Now We're Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership (Making Time for Classroom Observation and Teacher Evaluation)

Book Synopsis: Daily 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 teacher evaluations 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.
• Make performing teacher observations and giving feedback to teachers 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 classroom observation feedback.

Contents:

Week 1: High-Performance Instructional Leadership Fundamentals

1. Chapter 1: Understanding Why Instructional Leaders Belong in Classrooms
2. Chapter 2: Following the High-Performance Instructional Leadership Model
3. Chapter 3: Acknowledging Related Instructional Leadership, Supervision, and Walkthrough Models
4. Chapter 4: Conducting Your First Two Cycles of Visits
5. Chapter 5: Thinking Ahead to Your Third Cycle of Visits

Week 2: High-Performance Habits

6. Chapter 6: Making Time to Visit Classrooms
7. Chapter 7: Keeping Your Communication Channels Under Control
8. Chapter 8: Managing the Work You're Not Doing Yet
9. Chapter 9: Organizing Your To-Do List
10. Chapter 10: Maximizing Your Mental Energy With Habits

Week 3: High-Impact Instructional Conversations

11. Chapter 11: Going Beyond Data Collection and the Feedback Sandwich
12. Chapter 12: Facilitating Evidence-Based Conversations
13. Chapter 13: Bringing a Shared Instructional Framework Into the Conversation
14. Chapter 14: Developing Skills for High-Impact Conversations
15. Chapter 15: Handling the Toughest Conversations

Week 4: High-Performance Instructional Leadership Enhancement

16. Chapter 16: Building Your Feedback Repertoire
17. Chapter 17: Balancing Your Formal Evaluation Responsibilities
18. Chapter 18: Identifying Improvements From Classroom Visits
19. Chapter 19: Opening the Door to New Models of Professional Learning
20. Chapter 20: Choosing an Instructional Focus for an Observation Cycle
21. Chapter 21: Scaling Classroom Visits Across Your School and District