Awakening the Sleeping Giant

Helping Teachers Develop as Leaders
Third Edition
Marilyn H. Katzenmeyer - University of South Florida, College of Education
Gayle V. Moller - Western Carolina University, Bardo Distinguished Professor
Awakening the Sleeping Giant
June 2009 | 240 pages | Corwin
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Leadership Solutions

"The ultimate for those who promote teacher leadership and those who would be teacher leaders."
—Roland S. Barth, Educational Consultant
Author, Lessons Learned

"Katzenmeyer and Moller usher in a new age of teacher leadership, an age of mutuality in learning and leading, broad-based participation, and shared responsibility. Their work is based on the powerful assumption that all of us—especially teachers—have the right, capacity, and responsibility to lead."
—Linda Lambert, Professor Emeritus
California State University, Hayward

"This seminal text left me nothing short of energized when I first picked it up almost ten years ago. Filled with new surveys, tools, and suggestions for today's teacher leader, the newest edition is simply a must-read for anyone driving meaningful change in the classrooms of our country."
—Bill Ferriter, Senior Fellow
Teacher Leaders Network

Empower teachers as leaders to improve student learning and performance!

This third edition of a bestseller draws on the authors' two decades of experience in studying and observing the work of teacher leaders. Marilyn Katzenmeyer and Gayle Moller expand on the definition of leadership and its importance to improving outcomes in schools, and cover the career-long development of teacher leaders from preservice preparation programs through ongoing support for veteran teacher leaders.

This exceptional, teacher-focused resource discusses three factors critical to stepping into a leadership role: sustaining teacher leadership relationships between adults in the school, organizational structures, and the actions of the principal. The authors discuss the challenges that many teacher leaders face, including:

  • Deciding to accept a leadership role
  • Building principal–teacher leader relationships
  • Working with peers
  • Facilitating professional learning for themselves and others

With the latest research from the teacher leadership literature and new teacher inventories and surveys, this updated edition of Awakening the Sleeping Giant demonstrates the benefits of investing in teachers and their learning to sustain meaningful change in today's schools.

An Interview With Gayle Moller

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. Understanding Teacher Leadership

  • Teacher Leadership Emerges
  • Definition of Teacher Leadership
  • Three Potential Teacher Leaders
  • Readiness for Teacher Leadership
  • Who Is Responsible?
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

2. Promoting Teacher Leadership

  • Rationale for Teacher Leadership
  • Benefits of Teacher Leadership
  • Teacher Leadership Assumptions
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

3. Developing Teacher Leaders

  • Professional Development for Teacher Leaders
  • Leadership Development for Teachers
  • A Development Model for Teacher Leadership
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

4. Understanding Myself and Others as Teachers and Leaders

  • Professional Teaching Skills
  • Teacher Uniqueness
  • Reluctant Learners and Leaders
  • Acknowledging Diversity
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

5. Building a Culture That Supports Teacher Leadership

  • Dimensions of School Culture
  • Relationships Between Adults in the School
  • Organizational Structure
  • Actions of the Principal
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

6. Influencing Others Through Teacher Leadership

  • Influence With Instructional Competence
  • How Teachers Influence
  • Influencing Skills
  • Teacher Leader Action in Schools
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

7. Emerging Teacher Leadership and Its Challenges

  • Evolution of Teacher Leadership
  • Many Faces of Teacher Leadership
  • Challenges for Teacher Leaders
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

8. Building a Future for Teacher Leadership

  • Teacher Leadership in the Future
  • Teacher Leader Concerns
  • Teacher Leaders as Advocates for Change
  • Conclusion

Resource A. A Resource for Teacher Leadership: Philosophy of Education Inventory© (PEI©)

Resource A. A Resource for Teacher Leadership: Philosophy of Education Inventory© (PEI©)

Resource B. Teacher Leader School Survey (TLSS)

Resource B. Teacher Leader School Survey (TLSS)

Resource C. Time for Teacher Leadership

Resource C. Time for Teacher Leadership

Resource D. Teacher Leadership Books, Instruments, and Organizations

Resource D. Teacher Leadership Books, Instruments, and Organizations

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

Description

Leadership Solutions

"The ultimate for those who promote teacher leadership and those who would be teacher leaders."
—Roland S. Barth, Educational Consultant
Author, Lessons Learned

"Katzenmeyer and Moller usher in a new age of teacher leadership, an age of mutuality in learning and leading, broad-based participation, and shared responsibility. Their work is based on the powerful assumption that all of us—especially teachers—have the right, capacity, and responsibility to lead."
—Linda Lambert, Professor Emeritus
California State University, Hayward

"This seminal text left me nothing short of energized when I first picked it up almost ten years ago. Filled with new surveys, tools, and suggestions for today's teacher leader, the newest edition is simply a must-read for anyone driving meaningful change in the classrooms of our country."
—Bill Ferriter, Senior Fellow
Teacher Leaders Network

Empower teachers as leaders to improve student learning and performance!

