Instructional coaching has emerged as a prevalent and much-lauded instrument for capacity
building. This essay argues that coaching can be aligned with teacher evaluation systems to …

Although it is widely believed by parents and policy makers that the quality of school
leadership makes a difference to what students learn at school, testing this hypothesis has …

Providing consistent, individualized feedback to teachers is essential for improving
instruction but can be prohibitively resource-intensive in most educational contexts. We …

Drawing on sociocultural learning theory, this book offers a groundbreaking theory of
secondary mathematics teacher learning in schools, focusing on the transformation of …

Rigorous college-and-career readiness standards require significant shifts in typical
mathematics instruction. Many schools and districts employ coaches to support instructional …

Purpose Administrator support has been identified as a key factor in deterring teacher
turnover. Yet, the specific ways school principals directly or indirectly influence teacher …

The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of principals' leadership behaviors on
students' math achievements via professional community and teachers' instructional …

School district central offices regularly engage with external partners in improvement efforts,
but these partnerships are not always productive. Indeed, little is known about under what …

Educators are vital in capturing students' STEM interest. An integrated approach to STEM
education is necessary to promote students' interest and curiosity while building the …

Supporting teacher learning for normative change in classroom learning environments
creates significant demands on principal leadership. We offer an analytic framework that …