Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation

A one-of-a-kind resource written for educational leaders-teachers and administrators-who want to successfully restructure and enhance school curriculum

Praise for the First Edition

"Curriculum Leadership presents the fundamentals of the curriculum development process and provides educators with the foundation to be curriculum specialists. "-Amany Saleh, Arkansas State University

"Curriculum Leadership provides tried and true techniques that teachers can use right away, right now, to make writing curriculum a rewarding experience that benefits the curriculum writer and the teachers who will be asked to implement the curriculum. "-Clyde Winters, Governors State University

Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation, Second Edition is a much-needed, highly informative, and easy-to-read account of curriculum development and implementation for those aspiring to become curriculum decision makers. This important book-which helps bridge curriculum’s rich historical past to today’s global education world-is essential for educational leaders in the planning, alignment, and development of curriculum to meet state, national, and international standards.

Authors Allan A. Glatthorn, Floyd Boschee, and Bruce M. Whitehead provide innovative and successful curriculum ideas that include reflective case studies with challenges and key issues/questions, Key to Leadership sections, curriculum tips, an Applications section, and a Webliography in every chapter. Also interspersed throughout the book are tried-and-true strategies that provide administrators with innovative ideas on meeting state and national standards.

New to this edition

• Coverage of multicultural and global education
• Integration of NCATE and standards coverage
• New technology strategies, including added emphasis on e-learning

High-quality ancillaries
Available to qualified instructors upon request, Instructors’ Resources on CD-ROM include Power Point lecture slides, a comprehensive test bank, sample syllabi, and more.

Intended Audience
This is a much needed, highly informative, and easy-to-read account of curriculum development and change for curriculum leaders, those teaching curriculum courses, and those aspiring to become curriculum decision makers. It provides the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement a K–12 school curriculum.

Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation, Second Edition is a one-of-a-kind resource written for educational leaders--administrators and teachers--who want to successfully restructure and enhance school curriculum. This book provides innovative and successful curriculum ideas, including reflective case studies, "Keys to Leadership" sections, curriculum tips, and "Challenge" sections with key issues and questions in every chapter. Also interspersed throughout the book are tried and true strategies that provide administrators with innovative ideas on meeting state and national standards.

New features to this second edition include:

• Coverage of multicultural education
• Integration of NCATE and standards-coverage
• New technology strategies, including added emphasis on e-learning

Accompanied by High Quality Ancillaries!
Also new to this edition are Instructors' Resources on CD-Rom which include PowerPoint slides, as well as a comprehensive test bank with multiple choice, true/false, short answer/fill-in-the-blank, and essay questions. Qualified instructors can request a copy by contacting SAGE Customer Care at 1-800-818-SAGE (7243) between 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Pacific Time.

Intended Audience: This is a much needed, highly informative, and easy-to-read account of curriculum development and change for curriculum leaders, those teaching curriculum courses, and those aspiring to become curriculum decision makers. It provides the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement a Kâ 12 school curriculum.

Floyd Boschee has an extensive background in teaching and educational leadership. He has served as a teacher, coach, and school administrator in the public schools and as a professor and chairman of departments of education at the collegiate level. He is Professor Emeritus in the Division of Educational Administration, School of Education, at The University of South Dakota and a former school board member of the Vermillion School District, Vermillion, South Dakota. During his tenure as a university professor, he consulted with school districts on reorganization, published numerous articles in major educational journals, and conducted workshops on curriculum development and implementation, the teaching and learning process, and school administrator evaluations. He is the author or coauthor of 10 books in the fields of school administration and curriculum leadership.

Bruce M. Whitehead serves as an elementary school principal in School District #4, Missoula, Montana and as an adjunct professor at the University of Montana. His career includes appointments to numerous national and international committees as well as being elected as president of the Montana Association of Elementary School Principals and president of the Montana State Reading Association. He also served as chairman of the Montana Governor's Task Force on Technology. As a Distinguished Alumni recipient at the University of Montana, he has authored or coauthored six books in the fields of administration, reading, and technology, and written numerous articles published in major educational journals. Additional honors and awards include The International Reading Association's Presidential Service Award,NAESP's National Distinguished Principal Award, Milken Family Foundation's National Outstanding Educator Award, The John F. Kennedy Center's Award for Arts in Education, and Japan's International Mathematics Soroban Institute Award.

At the time of his passing in 2007, Allan A. Glatthorn was emeritus distinguished research professor of education at East Carolina University, where he advised doctoral students, chaired dis sertations, and taught courses in super vision and curriculum. He was formerly a professor of education at the graduate school of education of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his university assignments, he was a high school teacher and principal. He was the author of numerous professional books, several of which have been published by Corwin Press.