Download or read book Teacher Leadership Exploring What Supports and Sustains Elementary Teachers as Leaders written by Kristin Artim and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers as leaders may provide additional leadership to build school capacity, but there is minimal understanding of how to cultivate teacher leadership. Twenty-seven elementary teacher leaders in southern California were interviewed about what experiences led them to become and supported them as teacher leaders. Ideas around how they became teacher leaders, who and what influenced their leadership, and why they pursued certain leadership roles were collected. The findings showed how these teachers had a passion in education that drove them to lead and sustained them as a leader; relationships formed the foundation of why and how they led; and their leadership journeys had unique nuances, but were similar in the patterns of their development. These stories showed that leadership can be cultivated and challenged the idea that leaders are born.
Download or read book Creating a Culture of Support for Teacher Leaders written by Rosemary Gornik and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the pages of this book you will meet six, K-12, practicing, public school administrators, and two university instructors who give concise study-and-practice guidance on two aims; 1) to build the awareness and capabilities to become a lead professional for democratic ways of living, and 2) to develop the school culture needed to support this teacher leadership. Teacher leadership is not in addition to the many initiatives administrators face each day. Rather, you will read stories about teacher leadership incorporated into the initiatives that already exist. By distributing leadership, administrators organically utilize the gifts and talents that individual teachers already possess defying prescripted roles and specific job descriptions. A key feature in this text is its problem-solving orientation, and the interplay among teaching/learning/leading research that raises critical questions for professionals ready to understand the nuances of educational growth in societies with democratic ideals. In spite of the political demands for efficiency and accountability, six administrators worked with teacher leaders in different contexts to develop and exercise the wisdom, which honors the democratic ideals upon which our society was built.
Download or read book Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice written by Charlotte Danielson and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2006-02-15 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every school relies on teachers who informally and voluntarily lead various efforts in the school. These teachers may not be appointed leaders or paid leaders, but they are committed leaders: they see a need and they respond to it. What do these teacher leaders do that is different from the work of excellent teachers who are not teacher leaders? If we can articulate those skills, says Charlotte Danielson, then we can take steps to enable more teachers to develop those skills and be better equipped to tackle special projects. Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice is designed to be a resource not only for prospective teacher leaders but also for administrators who want to better support the development of outstanding teacher leaders. Teachers seeking to expand their leadership capacity will learn how to * recognize an opportunity and take initiative, * mobilize colleagues around a common purpose, * marshal resources and take action, * monitor and adjust the initiative, * sustain the commitments of others, and * contribute to the learning organization. Administrators will find advice on how to cultivate, promote, honor, and empower teacher leaders--and how to work with them to successfully present innovations to the school community. In short, this book gives individuals and schools a practical framework for tapping teachers' leadership potential and marshaling their efforts to better educate students and create a stronger learning community. As Danielson convincingly shows, genuine teacher leadership is a powerful force for constructive change.
Download or read book Learning Focused Leadership in Action written by Michael S. Knapp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an educational context where school and district performance is of increasing focus, it’s essential for leaders at all levels of the educational system to focus on improving student performance. This volume zeros in on a promising set of strategies and practices for all leaders to motivate, support, and sustain learning in contemporary schools. Learning-Focused Leadership in Action explores what it means for educational leadership to be "learning-focused," what this looks like in practice at both the school and district level, and how such leadership changes can be set in motion. Drawing on extensive case study research in schools and districts that are making progress on learning improvement, this volume explores how leaders at all levels of the educational system can productively seek to improve the quality of learning opportunities and student performance, no matter how challenging the circumstances.
Download or read book Lead with Me written by Anita Pankake and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lead With Me, 2nd Edition provides courageous principals with the tools for partnering with teachers in the student learning and improvement process. This practical guide explains the skills teacher leaders need and offers advice for principals who wish to engage teachers in learning these skills. Packed with stories and examples from educators in the field, this second edition explores how to: Build mutual trust and accountability with teachers and faculty Encourage and facilitate professional development Carefully manage the distribution of power and authority by involving faculty members in decision-making. The revised second edition provides a variety of helpful tools—PowerPoint presentations, reflection questions, activities for professional learning sessions, and annotated lists of additional resources—that can be downloaded as eResources: www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138785588.
Download or read book Developing Teacher Leaders written by Frank Crowther and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With five new case studies, this revised edition shows principals and staff developers how to collaborate with teachers in fostering, developing, and supporting teacher leadership.
