Uncovering Teacher Leadership

Essays and Voices From the Field
Richard H. Ackerman - University of Maine, USA
Sarah V. Mackenzie - University of Maine, USA
Uncovering Teacher Leadership
January 2007 | 416 pages | Corwin
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Immerse yourself in exploring the heart of teacher leadership!

Practicing the art of teacher leadership requires self-reflection, creativity, and discipline. This comprehensive reader brings together the top voices in the field, encouraging teacher leaders to examine the tensions in their practice. Edited by recognized leadership experts Richard H. Ackerman, author of The Wounded Leader, and Sarah V. Mackenzie, this must-have resource contains classic essays and contemporary gems that explore teacher leadership in insightful and surprising ways.

This well-organized compendium features stories and lessons from teacher leaders that explore current issues, underlying feelings, and fresh perspectives. Within a five-part structure, each section begins with an introduction and closes with questions designed to encourage reflection and discussion. Readers will be able to use:

  • Stories, essays, and research findings for insight and exploration
  • Protocols to structure conversations about common issues
  • Ideas for inspiring and motivating other educators to examine and improve their practices

Revealing the inner world of teacher leaders will prompt readers to think more deeply about their own leadership.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

Part I: Looking at Teacher Leadership

  • 1. Surprising Outcomes or Why Do They Read Macbeth?
  • 2. The Teacher Leader
  • 3. What Research Says About Teacher Leadership
  • 4. Teachers as Leaders: Emergence of a New Paradigm
  • 5. Honoring the Uniqueness of Teacher Leaders
  • 6. I'm Not Like You
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part II: Teacher Leaders Everywhere

  • 7. Teacher Professionalism: Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes
  • 8. Leadership to the Fore
  • 9. Teaching as Leading
  • 10. What Teachers Bring to Leadership: The Distinctive Assets of Teachers Who Lead
  • 11. Leading From the Parking Lot
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part III: The Heart of Teacher Leaders

  • 12. The Courage to Lead
  • 13. On the Balcony
  • 14. Teacher Leadership: Noble Aspiration or Myth?
  • 15. The Golden Rule of Leadership
  • 16. A Year in the Life of a Teacher Leader: Enacting Core Beliefs
  • 17. Works Well With Others: The Nurturing of a Teacher Leader
  • 18. The Code of Silence
  • 19. Confessions of a Teacher Leader
  • 20. Reaching Out to Parents
  • 21. A Roaring Silence
  • 22. Education's Glass Ceiling
  • 23. Learning in the Risk Zone
  • 24. Hard Lessons About Leadership
  • 25. I, Leader
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part IV: Keeping the Teacher in the Leader

  • 26. Looking Within: A Principal's Thoughts About Teacher Leadership
  • 27. Taking on Teacher Leadership: A Foray Into Netherland
  • 28. To Lead or Not to Lead? A Quandary for Newly Tenured Teachers
  • 29. The Continuum of Leadership Development: Teacher Leaders Move to Administration
  • 30. Working Together Through Learning-Oriented Leadership: Promising Practices for Supporting Teacher Leadership and Growth
  • 31. Encouraging Districtwide Teacher Leadership
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part V: Nuturing Teacher Leaders

  • 32. It Isn't Just a Dream
  • 33. The Heart of Teaching: Making the Connection Between Teaching, Leadership, and Inner Life
  • 34. Learning and Growing From Convening: A Context for Reflecting on Teacher Practice
  • 35. America's Teaching Profession and the Teacher Leaders Network
  • 36. Teacher Leaders Redefining the Status Quo Through Critical Friends Groups
  • 37. The Paradox of Teacher Leadership
  • 38. The Times They Are A-changing
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation
  • Part VI: Conclusion
  • 39. (How) Can a New Vision of Teacher Leadership Be Fulfilled?
  • 40. Leading From the Back
  • Index
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors

Additional materials

Description

Immerse yourself in exploring the heart of teacher leadership!

