content Areas Case Studies for Leading Curriculum and Instruction
Co-published with University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), this textbook prepares aspiring educational leaders for the important and challenging task of supporting instruction in their schools. Instructional Leadership in the Content Areas equips leaders—who might not have content backgrounds that align with those of the teachers they supervise—with research-based practices and knowledge specific to a range of subject areas. Presenting over 20 problems-based cases at the elementary, middle, and high school levels and across seven areas of content, this book deepens knowledge of exemplary instruction, improves feedback dialogues, and helps leaders work effectively alongside teachers and instructional specialists. Rich with activities, resources, and discussion questions, this casebook provides a broad overview of instructional leadership and the tools for school leaders to improve and support classroom practices across all content areas in intentional ways that support career-long professional growth.
Case facilitation notes are available here: www.routledge.com/9781138578845
Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Importance of Strengthening Instructional Leadership Jo Beth Jimerson and Sarah Quebec Fuentes
Part 1: Elementary School
Chapter 2 - Going Beyond Computations with Fractions Daniel R. Ilaria & Edward DePeau
Chapter 3 - Making Social Studies Meaningful: Exploring Civics through Critical Thinking Michelle Bauml
Chapter 4 - Getting Science Back into the Elementary Classroom Using the STEM Lab Ian C. Binns, Mark Bloom, & Lara Cabaniss
Chapter 5 - Supporting Change through Knowledge of Best Practices in Literacy Macie Kerbs, Connie Briggs, Amy Burke, & Patricia A. Watson
Chapter 6 - Harmonious Learning: Supporting Elementary Music Education Natalie Neugent and Sheri L. Neill
Chapter 7 - Elementary Physical Education: Never Enough Time Jane A. K. Carlson and Ann Kaczkowski Kimpton
Chapter 8 - Are We Going in the Right Direction? Library, Literacy, and Leadership Practices at Oak Creek Elementary Marla W. McGhee & Barbara A. Jansen
Part 2: Middle School
Chapter 9 - Using Formative Assessment to Drive Instruction in the Middle School Mathematics Classroom Daniel R. Ilaria, Jennifer Wilson, & Edward De Peau
Chapter 10 - Planning for High-Quality Social Studies Instruction in the Middle Grades Curby Alexander
Chapter 11 - The Importance of Nature of Science Instruction when Teaching Sensitive Science Topics Mark Bloom & Ian C. Binns
Chapter 12 - Book Clubs: Fostering Agency and Engagement in Middle School Classrooms Amy Burke, Heather Cato, Tamra Dollar, Connie Briggs, & Patricia A. Watson
Chapter 13 - Creativity and Critical Thinking in Visual Arts Lucy Bartholomee and Megan McBurnett
Chapter 14 - How Middle School Physical Education Has Changed: Shifting Paradigm Jane A. K. Carlson & Ann Kaczkowski Kimpton
Chapter 15 - Promoting Instructional Partnerships with the Library Media Specialist: A New Instructional Paradigm Marla W. McGhee & Barbara A. Jansen
Part 3: High School
Chapter 16 - Effective Discourse in the Mathematics Classroom Joanie Funderburk & Jennifer Wilson
Chapter 17 - “So What?” Social Studies for Culturally Responsive, Active, and Democratic Citizenship Daniel G. Krutka
Chapter 18 - The Flipped Classroom and Conceptually Challenging Science Content John McCuin, Mark Bloom, & Catherine Koehler
Chapter 19 - Literacy beyond the English Language Arts Classroom: Shared Responsibility Sherri K. Wilcox, Patricia A. Watson, Amy Burke, & Connie Briggs
Chapter 20 - Pulling Back the Curtain on Theatre Arts Instruction Samantha Clayborn Segura and Gabriel Huddleston
Chapter 21 - High School Physical Education: An Academic Subject Jane A. K. Carlson & Ann Kaczkowski Kimpton
Chapter 22 - Reimagining a Traditional Library Space and Program: Toward a Learning Commons Barbara A. Jansen & Marla W. McGhee
Part 4: Whole-School Cross-Disciplinary Efforts
Chapter 23 - Teaching with Technology: Promoting Responsible, Safe, and Legal Digital Citizenship Curby Alexander
Chapter 24 - Rebooting the Brain: Maximizing Quality Learning through Whole-School Change Deborah J. Rhea, Alexander P. Rivchun, and Laura E. Clark
Chapter 25 - Appropriate Assessment e Instrucción de los Emergent Bilinguals con Disabilities Steve Daniel Przymus
Biography
Jo Beth Jimerson is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Texas Christian University (TCU), Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Sarah Quebec Fuentes is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Texas Christian University (TCU), Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