Download or read book Collaborative Teacher Leadership written by Martin L. Krovetz and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-03-24 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors present teachers' own observations and reflections on leadership to demonstrate how teacher leaders can help close the achievement gap.
Download or read book Advocacy for Teacher Leadership written by Susan Lovett and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book advocates for an alternative to the hierarchical positioning of leaders. It proposes to value leadership practices which emerge from collective concerns about learning and the realisation that collegial interactions offer opportunities for rich explorations of pedagogy and new understandings to be developed. The book draws upon illustrative examples from a longitudinal study of early career teachers, entitled “Teachers of Promise: Aspirations and realities”. It explores matters of personal ambition, support from significant others, and barriers to teacher leadership. It shows that these vary from context to context and individual to individual. Examples highlight the ways in which each teacher’s experience has been enabled and constrained by different considerations. In combination, the examples offered demonstrate the need for the teaching profession to be more systematic in identifying and supporting talented teachers who could be the leaders of learning for tomorrow. The book shows that individuals themselves need to have an openness to consider how they might become more effective teachers through their engagement in leadership work. This, it suggests, involves developing a different conception of leadership to counter the prevailing view that leadership is typically positional and defined by its distance from classroom teaching. The more promising portrayal is to link teacher leadership explicitly with learning.
Download or read book Empowering Teacher Leadership written by Jeremy D. Visone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how school leaders—both formal and informal—can create a supportive culture that leverages teamwork and empowers teachers to become leaders. By focusing on three foundational principles—empowerment, collegiality, and risk taking—schools can develop and enhance educators' capacity for success. With this practical resource, you will learn intentional and actionable strategies that empower participation in leadership at all levels through peer observation and team action planning. The book’s chapters explore how to create systems that support trusting relationships, inspire distributed leadership, provide a vehicle for teachers to learn from each other and take risks, and develop informal and formal teacher leaders. This book provides a positive and proactive approach to collaborative school leadership that will invigorate your school community to work together more effectively for improved student outcomes. Rich reflection questions in each chapter help readers conceptualize the information presented and take actionable steps toward improvement Additional tools are available online for easy download here: www.routledge.com/9781032040554.
Download or read book Uncovering Teacher Leadership written by Richard H. Ackerman and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2007-01-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by leadership experts, this comprehensive reader organizes the top voices in the field to examine teacher leadership in insightful and surprising ways.
Download or read book Connecting Teacher Leadership and School Improvement written by Joseph Murphy and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-01-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increase student learning by developing teacher leaders! Research over the years has consistently identified leadership as a critical component of school change, and as initiatives to reform the educational system have emerged, one significant line of work emphasizes teachers assuming greater leadership roles within their organizations. Connecting Teacher Leadership and School Improvement is the first book to synthesize theoretical, empirical, and practice-based literature to provide a comprehensive look at what is known about teacher leadership and what works to support it. The first part of the book explores the core concepts of teacher leadership, while the second part shows readers how to establish the context in their school or district to cultivate and support teacher leaders. A vital piece of equipment in the school improvement toolbox, this book covers such important topics as: The principal′s critical role in supporting teacher leadership Cultivating teacher leadership through professional development Overcoming organizational barriers that hinder teacher leadership How teacher leadership can help advance school improvement efforts Presenting a comprehensive model of this successful change strategy, author Joseph Murphy examines the ideological and empirical basis of teacher leadership and offers strategies to help teachers and principals create productive relationships that will strengthen our nation′s schools.
Download or read book Teacher Leaders written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newsletter defines teacher leadership and offers concrete ways teachers can step forward, sometimes out of their comfort zones, into leadership roles. In most schools, traditional structures are in place that define certain teachers as leaders such as department heads and grade-level team leaders. Many schools also have a leadership team, composed of the principal and teachers who often have been either appointed by the principal or volunteered their services. Although these formal structures are necessary to the efficient functioning of a school, too often they remain the only recognized avenues of leadership for teachers. The time has come to expand the definition of leadership beyond these traditional formats and to encourage all teachers to explore a variety of leadership roles. Teacher leaders not only create and implement reform, they are crucial to sustaining it. With a supportive environment, training, and encouragement, all teachers have the capacity to become effective leaders in their schools. [This document was produced by The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, administered by Learning Point Associates in partnership with the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) and WestEd, under contract with the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education.].