Practicing the art of teacher leadership requires self-reflection, creativity, and discipline. This comprehensive reader brings together the top voices in the field, encouraging teacher leaders to examine the tensions in their practice. Edited by recognized leadership experts Richard H. Ackerman, author of The Wounded Leader, and Sarah V. Mackenzie, this must-have resource contains classic essays and contemporary gems that explore teacher leadership in insightful and surprising ways.

This well-organized compendium features stories and lessons from teacher leaders that explore current issues, underlying feelings, and fresh perspectives. Within a five-part structure, each section begins with an introduction and closes with questions designed to encourage reflection and discussion. Readers will be able to use:

  • Stories, essays, and research findings for insight and exploration
  • Protocols to structure conversations about common issues
  • Ideas for inspiring and motivating other educators to examine and improve their practices

Revealing the inner world of teacher leaders will prompt readers to think more deeply about their own leadership.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

Part I: Looking at Teacher Leadership

  • 1. Surprising Outcomes or Why Do They Read Macbeth?
  • 2. The Teacher Leader
  • 3. What Research Says About Teacher Leadership
  • 4. Teachers as Leaders: Emergence of a New Paradigm
  • 5. Honoring the Uniqueness of Teacher Leaders
  • 6. I'm Not Like You
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part II: Teacher Leaders Everywhere

  • 7. Teacher Professionalism: Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes
  • 8. Leadership to the Fore
  • 9. Teaching as Leading
  • 10. What Teachers Bring to Leadership: The Distinctive Assets of Teachers Who Lead
  • 11. Leading From the Parking Lot
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part III: The Heart of Teacher Leaders

  • 12. The Courage to Lead
  • 13. On the Balcony
  • 14. Teacher Leadership: Noble Aspiration or Myth?
  • 15. The Golden Rule of Leadership
  • 16. A Year in the Life of a Teacher Leader: Enacting Core Beliefs
  • 17. Works Well With Others: The Nurturing of a Teacher Leader
  • 18. The Code of Silence
  • 19. Confessions of a Teacher Leader
  • 20. Reaching Out to Parents
  • 21. A Roaring Silence
  • 22. Education's Glass Ceiling
  • 23. Learning in the Risk Zone
  • 24. Hard Lessons About Leadership
  • 25. I, Leader
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part IV: Keeping the Teacher in the Leader

  • 26. Looking Within: A Principal's Thoughts About Teacher Leadership
  • 27. Taking on Teacher Leadership: A Foray Into Netherland
  • 28. To Lead or Not to Lead? A Quandary for Newly Tenured Teachers
  • 29. The Continuum of Leadership Development: Teacher Leaders Move to Administration
  • 30. Working Together Through Learning-Oriented Leadership: Promising Practices for Supporting Teacher Leadership and Growth
  • 31. Encouraging Districtwide Teacher Leadership
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part V: Nuturing Teacher Leaders

  • 32. It Isn't Just a Dream
  • 33. The Heart of Teaching: Making the Connection Between Teaching, Leadership, and Inner Life
  • 34. Learning and Growing From Convening: A Context for Reflecting on Teacher Practice
  • 35. America's Teaching Profession and the Teacher Leaders Network
  • 36. Teacher Leaders Redefining the Status Quo Through Critical Friends Groups
  • 37. The Paradox of Teacher Leadership
  • 38. The Times They Are A-changing
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation
  • Part VI: Conclusion
  • 39. (How) Can a New Vision of Teacher Leadership Be Fulfilled?
  • 40. Leading From the Back
  • Index
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors

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Immerse yourself in exploring the heart of teacher leadership!

Practicing the art of teacher leadership requires self-reflection, creativity, and discipline. This comprehensive reader brings together the top voices in the field, encouraging teacher leaders to examine the tensions in their practice. Edited by recognized leadership experts Richard H. Ackerman, author of The Wounded Leader, and Sarah V. Mackenzie, this must-have resource contains classic essays and contemporary gems that explore teacher leadership in insightful and surprising ways.

