Building Level Leadership

Recognizing the importance of “leading from the middle”, the Galileo Institute engages with and provides support to educators in schools and districts engaged in leading learning that matters and connects them to other university resources.

Leading at the School Level

Collaborative school improvement initiatives for increased student success and a positive school climate are essential components for a sustainable cohesive leadership plan at the building level.

• Westover, Jay and Steinhauser, Christopher. Schools on the Move: Leading Coherence for Equitable Growth, Guiding educators to navigate a clear and coherent path of progress for sustainable improvement. Corwin Press, 2022.
• Leading Sustainable School Improvement with Collaborative Inquiry and Coherence

Podcasts for Leaderful Schools

The following list of podcasts has been selected to support school-level leaders. 

• How Instructional Rounds optimize learning for teachers and students - Vicki Wilson, author of Lead with Instructional Rounds: Creating a Culture of Professional Learning
• Engage the Mission and Passion of Educators - Julie (Wilson) Jungalwala, author of The Human Side of Changing Education
• Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers to Lead Learning for All - Dr. Cynthia Carver, Associate Professor and Chair of the Teacher Development in Educational Studies Department at Oakland University, and Marcia Hundson, Elementary Field Coordinator, School of Education and Human Services.
• Galileo 3.0 Trusted Voices: Advocates for Teacher Leadership and Public Education - Jared McGuffy, Coordinator of Galileo 3.0 Trusted Voices
• Resetting Teaching and Learning for the Imagination Age - Grayson McKinney, author of The Expert Effect: A three - Part System to Break Down the Walls of Your Classroom and Connect Your Students to the World, and The Expert Expedition

Five Minutes for Leadership Newsletters

The Five Minutes for Leadership (5M4L) newsletters feature summaries of articles on topics of interest to school level administrators, aspiring administrators and teacher leaders.

• Making Curriculum Matter to Students
• McREL International Unleashing the Power of Best First Instruction
• Seven Strengths for Future-Proofing Your Students
• Protecting Students with Disabilities in an emergency - 5 key strategies
• Five Ways You Can Choose to Lead From The Middle
• The 90 Day School Improvement Plan

Projects with district partners

At the request of educators from the region, the Galileo Institute engages with their representatives to develop professional learning experiences, leadership labs, mentoring opportunities as well as facilitate updates to their school and district improvement initiatives. 

Classroom visitations to support change models and leadership opportunities

Accessing and activating  the network of educators on the Galileo Institute Advisory Board and other leaders in OU graduate programs in educational leadership, the EdConOU Planning Committee, the Institute can introduce and connect school and district level leaders who wish to collaborate.