Download or read book Teacher Leadership and Professional Development written by Alex Alexandrou and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in and knowledge of leadership and learning, separately and together, is an international and continuing phenomenon. This book adds to a somewhat under-researched aspect of the field. It focuses both on a particular form of leadership – teacher leadership, and on a particular form of learning – professional development. It considers the connection between teacher leadership and professional development and the first chapter relates this connection to a ‘Leadership for Learning’ conceptual framework, developed through an international, three-year project. The book’s chapters explore teacher leadership and professional development from a number of perspectives, giving rise to three points of particular significance. Firstly the chapters show that, either by accident or design, there is a growing cadre of teacher leaders emerging from a multitude of professional development activities and initiatives. Secondly, a number of new conceptual frameworks are put forward, alongside the adaption and development of extant ones that add to the ever-increasing theorisation of educational leadership and professional development literature. Thirdly, the chapters provide evidence of the connections between leadership and learning as conceptualised in the ‘Leadership for Learning’ framework. This book was originally published as a special issue of Professional Development in Education.
Download or read book Every Teacher a Leader written by Barbara B. Levin and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the secrets of successful teacher leadership! Every teacher is a leader in their own right. When teachers embrace certain dispositions, knowledge, and skills for leadership, the whole school culture is changed for the better. Whether you’re a teacher who’s ready to take on new roles or an administrator looking to develop strong leaders, this book is for you. This practical handbook prepares teachers for leadership roles with specific how-tos for the essential skills they’ll need most: running meetings, teaching colleagues, providing feedback, conducting needs assessments, delivering effective professional development, resolving conflicts, employing technology, and more. The book features: Well-tested content and activities Reflective writing prompts Scenarios for discussion Self-evaluations Two companion guides: one for teachers, and one for administrators When teacher leaders work alongside school leaders, the effect on school culture is noticeable. With Every Teacher a Leader, you’ll implement that change successfully—and improve outcomes for teachers, leaders, and students. "This book makes leadership a concrete, identifiable, and learnable goal for any teacher. Furthermore, it provides resources to help nurture and leverage the leadership in one’s staff or even in oneself. Teacher leadership is necessary on every campus and in every district." Heather Wolpert-Gawron, Middle School Teacher & Author, Writing Behind Every Door Los Angeles, CA "Rather than leadership being held in the office of an administrator, this book shows how more impactful leadership actually resides in the classrooms among the teachers. Levin and Schrum lay out a clear path why teacher leadership is truly the leadership we need in our schools and how to get there." Josh Stumpenhorst, Teacher, 2012 Illinois Teacher of the Year Lincoln Junior High School, Naperville, IL
Download or read book Exploring how Teacher Leaders Influence Instructional Improvement Beyond the Walls of Their Classroom written by Kenneth Seals and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher leadership is a critical component of school improvement efforts especially in light of the limitations of principal leadership including job demands, principal shortages, and high turnover. Schools need distributed leadership to implement sustainable improvement. Since teacher leadership has a positive impact on the school, including the students, administration, and the teachers themselves, this study focused on teacher leaders. The study examined both teacher and administrator perspectives of how teacher leaders impact instructional improvement in high schools and what supports and/or inhibits teacher leadership. Specifically this study investigated how improved or innovative instruction travels from one teacher's classroom to another and what supports or barriers exist for these teacher leaders. Using a multi-site case study model, this qualitative study used data collected from administrator and teacher leader interviews from three high schools. These high schools were chosen because they had the largest academic performance growth out of the 18 high schools in their school district. The findings highlight the importance of teacher leader credibility and the need for opportunities for teacher leaders to influence other teachers. In addition, barriers to teacher leadership such as resistance or commitment to the status quo are explored. Finally, the need for more teacher leaders and support by administration is discussed. The study concludes with implications and recommendations for policy and practice.
Download or read book Examining Effective Teacher Leadership written by Sara Ray Stoelinga and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Every Teacher as a Leader written by Marilyn Katzenmeyer and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1996-11-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day principals, assistant principals, superintAndents, and others in educational leadership positions struggle to manage day-to-day school operations and still find time to champion school reform. Meanwhile, teachers remain a largely untapped resource. With their daily access to students and immediate understanding of what contributes to and what stands in the way of improving learning experiences, teachers have the knowledge, experience, and leadership potential to bring about significant reform. But how can principals and others effectively tap this resource? What leadership roles are appropriate for teachers, given their other responsibilities? Where can they be most effective? How can schools identify potential leaders among teachers and support their leadership work? The authors of this volume address these and other important questions, providing insights and ideas for ways to capitalize on this important but sadly underutilized resource. This is the first issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for School Leadership. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.
