Preview the webinar "What is a Culture of Evidence?" with Dr. Mari Pearlman, host and presenter of this edWeb.net community.

Welcome to Learner-Centered School Leadership, a professional learning community (PLC) that combines webinars with a social networking community to explore research-based answers to the questions:

• What makes a school leader successful in the era of accountability? 
• What kinds of leadership behaviors result in significant and sustained increases in student learning? 

School leaders must create the vision and foster the interactions among students, teachers, and staff members that lead to changes in performance and attitude.  It is the determination and resolve of the leader—and his or her consistent use of the empirical evidence of performance to guide actions and decisions—that leads to exemplary performance in a school.

In our series of free webinars, live chats, and online discussions, you'll collaborate with other school leaders to:

•  Explore the practical applications of research findings about “collective leadership”
• Learn the power of evidence-based thinking and inquiry.
• Learn to transform “data” into “information.”
• Challenge each other and themselves about what they really know.
• Create strategies to collect and use empirical evidence to drive new kinds of conversations with faculty and staff.
• Collaboratively discover ways to use data to inquire, confirm, evaluate, and support real changes in a school’s instructional practice, student achievement, and school culture.

As a member of the community, you'll be invited to a free webinar and live chat each month on a different topic.  You'll have access to all of the recorded webinars, presentations, and resources, providing you with an online resource center you can return to at any time.

The Learner-Centered School Leadership PLC is a unique and collaborative way for school leaders across the country to work together to explore this important topic.

Presented by Dr. Mari Pearlman

Dr. Mari Pearlman has written and presented extensively on the topic of the role of evidence-centered thinking in improving teaching and learning, and, in particular, the ways in which school leaders can use empirical evidence—data about instructional practices, student achievement results, and school culture—to change the conversation about a school’s learning results with faculty, staff, and students.