Classroom Q&A with Larry Ferlazzo: 7 Ways Principals Can Support Teachers

Educational leadership in post-pandemic America will be characterized by the dynamism of the innovative, instructional school leader. The expectations and demands of informed forethought and creative solutions development, as well as intentional efforts to improve upon the initiatives of diversity, equity, and inclusion will all be additional responsibilities attributed to the title of principal. Deficit-thinking in regard to teacher efficacy and student capacity will be nothing more than a relic of the leadership styles of old and replaced by an approach that views these two collectives as valuable assets to “getting the work done.”