2. Let us know
the Cover Page
of
Pedagogical
Leadership
Handbook
3. Definition of a
Handbook
A book which carries
instructions to operate
a system or a machine
This book has
Content
Tools
strategies
4. Some of the
duties of a
Principal
⢠On the workstyle of a principal until today
⢠Front office management
⢠Collection of fee
⢠Maintaining registers
⢠Making schedules for various activities
⢠Creating events and conducting them
⢠Competing in giving a priority visibility to school
⢠Filling up forms
⢠Racing to reach parents
5. Additional
duties
Talking to teachers
Professional development
Motivating students of graduating classes
Maintaining social media
Creating schedules for marking books
Monitoring progress reports
⢠And so on
6. A principal is meant for
Leading learning at school
Empower teachers to understand
school leadership
Meet the demands of 21st century
skills
Prepare Annual Pedagogical Plan
To improve the learning of the
teachers
7. When can this shift
happen?
⢠Thatâs why this handbook
⢠Part 1- understanding the real meaning of
school leadership
⢠Part 2 of the Handbook- Pedagogical
leadership framework for leading learning
⢠Part 3- How to write a unique APP for
leading learning
⢠Part 4- tools and resources for Principals to
understand Leading learning
9. How can a Principal use this Handbook
USE IT FOR THE TEACHERS OR USE IT AS A SELF
LEARNING MATERIAL
10. How to use it for the teachers?
Each page of this
handbook can be
dealt individually
Discuss and not
debate
Make modules out of
the handbook and
use them for CPD
Understand the gaps
in the programs held
at school
Reflect repeatedly
only to improve
11. Where are
we ought to
be now
academically?
Where are we now?
Where are we supposed to be?
⢠Example
⢠Reading story books
⢠Not able to engage students in
reading books in Library
⢠What are we supposed to do ?
⢠What is our take on this?
⢠How shall we do it?
13. For self-
learners
Understand the concepts
Understand
Reflect on the work you are doing
Reflect on
Understand the core concepts
Understand
Think about the betterment of the students to achieve
learning outcomes
Think about
14. Understand the concept-
⢠1. to conduct remedial lessons
⢠2. to improve cricket
⢠3. To make technology
15. Part -1
⢠Concept of School Leadership
First important factor
⢠Address the educational needs of students
Fist
Second important factor
⢠School leadership
Second
16. School leadership now is pedagogical leadership
⢠Create a separate period for sports
for some students
Taking
initiatives
⢠Reduce the syllabus for moderately
performing students in order to
work according to equity
risks
17. A few more duties
⢠Appoint a resource
coordinator to audit
resources used by teachers
Managing
resources
⢠Audit the resources available
in the school
⢠Procure resources
Audit
18. To continue the improvement of student
learning
Creating the culture
for change
⢠an additional period for
assembly to display the
best talent
Networking
⢠Team members reporting
to the principal every
fortnight
Networking
⢠Special guests for speaking
to students and teachers
Build relationships
⢠Strengthen the bond with
the cluster members
20. Meaning of school leadership in the Indian context- the 4 core
functions
Influence others
Influence
Direct others
Direct
empower others
Empower
Work with others
Work
21. Influence others- your prime job
influence â to change the behaviour of others
Speak
Speak your mind to
influence all the
stake holders
Communicate
Communicate
effectively to
influence the
teachers, students
and the parents all
alike
Speak about
Speak about the
benefits and the
changes you make in
the school
curriculum
Responsibility
Feel the
responsibility to
influence others
22. Direct others- make them feel responsible
To accept the
job
To check on
implementation
Help in
attaining the
goals
Find solutions
to problems
23. Direct others-
for example
⢠Teachers help principal in identifying the
problems
⢠Students unable to pass up the
homework
⢠Talk to the students to understand the
gaps
⢠Note down the gaps
⢠Principal notes down the
improvement
24. Empowering others
Makes teachers responsible for
the result
Gives direction to the students
and parents
⢠Homework not done
⢠Entrusts the responsibility to parents
⢠Influences
⢠Directs
⢠empowers
25. Working with
others
⢠Build up a good connect
⢠With teachers
⢠With students
⢠With parents
⢠Reflects on the loopholes
⢠Builds on the present scenario
28. Inclusive Leadership
If I can do it,
You can do it
too.
