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The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders
Leading for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting

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September 2020 | 152 pages | Corwin

Effective school leadership is effective leadership, regardless of where it occurs

In March 2020, there was no manual for leading schools and school systems during a pandemic. School leaders had to figure things out as the crisis unfolded. But starting now, leaders have the opportunity to prepare for leading schools through distance learning with purpose and intent—using what works best to accelerate students’ learning all the while maintaining an indelible focus on equity.

Harnessing the insights and experience of renowned educators Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie, The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders applies the wisdom and evidence of the VISIBLE LEARNING® research to understand what works best. Spanning topics from school climate at a distance, leader credibility, care for self and colleagues, instructional leadership teams, stakeholder advisory groups, and virtual visibility, this comprehensive playbook details the research- and evidence-based strategies school leaders can mobilize to lead the delivery of high-impact learning in an online, virtual, and distributed environment.

This powerful guide includes:

  • Actionable insights and hands-on steps for each module to help school leaders realize the evidence-based leadership practices that result in meaningful learning in a distance environment
  • Discussion of equity challenges associated with distance learning, along with examples of how leaders can work to ensure that equity gains that have been realized are not lost.
  • Analysis of the mindsets that empower leaders to manage change, rather than technology
  • Space to write and reflect on current practices and plan future leadership strategies
  • The mindframes for distance learning that serve leaders well in any instructional setting and will position schools after the pandemic to come back better than they were before 

The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders is the essential hands-on guide to leading school and school systems from a distance and delivering on the promise of equitable, quality learning experiences for students.

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Introduction
 
Chapter 1. School Climate at a Distance
Take Care of Yourself

 
Take Care of Your Colleagues

 
Leader Credibility

 
Instructional Leadership Teams

 
Stakeholder Advisory Groups

 
Virtual Visibility

 
The Feel of School

 
 
Chapter 2. Professional Learning at a Distance
Learning Beliefs at a Distance

 
Collaborative Inquiry Cycles

 
Input Training

 
Safe Practice

 
Virtual Learning Walks

 
Microteaching in Distance Learning

 
Personalized Professional Learning

 
Social Presence

 
Parent Education and Support

 
 
Chapter 3. Instructional Leadership at a Distance
Revisit School Goals in Light of Distance Learning

 
Align Goals to Expectations

 
Clarify Teacher Expectations

 
Ensure Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies

 
Use a Distance Learning Instructional Framework

 
Demonstrating in Distance Learning

 
Collaborating in Distance Learning

 
Coaching and Facilitating in Distance Learning

 
Practicing in Distance Learning

 
 
Chapter 4. Mindframes for Leaders From a Distance
I am an evaluator of my impact on teacher and student learning.

 
I see assessment as informing my impact and next steps.

 
I collaborate with my peers and my teachers about my conceptions of progress and my impact.

 
I am a change agent and I believe all teachers and students can improve.

 
I strive for challenge rather than merely doing my best.

 
I give and help students and teachers understand feedback and I interpret and act on feedback given to me.

 
I engage as much in dialogue as in monologue.

 
I explicitly inform teachers and students what successful impact looks like from the outset.

 
I build relationships and trust so that learning can occur in a place where it is safe to make mistakes and learn from others.

 
I focus on learning and the language of learning.

 
 
References
 
Index
 
About the Authors

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Key features

Features include:

  • actionable insights and hands-on steps for each module
  • evidence-based leadership practices
  • analysis of the mindsets that empower leaders to manage change
  • space to write and reflect on current practices and plan future leadership strategies
  • digital templates and resources available on companion website

Sample Materials & Chapters

Praise Pages

Introduction


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