Instructional Lead Collectives 1E

1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 979-8-3488-4634-3
Verlag: Sage Publications - IPS UK

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 343 g

Reihe: Corwin Press

Build the conditions for professional learning that actually sticks

School and district leaders know the feeling well: professional learning that inspires in the moment but disappears by Monday morning. Instructional Leadership Collectives addresses this persistent challenge head-on, offering a research-informed, practice-
driven guide to building leadership collectives that generate real, lasting improvement. Drawing on years of work across schools, districts, and state agencies, authors Michael Nelson and Peter M. DeWitt translate theory into a structured yet flexible approach that educators at every level can use to foster shared understanding, engage in joint work, and produce evidence of impact.

This practical companion provides

- A six-phase road map for building and sustaining Instructional Leadership Collectives, from theme identification and Collective formation through reflection, leadership moves, and contextual application

- Embedded tools and protocols, including Collective Pause reflective prompts,

- Design moves drawn from real schools, districts, and state partnerships

- Strategies for building relational trust, aligning inquiry to student outcomes, and maintaining momentum even when budgets are tight and teams are constrained

Whether you lead a single school or an entire system, Instructional Leadership Collectives shows you how to move professional learning from compliance to coherence-so that every educator grows and every student benefits.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nelson, Michael

DeWitt, Peter M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Chapter 1: Instructional Leadership Collectives: What They Are and Why They Matter
Chapter 2: The Role of the Facilitator
Chapter 3: Phases One and Two: Theme Identification and Collective Formation
Chapter 4: Phase Three: The Collective Inquiry Cycle
Chapter 5: Phase Four: Implement, Analyze, and Adjust
Chapter 6: Phase Five: Reflection and Leadership Moves
Chapter 7 Phase Six: From Collective Learning to Contextual Application
Conclusion
Afterword

Über Autor(innen)

DeWitt, Peter M.
Peter DeWitt, Ed.D., is the founder and CEO of the Instructional Leadership Collective. A former K–5 teacher for 11 years and principal for eight years, Peter has spent more than 12 years supporting educators and leadership teams across the United States and internationally. He provides keynotes, workshops, and long-term hybrid professional learning that combines in-person facilitation, virtual coaching, and sustained collaborative inquiry. His work focuses on instructional leadership, collective leader efficacy, and helping leadership teams turn professional learning into meaningful action.

Peter’s work has been adopted by state and provincial agencies, universities, school districts, school boards, regional networks, and ministries of education across North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom. He is the author, co-author, or contributor to numerous bestselling books, many of which have been translated into multiple languages. Peter co-authors Education Week’s Finding Common Ground column with Michael Nelson, co-hosts Corwin’s Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast, and co-created Education Week’s A Seat at the Table.

Nelson, Michael
Michael Nelson has been an educator for nearly 40 years and continues to consider “teacher” his most important professional title. Throughout his career, he has served as a classroom teacher, principal, district instructional leader, superintendent, and assistant executive director responsible for developing professional learning across the state of Washington. He currently serves as Thought Partner for the Instructional Leadership Collective, where he supports educational leaders through keynotes, workshops, coaching, and long-term hybrid partnerships.

Michael has received numerous state and national honors for his leadership. As a principal, his school received the National Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education. As a superintendent, he was named Washington State’s 2019 Superintendent of the Year and was elected by his peers to serve as president of the Washington Association of School Administrators. Across every role, Michael’s work has remained grounded in listening, empathy, collaborative leadership, and an unwavering commitment to keeping students at the center of educational decision-making.