Sandi Novak

Imagine you’re a visitor entering a school for the first time. How would you know that reading is a priority here? What would you see and hear as you moved throughout the school? What are teachers and students doing in classrooms? How are students interacting with their teachers and peers? […]

Schools and districts are required to have improvement plans that specify instructional and curricular ideas to enhance teachers’ ongoing practice and assist students in performing at higher levels. Yet little has been done to examine the specific knowledge that principals need regarding literacy teaching and learning or how districts can […]

Educational leaders understand their role in creating a schoolwide goal of continuous learning for teachers and students. They know the importance of identifying and providing the resources and professional learning necessary to foster improvements with the greatest potential to increase student achievement (DuFour & Mattos, 2013). However, not all principals […]