Exploring Instructional Leadership in Education
Learn how instructional leadership can motivate staff, transform teaching and learning, and help students to succeed with this online course from the British Council.
Duration
3 weeks
Weekly study
4 hours
100% online
How it works
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Free
Instructional leaders in schools create supportive and collaborative learning environments for staff and students.
On this three-week course, you’ll explore the role of instructional leadership techniques in affecting student outcomes and how to embed them into your school’s practices.
School leaders play an important part in monitoring, evaluating, and reviewing teaching and learning practices. This is key for assessing strengths and weaknesses in school and targeting areas for improvement.
You’ll learn to develop transparent approaches for assessing teaching and learning, ensuring your staff feel supported while improving teaching practices and student outcomes.
Educational researchers have discovered a direct link between a school leader’s involvement in teaching and learning and student attainment.
On this course you’ll develop the skills most recognised as impactful for student outcomes. You’ll learn to define great teaching and discover techniques to help your teaching staff also develop these skills within a supportive learning community.
A school vision should focus on quality teaching and learning, resulting in excellent student achievement.
You’ll learn how to define your school’s mission, creating a program that promotes a positive learning climate. With this knowledge, you’ll be able to develop your school’s culture in line with your mission and vision goals.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the tools to begin creating a vision for instructional leadership in your school and to engage staff with that vision.
Learn about the course and how to make the most of it.
Learn what instructional leadership is, and why it's important.
Learn about how good leaders can influence teaching and learning.
Start to think about instructional leadership in context.
Reflect on what you've learned in Week 1 of the course.
How can you encourage and motivate staff to help deliver your vision?
Learn how to activity engage staff with the school vsion
Learn how leaders can play an active part in developing and sustaining the school’s culture in a way that reflects its vision and values.
Learn about the key role that leaders can play in developing good pedagogy
Reflect on and discuss what you've learned this week
Learn how to recognise what makes good teaching and pedagogy.
Learn why school leaders need to monitor, evaluate and review teaching and learning, and different methods of doing this effectively.
Find out about other methods for collecting valid evidence of teaching and learning.
Final observations and end of course summary.
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