Unwrapping the Standards, ISLLC Standard Two

Unwrapping the Standards, ISLLC Standard Two

Blue Group
LaShawn Walker
Nichole Jones
Laura Murphy
Kimani Kemp
James Tribble
Grand Canyon University: EDA534
November 3, 2013

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Unwrapping the Standards Template

Standard 2: A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by advocating,
nurturing and sustaining school culture and instructional programs conducive to student learning and staff professional
growth.
Knowledge
Skills
Enduring Understandings
Essential Questions
Administrators will know

Administrators will be able to

A. Develop a culture of
A. applied learning and applied
collaboration, trust,
motivational theories as well as
learning, and high
curriculum design,
expectations by
implantation, evaluation and
encouraging staff to
refinement
work together.

Administrators will understand

that
A. Administrators will
implement several
approaches and
context suitable
strategies that assist
diversity. For
example language,
race, gender, and
population that will
develop positive
school
culture/climate. At
the district level
administrators will
support and
encourage positive
school culture by
creating a
sustained approach

A. How do teachers
plan to
implement trust,
learning, and
high
expectations that
will sustain a
culture of
collaboration in
the school?

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to improve and
maintain positive
district culture.

B. Principles of effective
instruction
C. Measurement, evaluation and
assessment strategies and
measure student progress
D. Diversity and its meaning for
educational programs

B. Create a
comprehensive
rigorous, and
coherent curricular
program that address
all levels of
thinking.
C. Enables students to
develop knowledge
and skills related to
a concept problem,
or issue.
D. Create a motivating
learning
environment for
students in which
they are involved in
diverse learning
opportunities. As
administrators
consider the diverse
population
associated with their
school system they

B.C. D.
Administrators will
understand and
have the ability to
facilitate activities
that apply
principles of
effective instruction
to improve
instructional
practices. On a
district level
administrators will
have a clear
understanding of
numerous research
methods and will
examine and
associate strengths
and weaknesses of
each method. They
will have a clear
understanding on
how to develop the
qualitative and

B. What procedures
would you
follow to
incorporate a
comprehensive
and rigorous
curricular
program for each
subject area?
C. What is your
personal
philosophy to
motivate your
learning
environment for
students?
D. What would
instructional
time look like in
your class? What
type of

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need to consider not

only presenting
information in
diverse ways, but
also in different
ways in which they
can seek to
understand their
stakeholders and
the culture, and to
listen to their voices.
.(Deal &Peterson,
1999).

E. Adult learning and

professional development
models

E. Involves diverse
stakeholders in
uncovering issues
that challenge time
spent on quality
instruction.

quantitative data,
resource methods,
technology, and
information
systems to develop
long-range plans
for a district that
utilizes the
improvement and
accountability
systems

E. Administrators
will understand
how to contribute to
the school staff in
understanding and
applying best
practices for
student learning.
Administrators will
understand and
apply the human,
Development
Theory, proven
learning, and
motivational

assessments will
be used in your
class to measure
students
progress?

E. What are the

qualifications for
grade level
chairpersons?
What day will
each level meet?

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theory. Applying
these theories
administrators will
have a clearer
understanding of
their staff.
Administrators will
realize how to use
the researched
strategies to
increase student
achievements and
knowledge. At the
district level
administrators will
have a precise
understanding as to
the how, in how
to assist and
involve activities to
improve
instructional
programs.
Administrators will
assist district
personnel in
understanding best
practice for student
learning, they will
recognize, how to
use the appropriate

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research strategies
to profile students
performances.

F. The change process for

systems. Organizations and
individual

G. The role of technology in

promoting student learning and
professional growth

F. Evaluate the impact

of the instructional
program based on
results of
standardized
assessment.

G. Promote the use of

the most effective
and appropriate
technology to
students and
learning. As a

F.G. Administrators
will have a precise
understanding as to
how to deliver and
implement suitable
professional
development
programs. They
will use research
from students to
show reflective
practice and
consistent learning
with the school
vision/goals.
Administrators will
have a better
understanding how
to practice
strategies such as
observation,
collaborative,
reflection, and adult
learning strategies
to formulate
comprehensive

F. Compare/Contra
st your previous
scores to this
years scores.
What areas are
your strengths
and weaknesses?
What
adjustments need
to be made to
meet the needs
of the students?
How would you
use technology
to deliver a
lesson?
G. Will the
students
progress be
recorded from a
technology

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result of this
understanding,
leaders can utilize
an effective style
and apply
approaches and
strategies necessary
to develop a
collaborative school
culture wherein the
needs of all students
are effectively
addressed.
(Green,2009)

professional growth
plans. On a district
level administrators
will have a precise
understanding on
adult learning
strategies and have
the ability to
support new
knowledge and
skills in the school
environment by
applying
mentoring, training,
and collaborative
discussions.

perspective?

References

.
CCSSO. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ccsso.org/Documents/2008/Educational_Leadership_Policy_Standards_2008.pdf
Leon Green, R. (2009). Practicing the art of leadership. (Third ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.
Task Force on Developing Research in Educational Leadership. (2003). What we know about successful school leadership.
Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.

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