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Discover the game changer in school culture: shared leadership We all know the potential value of professional learning communities (PLCs), but why do so many fail to deliver what they set out to do? Terry Wilhelm answers this question - and more - by challenging teachers and administrators to work together once and for all to cultivate shared leadership. Brought to life on the page through simple practices and processes, Shared Leadership: The Essential Ingredient for Effective PLCs gives administrators the approach they need to ignite and sustain a successful PLC. The best part? The handbook explores shared leadership in curriculum, instruction, and assessment - making it easy for a team model to translate across all goals. How-to steps spur real change with topics such as: Developing teacher leadership and enhancing collaboration Discussion protocols to fire up team meetings Tools like meeting notes and troubleshooting tips Common dilemmas principals encounter and what to do when faced with one Pointers on maintaining a healthy culture of shared leadership Providing everything you need to develop and maintain a meaningful PLC, this handbook is the ultimate flexible sequence plan. Get ready to recreate your school culture built on the tenets of effective PLCs with this book as your guide. “This is the most comprehensive collection of current research and effective practices for successful, sustainable, school change available. It includes solid, practical guidance on the essential tools and processes needed to take our team's efforts to the next level, and will undoubtedly become our manual for continuous improvement, districtwide.” Anne M. Lundquist, Superintendent Red Lake School District #38, Minnesota “Terry Wilhelm provides a unique perspective on a critical aspect of the PLC process - shared leadership. As the PLC movement continues to proliferate, such guidance is both needed and timely.” Robert J. Marzano, CEO Marzano Research
Managing Complex Change
Managing Complex Change

Why are certain changes so difficult for some people and relatively easy for others? While this is apparent everywhere in life—not just in schools or in job roles—an excellent resource for school leaders for understanding and leading complex change is School Leadership That Works—From Research to Results by Robert Marzano, Timothy Waters, and Brian McNulty (2005).
Research on Effective Principals
At the conclusion of the meta-analysis that was the foundation for the book, the researchers found that—not surprisingly—principal leadership has a statistically significant impact on student achievement. Twenty-one behaviors emerged from the meta-analysis that described what teachers observed effective principals doing. These behaviors were termed as follows:
Affirmation | Intellectual stimulation |
Change agent | Involvement in curriculum, instruction, and assessment |
Communication | Knowledge of curriculum, instruction, and assessment |
Contingent rewards | Monitor/evaluate |
Culture | Optimize |
Discipline | Order |
Flexibility | Outreach |
Focus | Relationships |
Ideals/beliefs | Resources |
Input | Situational awareness |
Visibility |
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