PART 1: Read the case by Sterrett & Richardson (2017), “Cultivating Innovation in an Age of Accountability: Tech-Savvy Leadership,” from the University Library. Write a 250- to 300-word response to...

PART 1:

Read the case by Sterrett & Richardson (2017), “Cultivating Innovation in an Age of Accountability: Tech-Savvy Leadership,” from the
University Library.

Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following:

• Describe what learning and leading look like in your educational setting or in the educational setting with which you are most familiar (school, school district, college, etc.). How are quality and capacity developed and/or supported?


• If the “hallmarks of excellence” presented in Figure 1 of Sterrett and Richardson (2017) were modified to assess excellence in instructional leadership, they might look like this:


• Models effective instructional leadership in the execution of day-to-day responsibilities.


• Ensures that instructional resources are equitably distributed among students and staff.


• Insists that adequate professional development is a component of every instructional initiative.


• Demonstrates exceptional vision in leading the development and implementation of instructional plans.


• Exhibits a thorough understanding of the role of instruction in education and can articulate that understanding to all related stakeholders.


• Provides exceptional leadership in supporting curriculum and instruction.


• Demonstrates curiosity and open-mindedness in considering emerging and non-traditional approaches to instruction to address traditional problems.


• Thinks creatively and strategically about the long-term challenges and opportunities of instruction in the organization and in education at large.


• Reflect on these modified hallmarks and provide a response to the following question:


• How can you grow as an instructional leader while also empowering others around you to do the same?

Include your own experience as well as 2 citations that align with or contradict your comments as sourced from peer-reviewed academic journals, industry publications, books, and/or other sources. Cite your sources using APA formatting. If you found contradicting information to what your experience tells you, explain why you agree or disagree with the research.

PART 2:

Pose a question to your faculty member and course colleagues. Be sure to tie the question to the week’s materials.

PART 3:

Write a paper in which you evaluate the implications to quality and capacity of instruction staff in your educational setting for 3 to 5 critical areas. Address the following in your paper:

• Identify 3 to 5 critical areas within your organization’s instructional systems.


• Begin by re-examining your assessment findings from the Wk 2 – Signature Assignment: Assessing Instructional Systems.


• Next, consider the opportunities you discovered from a leadership and systems perspective.


• Finally, refine/narrow your findings down to 3 to 5 critical areas (e.g., priorities for strengthening instructional systems).


• Evaluate the implications to quality and capacity of instructional staff for each critical area.


• Locate at least 1 peer reviewed article (published within the last 5 years) for each critical area that substantiates the associated implications to quality and capacity. Include the following for each article:


• An APA formatted citation


• A summary that explains how the research substantiates the implications you identified

Your assignment should not exceed 3 double-spaced pages and must reflect proper APA formatting for all citations. A title page is not required.