Equal
opportunities
for all
Well- being of
all, with the
help of all
29. Network Leadership
⢠Different heirarchial positions come
together
⢠Dovetail with each other
⢠Leaders share responsibility
⢠Fulfill aspirations of students and
parents
⢠Collective responsibility
⢠ownership
30. Look for good
practices
Bring in
Share with
others
Responsibility
for these
Students
goals must be
clear for
⢠Teachers
⢠students
32. Principal- leads the change
for example-
⢠To understand the gaps in achieving the learning outcomes
Know Know the gaps
Talk Talk to the teachers
Invite Invite their ideas
Delegate Delegate duties to teachers
Reflect
on
Reflect on the improvement
Dovetail Dovetail support from all the leaders
34. Effect of school leadership on
Student Learning
⢠Direct impact
Any change in the programs
conducted at school,
Like introducing reading,
resource building, new labs
etc.,
35. Effect of Teacher Development
⢠Training the teachers to improve the students
⢠Reflecting on the previous activities done at school
⢠Closing the gaps
37. Creating a Vision for the School
⢠Imagine the school where it ought to be
⢠Have a big idea of the future of the school
⢠Have a few key words , may be 5 to 6 words about future school
⢠Action to be added- the how component
⢠Kept short
39. How to
build a
Shared
Vision
Involve all the stake holders
Discuss the vision
Breakdown each key word of the vision and
discuss with the stakeholders
Let it be the vision of the stakeholders
Create guidelines to build on the vision
44. How to develop a personal Vision
⢠Find a purpose of your presence
⢠Where would you want to place the school?
⢠How can you add skills , attitude and Knowledge to add value and
close gaps?
⢠-design methods to implement vision
⢠How can I lead my school with the help of shared vision and Vision of
the School
⢠Reflections and feedback to play a major role
45. Write a Personal Vision
Statement
⢠Keep in mind
⢠Vision of the School
⢠Shared Vision
⢠SMART Goals
⢠Alignment with NEP's Vision
Statement
⢠Draft and Redraft to obtain the
final Personal Vision Statement
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46. Layer â2
Practicing
Pedagogical
Leadership
Descriptor-1
⢠Professional Development
Descriptor-2
⢠Initiating Innovations in School
Descriptor-3
⢠Leading the Teaching- Learning Process
Descriptor â4
⢠Developing a Learning Culture
Descriptor-5
⢠Building an Inclusive Culture
Descriptor-6
⢠Becoming and being a Self Aware Leader
47. ⢠Engage with Teachers' Professional Development
⢠The requirements- (keeping the vision in Mind)
⢠Develop a rubrics 360 degrees to assess the needs
⢠Reflect on the teachers' lesson observations
⢠Reassess the needs of the continuous professional development
⢠Develop SMART Goals to meet the requirements
⢠Different levels of classes require different SMART Goals
How shall the principal proceed now?-
Descriptor-1
48. Descriptor-2
Initiate Innovation in Schools
⢠What are the opportunities for innovation?
⢠What are the limitations for innovation?
⢠How to create opportunities for innovation?
49. Descriptor 3- Leading the teaching learning
process
⢠Teaching
⢠Learning
⢠Environment
⢠Make it happen
⢠Reflect
⢠How?
⢠How?
50. Descriptor â4 developing a learning culture
⢠Culture of trust and self improvement
⢠Develop policies and systems
⢠How will teacher develop a learning culture?
⢠How to develop student learning culture?
⢠Parent partnership for smooth running of school
51. Descriptor 5- Building an Inclusive culture
⢠Acceptance
⢠Inclusive policies
⢠Make everybody a part of the school leadership
⢠Support student learning
52. Layer â3- Assuring Student Learning
⢠Progress in the learning
⢠21st Century skills
⢠Physical, Social and Emotional Development- Human Values, Life skills
and Happiness & Well being
⢠Moral and ethical reasoning to gain internal consistency and
intellectual conviction
53. Annual Pedagogical Plan vs. Annual
Curriculum Plan
⢠What is a Pedagogical Plan?
⢠How to write a Pedagogical Plan?
⢠Why should we write this plan?
⢠Who should write this plan?
⢠When should you write this plan?
54. Annual Pedagogical Plan
⢠Where should the school be by the end of the academic year?
⢠Where should we begin?
⢠Do we know where is the school is ?
⢠Where is the supposed to be placed?
⢠How to align this plan to the vision of the school?
⢠Who will take up the responsibility for the action?
55. How to make a
pedagogical Plan
Where are we
now as a school?
What do we
need to do in the
coming year?
How will we
achieve what we
want to do ?
â˘Who is responsible
for that?
What is the
timeline for
implementation?
What will the
impact look like?
