Instructional Leaders begin the performance assignment of "Assessing School Culture and Climate

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>QRTA - AILPD -&nbsp;</strong>Instructional leaders participating in the Advanced Instructional Leadership Professional Diploma (AILPD) have begun implementing module 3 performance assignment in their schools, which aims to apply what they have learned throughout the module and assess the school's culture and climate from the perspective of students, teachers, parents, and the local community. In addition to developing a personal theory of leadership actions to build and sustain a positive school climate and culture.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The AILPD team at the Queen Rania Teacher Academy is preparing plans to implement the instructional rounds in the participants' schools in order to provide them with supervisory practices that contribute to improving learning and teaching in their schools.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The AILPD was launched at the end of March of this year in liaison with the Ministry of Education and with the support of the Canadian Government. The new cohort includes school principals, assistants, and supervisors representing 39 directorates from three regions of the Kingdom.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">QRTA launched The Advanced Instructional Leadership Professional Diploma (AILPD) in 2016. AILPD is awarded by the University of Jordan and has been developed in collaboration with the University of Connecticut (UCONN) and is based on the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) originated in 2003 at Harvard University through a joint effort from the Business and Education schools.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">AILPD is accredited by the Ministry of Education in Jordan.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The twenty-four credit hours, nine months diploma seeks to make essential changes in leadership practices through including the best international practices in instructional leadership.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Increase conceptual understanding of instructional leadership in order to articulate a vision for the organization and lead learning to achieve that vision.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Develop strategies for school improvement through a close examination of curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices, teacher development, culture, and school organization.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Apply new learning directly to work within the school and create a Networked Improvement Community to self-reflect and provide one another with actionable feedback.</span></p>