Michelle E. O’DonnellUniversity of Central Florida

February 6, 2012

Leadership Ahead of the Curve:A Review of Research Based

Assessment and Leadership Skills

Book ReviewAhead of the Curve: The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and LearningEdited By: Douglas Reeves

Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can’t Afford to Miss By: David Cottrell

Ahead of the Curve“There is a call for a redirection of assessment to its fundamental purpose: the improvement of student achievement, teaching practice, and leadership decision-making. The stakes could not be higher.”Douglas Reeves

Monday Morning Leadership

“A real Leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.”

“So much of life is about attitude and how we handle what life throws our way. Life is good – even when a situation appears to be the worst.”

David Cottrell

The Power of Assessment to LeadAssessment LeadershipThe quantitative

grade a teacher gives a student can impact so many different aspects of not only the student’s life, but the teacher’s formal assessments as well.

Leadership skills can be developed to create a positive community of learners within the school where the principal serves as the educational leader and takes responsibility as the manager of that school.

ReferencesCottrell, D. (2009). Monday morning

leadership: Eight mentoring sessions you can’t afford to miss. Dallas, TX: CornerStone Leadership Institute.

Florida Department of Education. (2006). Florida Principal Leadership Standards. Retrieved from https://www.floridaschoolleaders.org/fpls.aspx

Reeves, D. B. (Ed.). (2007). Ahead of the curve. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.

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Helpful Hint: APA

VandenBos, G. R. (Ed.). (2010). Publication manual of the American psychological association: Sixth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.