Sterrett, William Lindsay

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Temporary EHRA/Faculty, Educational Leadership , Watson College of Education

Bill Sterrett serves as Associate Dean for Teacher Education and Outreach in the Watson College of Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Sterrett’s research centers on collaborative school leadership, including the role of the principal, school innovation, teacher leadership, STEM leadership and school improvement.

Sterrett, William Lindsay

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sterrettw@uncw.edu

910.962.3369

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Academic Article
- Learning and Leadership through Sustainability Education: School-University Partnerships Supporting Collaboration and Student Voice.. PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice. 17:50-66. 2022-07-01
- A reflective Faculty-in-Residence model in a K-8 lab school: Lessons learned from the first two years of a bidirectional initiative.. National Association for Professional Development Schools (NAPDS). 14:114-119. 2021-10-01
- Reframing educator preparation to collaboratively prepare teachers and administrators: Challenges and advantages.. Development and Learning in Organizations. 36. 2021-09-01
- Challenges of being a digitally savvy principal.. Journal of Educational Administration. 59:318-334.. 2021-01-01
- Imagination into action: A school-university collaboration with a design thinking imperative.. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 24:28-41.. 2021-01-01
- The Why of Digital Leadership. ASCD Express. 16. 2021-01-01
- Engaging in faculty mentored research with undergraduate student athletes: A successful case at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.. Perspectives in Undergraduate Research and Mentoring. 9:1-11.. 2020-10-01
- Shaping the supervision narrative: Innovating teaching and leading to improve STEM instruction.. Journal of Educational Supervision. 3:59-74. 2020-10-01
- How superintendents use technology to engage stakeholders.. Research in Educational Administration & Leadership. 5:954-988.. 2020-01-01
- Leading a tech-savvy school: Reinventing learning through collaboration and innovation.. Kappa Delta Pi Record. 56:100-104. 2020-01-01
- Leading with joy: The influential role of a principal. ASCD Express. 15:1-4.. 2020-01-01
- Project-Based Learning (PjBL): Providing a community of engagement for middle school learners.. Journal of Classroom Interaction. 55:4-25.. 2020-01-01
- Shaping the supervision narrative: Innovating teaching and leading to improve STEM instruction.. Journal of Educational Supervision. 3(:59-74. 2020-01-01
- Sharing a powerful IDEA: Learning organizations collaborating to innovate and design engaging applications in STEM education. Development and Learning in Organizations. 34:9-12. 2020-01-01
- Supporting professional development through digital principal leadership. Journal of Organizational and Educational Leadership. 5:1-19.. 2020-01-01
- A Different “Noticing”: Examining Principal Perceptions of STEM Instruction. American Journal of Educational Science (AJES). 4:180-187. 2019-01-01
- A case study approach to STEM Supervision: A collaborative model for teaching and principal preparation.. Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership. 4:1-11. 2019-01-01
- Creating communities of engagement: A project-based learning initiative through a professional development system. The Online Journal of New Horizons in Education (TOJNED). 9:17-23.. 2019-01-01
- The change-ready leadership of technology-savvy superintendents. Journal of Educational Administration. 57:227-242.. 2019-01-01
- The change-ready leadership of technology-savvy superintendents.. Journal of Educational Administration. 57:227-242. 2019-01-01
- Cultivating Innovation in an Age of Accountability: Tech-Savvy Leadership. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 20:27-41. 2018-10-01
- District technology leadership then and now: A comparative study of district technology leadership from 2001-2014.. Educational Administration Quarterly. 54:589-616. 2018-10-01
- Facilitating undergraduate research in student athletics through a faculty-student partnership. Online Journal of New Horizons in Education. 8:42-50. 2018-01-01
- Maximizing teacher time: The collaborative leadership role of the principal.. Journal of Organizational and Educational Leadership. 3:1-26. 2018-01-01
- What it takes to be a “crisis principal” in a hurricane.. Education Week. 38:28.. 2018-01-01
- Time is a principal’s most limited resource.. Education Week. 37:23.. 2017-01-01
- Greener on the other side: cultivating community and improvement through sustainability practices.. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 19:72-85. 2016-11-01
- From Cortez to Crozet: Voices from two green schools.. Kappa Delta Pi Record. 52:137-142. 2016-06-01
- Teachers, it is time to write.. The New Teacher Advocate. 23:14-15. 2015-12-01
- Learning Green: Perspectives from U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Educators. Journal of Sustainability Education. 10:1-15. 2015-11-01
- Beyond “autopsy data”: Bolstering teacher leadership, morale, and school improvement.. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 18:3-13. 2015-01-01
- U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools: Leadership insights and implications.. E-Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership. 12:2-18. 2014-12-01
- Developing Teacher Leaders through Honorary Professional Organizations in Education: Focus on the College Student Officers. Education. 135:25-38. 2014-09-01
- Using Brief Instructional Video Clips to Foster Communication, Reflection, and Collaboration in Schools. The Educational Forum. 78:1-12. 2014-06-01
- Thinking ‘Outside the Map:’ Reflecting on school leadership standards with principals overseas.. Virginia Educational Leadership. 11:31-49. 2014-05-01
- Guiding pre-service teachers to lead student organizations in education: the faculty advisor's perspective.. E-Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership. 12:26-42. 2014-04-01