This well-organized compendium features stories and lessons from teacher leaders that explore current issues, underlying feelings, and fresh perspectives. Within a five-part structure, each section begins with an introduction and closes with questions designed to encourage reflection and discussion. Readers will be able to use:

  • Stories, essays, and research findings for insight and exploration
  • Protocols to structure conversations about common issues
  • Ideas for inspiring and motivating other educators to examine and improve their practices

Revealing the inner world of teacher leaders will prompt readers to think more deeply about their own leadership.


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: Looking at Teacher Leadership
  • 1. Surprising Outcomes or Why Do They Read Macbeth?
  • 2. The Teacher Leader
  • 3. What Research Says About Teacher Leadership
  • 4. Teachers as Leaders: Emergence of a New Paradigm
  • 5. Honoring the Uniqueness of Teacher Leaders
  • 6. I'm Not Like You
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation
  • Part II: Teacher Leaders Everywhere
  • 7. Teacher Professionalism: Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes
  • 8. Leadership to the Fore
  • 9. Teaching as Leading
  • 10. What Teachers Bring to Leadership: The Distinctive Assets of Teachers Who Lead
  • 11. Leading From the Parking Lot
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation
  • Part III: The Heart of Teacher Leaders
  • 12. The Courage to Lead
  • 13. On the Balcony
  • 14. Teacher Leadership: Noble Aspiration or Myth?
  • 15. The Golden Rule of Leadership
  • 16. A Year in the Life of a Teacher Leader: Enacting Core Beliefs
  • 17. Works Well With Others: The Nurturing of a Teacher Leader
  • 18. The Code of Silence
  • 19. Confessions of a Teacher Leader
  • 20. Reaching Out to Parents
  • 21. A Roaring Silence
  • 22. Education's Glass Ceiling
  • 23. Learning in the Risk Zone
  • 24. Hard Lessons About Leadership
  • 25. I, Leader
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation
  • Part IV: Keeping the Teacher in the Leader
  • 26. Looking Within: A Principal's Thoughts About Teacher Leadership
  • 27. Taking on Teacher Leadership: A Foray Into Netherland
  • 28. To Lead or Not to Lead? A Quandary for Newly Tenured Teachers
  • 29. The Continuum of Leadership Development: Teacher Leaders Move to Administration
  • 30. Working Together Through Learning-Oriented Leadership: Promising Practices for Supporting Teacher Leadership and Growth
  • 31. Encouraging Districtwide Teacher Leadership
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation
  • Part V: Nuturing Teacher Leaders
  • 32. It Isn't Just a Dream
  • 33. The Heart of Teaching: Making the Connection Between Teaching, Leadership, and Inner Life
  • 34. Learning and Growing From Convening: A Context for Reflecting on Teacher Practice
  • 35. America's Teaching Profession and the Teacher Leaders Network
  • 36. Teacher Leaders Redefining the Status Quo Through Critical Friends Groups
  • 37. The Paradox of Teacher Leadership
  • 38. The Times They Are A-changing
  • Questions for Reflection and Conversation
  • Part VI: Conclusion
  • 39. (How) Can a New Vision of Teacher Leadership Be Fulfilled?
  • 40. Leading From the Back
  • Index
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors

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Dr Suzanne Gilmour, Education, LeMoyne Cllege
"The strength of any community of learners must be realized from within—from the internal leaders who, classroom by classroom, contribute to the overall well-being of the entire school. Uncovering Teacher Leadership brings together commanding, yet thoughtful voices on a topic central to effective educational practice—the development of teacher leaders. An important read for anyone in the field of education."
Pru Cuper, Professor of Education, Keene State College
"No one could read this book and not be struck by the power and importance of teacher leadership for our schools. The voices from the field don't merely spell out the power and importance of teacher leadership—they shout it out! One can't help but be touched by the care, commitment, concern, vulnerability, and honesty expressed by these writers."
Leonard O. Pellicer, Dean, College of Education and Organizational Leadership, University of La Verne
"Captures the essence and essentials of teacher leadership. Defines teacher leaders and gives them a voice through personal reflections. Readers are given strategies on keeping and nurturing teacher leaders to maximize their impact on a campus. The framework for sustaining teacher leaders makes this book a must-read."
Tim Persall, Principal, Canyon Independent School District, Amarillo, TX

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