AACTE Presents: The University Principal Preparation Initiative
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis podcast series, produced the the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, lifts up the University Principal Preparation Initiative as a model for collaborative redesign efforts that seek to improve and scale the positive impact principals have on their schools. As part of its deep commitment to improving school leadership, The Wallace Foundation launched the University Principal Preparation Initiative (UPPI) in July 2016. The four-year, $48.5 million initiative supports seven universities, their district and
state partners, and mentor programs to redesign the universities’ principal preparation programs according to evidence-based principles and practice. This podcast series was brought to you by the Wallace Foundation and produced by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
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Episodes
Leveraging State Partnerships Throughout Redesign
January 03, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes - 9.9 MBWe’ve talked a lot about the district's role in preparing principles, but what is the state’s role? In this episode we speak with authors of Wallace commissioned reports covering state policy What levers can the states pull to support quality principal training, and why doing so is essential.
Redesigning Instructional Leadership Training
December 27, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBAs the role of the principal evolves, so too does the extent to which they play the role of instructional leader. As a vital part of student outcomes and teacher retention in schools, it’s alarming that new principals often have skill gaps when providing instructional coaching. In the sixth episode of AACTE’s podcast covering the University Principal Preparation Initiative (UPPI), we discuss what the research says about instructional leadership, and how one UPPI program, Al...
A Sustainable Approach to Customizing Clinical Practice
December 17, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 36.6 MBDr. David Lorden and Dr. Alejandro Gonzalez Ojeda from San Diego State University share how principal preparation programs can restructure to meet the array of needs required by various districts. They share insights from their own experiences as faculty during UPPI when it comes to diversifying the clinical experiences of candidates through collaborative redesign with the districts. Dr. David Lorden began his career in education as a high school English teacher. He made t...
Districts & Programs Collaborate in Commitment to Equity
December 10, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBPrincipal Preparation Programs serve two major consumers, the candidate’s that enter their programs and the districts that hire them. Therefore, it is essential to align program redesign efforts to district needs, which we have learned vary across the state. Today we talk to Dr. Franciso Edobedo, Superintendent of the Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD), located in southern San Diego County, to learn what superintendents are looking for in principals and other sc...
Competencies Close Gaps in Ed Leadership Prep
December 03, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBIn our last episode, we dove into identifying the gaps between “learning” and “doing”, highlighting the work of University Principal Preparation Initiative. We learned that through thoughtful planning using frameworks developed by Wallace to address the growing need for more collaboration between districts and universities. In this episode, we’re going to dive into a case study of how one UPPI program at University of Connecticut and what they’ve learned from their program ...
Gaps in the Journey to Becoming a Principal
November 16, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBWhile the role of the principal remains essential, it has evolved over time. Throughout it's evolvement, preparation programs, districts and state policy makers have worked in siloes, creating gaps between the skills learned in an ed leadership program and what a principal actually does at their job. In this episode we learn what the research says about what the the gaps between "learning" and "doing" are and how to address them. Then we hear about how those findings are s...
Why Focus on Principals?
November 05, 2021 09:00 - 10 minutes - 9.4 MBSchool leadership is second only to teaching among school-related factors in its impact on student learning, according to research. The Wallace Foundation's Knowledge Center on School Leadership includes decades of research and institutional knowledge on the principalship, and with the ever present focus on improving schools in our country, the findings from it's multi-year initiative to redesign principal preparation programs couldn't be more timely. In this first epi...