- Using brief instructional video clips to foster communication, reflection, and collaboration in schools.. The Educational Forum. 78:263-274. 2014-01-01
- A Four Cylinder Engine: Shared Collaborative Ownership as the Vehicle for Enhanced Student Success. Kappa Delta Pi The Record (Routledge). 49:131-135. 2013-07-01
- Interviewing for a teaching position: 3 key questions. New Teacher Advocate. 20:3. 2013-07-01
- Developing Collaborative Professional Growth through Peer Observations. Virginia Educational Leadership. 10:38-53. 2013-05-01
- Twelve Steps to Improving School Improvement. . 2013-01-01
- Embracing the Leadership Challenge: Leading by Service in "The Other Curriculum". E-Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership. 10:29-35.. 2012-11-01
- From Discipline to Relationships. Educational Leadership. 70:71-74. 2012-10-01
- Beyond Tough Choices: Prioritizing and Preserving Education in Times of Cuts and Lay-offs. Kappa Delta Pi The Record (Routledge). 48:52-54. 2012-04-01
- A Beginning Teacher's Guide to Advocacy.. The New Teacher Advocate. 19:2-3. 2011-10-01
- Don't fear labels. Principal. 89:48. 2011-05-01
- Preemptive relationships: Teacher leadership in strengthening a school community. Virginia Educational Leadership. 8:17-26. 2011-04-01
- Thriving as a new teacher in a bad economy. Kappa Delta Pi Record. 47:68-71. 2011-01-01
- The power of TWO. Educational Leadership. 67:78-80. 2009-10-01
- Empowering misbehaving students: An effective school wide discipline plan must consistently support learning and instruction. Principal. 88:web exclusive. 2009-04-01
- Bullying at Lincoln Middle School: A Case Study. The Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 8:62-71. 2005-01-01
Book
- Igniting Teacher Leadership: How do I empower my teachers to lead and learn?. ASCD.. 2015-12-01
- Short on time: How do I make time to lead and to learn as a principal?. ASCD. 2013-10-01
- Insights into Action: Successful School Leaders Share What Works. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). 2011-12-01
Chapter
- The principal as a catalyst for innovation and shared leadership.. Routledge. 155-169. 2022-01-01
- An Investigation of the effects of Integrating Computing and Project/Problem-based Learning in the Context of Environmental Sciences: A Case of Pakistani STEM Teachers.. IGI Publisher. 49-89. 2021-01-01
- Maximizing teacher leadership: The principal as facilitator.. Routledge. 43-54. 2015-01-01
- The Principal as Facilitator of Teacher Leadership. The Power of Teacher Leaders: Their Roles, Influence, and Impact. 2014-08-01
- The Change Leader in Education: Roles and Strategies in the Differentiated Environment. Bridgepoint Education. 147-148; 175.. 2014-02-01
Conference Poster
- Purposeful Peer Observations as a Catalyst for Teacher Leadership, Reflection, and Collaboration. UCEA. 2011-11-01
Document
- Letter from the guest editors on mentoring student athletes for undergraduate research.. Perspectives in Undergraduate Mentoring. 1-2.. 2020-01-01
- The Regenerative Business: Redesign work, cultivate human potential, and achieve extraordinary outcomes.. Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly. 108-109.. 2018-01-01
- Leadership for Green Schools: Sustainability for Our Children, Our Communities and Our Planet.. Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly. 60-61.. 2017-01-01
- KDP Reasoned Voice: Issue No. 3: Technology and Learning.. Kappa Delta Pi.. 2016-01-01
- How do we prepare and evaluate principals?. Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness. 2015-10-01
- Maximizing teacher leadership: The principal as facilitator.. The Power of Teacher Leaders. Instructor’s Guide Link.. 10-11. 2015-01-01
- KDP Public Policy Brief: The future of the teaching profession.. Kappa Delta Pi.. 2014-01-01
- Review of "Reality Calling: The Story of a Principal's First Semester (Pace, 2013). Rowman and Littlefield Education. 2013-10-01
- KDP Reasoned Voice: Issue No. 2: Common Core Standards. Kappa Delta Pi. 2012-12-01
- KDP Reasoned Voice: Issue No. 1: Teacher Evaluation. Kappa Delta Pi Public Policy Committee. 2012-10-01
- An ASCD Study Guide for Insights into Action: Successful School Leaders Share What Works. ASCD. 2011-12-01
- Connecting Emergent Curriculum and Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom. Teaching Children Mathematics. 126. 2011-09-01
Report
- APLU IEP Universities Designation Application. University of North Carolina Wilmington.. Association of Public and Land Grant Universities Commission on Economic and University Engagement. 2022-01-01
- Laboratory Schools Renewal Report. D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy.. University of North Carolina System. 2022-01-01
- Application for U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools recognition.. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.. 2021-01-01
- Annual Status Report for Laboratory Schools in Second and Subsequent Years of Operation.. University of North Carolina System.. 2020-01-01
- Second semester Year 2 report for iTALL.. ETEAL Applied Learning Strategic Initiatives Award, UNCW.. 2020-01-01
- Final summary report for SCAISB-18-AW-006-0212018: Cultural Affairs- Pakistani Partnerships.. U.S. State Department.. 2019-01-01
- First semester Year 2 report for iTALL.. ETEAL Applied Learning Strategic Initiatives Award, UNCW.. 2019-01-01
- Fourth quarter report for SCAISB-18-AW-006-0212018: Cultural Affairs- Pakistani Partnerships. U.S. State Department.. 2019-01-01
- Second quarter report for SCAISB-18-AW-006-0212018: Cultural Affairs- Pakistani Partnerships.. U.S. State Department.. 2019-01-01
- Second semester Year 1 report for iTALL. ETEAL Applied Learning Strategic Initiatives Award, UNCW.. 2019-01-01
- Third quarter report for SCAISB-18-AW-006-0212018: Cultural Affairs- Pakistani Partnerships.. U.S. State Department.. 2019-01-01
- First semester Year 1 report for iTALL.. ETEAL Applied Learning Strategic Initiatives Award, UNCW.. 2018-01-01

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