Title: Principal Leadership Styles: 5 Effective Methods for Leaders | American University
Headings: 5 Effective Principal Leadership Styles
5 Effective Principal Leadership Styles
Leaders in Academic Settings
5 Effective Principal Leadership Styles
Establishing Vision
Involving Others
Improving Academics
Cultivating Leaders
Managing Academic Settings
Implement Leadership Styles
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Content: They set academic goals and empower teachers with the necessary resources to align their classrooms with those aims. Other school administrators, such as superintendents, who oversee school operations for an entire district, have an essential role to play in creating effective academic settings as well. Administrators ensure that school environments are safe and comfortable for students, and they manage policies and procedures so that teachers can focus on educating. They also provide appropriate curricula and mentor school employees to become leaders. Other administrator roles include assistant superintendent, assistant principal, and athletic director. Teaching methods continue to change and evolve. Examples include personalized learning, which provides teachers with opportunities to consider the unique characteristics of students in their lesson plans. New technologies, such as laptops and smartboards in the classroom, have empowered students with autonomy and choice. Another teaching method, hands-on learning, enables teachers to assess students as they participate in projects designed to help them put what they learned in the classroom into practice. Strong educational leaders are able to implement innovative methods such as these in their schools.