While research in educational leadership often relies on surveys and interviews that capture participants’ reflections after the fact, fewer studies examine how innovative thinking is co-constructed or unfolds during interaction. This paper introduces linkography, a protocol analysis method from design research, as a method to study the moment-to-moment interactions and conversations during collaborative problem solving. (pdf)

This essay examines six persistent myths: that the principal is ‘the instructional leader’; that instructional leadership is the principal’s only responsibility; that it is enacted through top-down authority; that it directly influences student learning; that it focuses on teaching rather than learning; and that it is at odds with social justice leadership. (pdf)