This third edition of a bestseller draws on the authors' two decades of experience in studying and observing the work of teacher leaders. Marilyn Katzenmeyer and Gayle Moller expand on the definition of leadership and its importance to improving outcomes in schools, and cover the career-long development of teacher leaders from preservice preparation programs through ongoing support for veteran teacher leaders.

This exceptional, teacher-focused resource discusses three factors critical to stepping into a leadership role: sustaining teacher leadership relationships between adults in the school, organizational structures, and the actions of the principal. The authors discuss the challenges that many teacher leaders face, including:

  • Deciding to accept a leadership role
  • Building principal–teacher leader relationships
  • Working with peers
  • Facilitating professional learning for themselves and others

With the latest research from the teacher leadership literature and new teacher inventories and surveys, this updated edition of Awakening the Sleeping Giant demonstrates the benefits of investing in teachers and their learning to sustain meaningful change in today's schools.

An Interview With Gayle Moller

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. Understanding Teacher Leadership

  • Teacher Leadership Emerges
  • Definition of Teacher Leadership
  • Three Potential Teacher Leaders
  • Readiness for Teacher Leadership
  • Who Is Responsible?
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

2. Promoting Teacher Leadership

  • Rationale for Teacher Leadership
  • Benefits of Teacher Leadership
  • Teacher Leadership Assumptions
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

3. Developing Teacher Leaders

  • Professional Development for Teacher Leaders
  • Leadership Development for Teachers
  • A Development Model for Teacher Leadership
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

4. Understanding Myself and Others as Teachers and Leaders

  • Professional Teaching Skills
  • Teacher Uniqueness
  • Reluctant Learners and Leaders
  • Acknowledging Diversity
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

5. Building a Culture That Supports Teacher Leadership

  • Dimensions of School Culture
  • Relationships Between Adults in the School
  • Organizational Structure
  • Actions of the Principal
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

6. Influencing Others Through Teacher Leadership

  • Influence With Instructional Competence
  • How Teachers Influence
  • Influencing Skills
  • Teacher Leader Action in Schools
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

7. Emerging Teacher Leadership and Its Challenges

  • Evolution of Teacher Leadership
  • Many Faces of Teacher Leadership
  • Challenges for Teacher Leaders
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges

8. Building a Future for Teacher Leadership

  • Teacher Leadership in the Future
  • Teacher Leader Concerns
  • Teacher Leaders as Advocates for Change
  • Conclusion

Resource A. A Resource for Teacher Leadership: Philosophy of Education Inventory© (PEI©)

Resource A. A Resource for Teacher Leadership: Philosophy of Education Inventory© (PEI©)

Resource B. Teacher Leader School Survey (TLSS)

Resource B. Teacher Leader School Survey (TLSS)

Resource C. Time for Teacher Leadership

Resource C. Time for Teacher Leadership

Resource D. Teacher Leadership Books, Instruments, and Organizations

Resource D. Teacher Leadership Books, Instruments, and Organizations

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

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Helping Teachers Develop as Leaders

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Leadership Solutions

"The ultimate for those who promote teacher leadership and those who would be teacher leaders."
—Roland S. Barth, Educational Consultant
Author, Lessons Learned

"Katzenmeyer and Moller usher in a new age of teacher leadership, an age of mutuality in learning and leading, broad-based participation, and shared responsibility. Their work is based on the powerful assumption that all of us—especially teachers—have the right, capacity, and responsibility to lead."
—Linda Lambert, Professor Emeritus
California State University, Hayward

"This seminal text left me nothing short of energized when I first picked it up almost ten years ago. Filled with new surveys, tools, and suggestions for today's teacher leader, the newest edition is simply a must-read for anyone driving meaningful change in the classrooms of our country."
—Bill Ferriter, Senior Fellow
Teacher Leaders Network

Empower teachers as leaders to improve student learning and performance!

This third edition of a bestseller draws on the authors' two decades of experience in studying and observing the work of teacher leaders. Marilyn Katzenmeyer and Gayle Moller expand on the definition of leadership and its importance to improving outcomes in schools, and cover the career-long development of teacher leaders from preservice preparation programs through ongoing support for veteran teacher leaders.

This exceptional, teacher-focused resource discusses three factors critical to stepping into a leadership role: sustaining teacher leadership relationships between adults in the school, organizational structures, and the actions of the principal. The authors discuss the challenges that many teacher leaders face, including:

  • Deciding to accept a leadership role
  • Building principal–teacher leader relationships
  • Working with peers
  • Facilitating professional learning for themselves and others

With the latest research from the teacher leadership literature and new teacher inventories and surveys, this updated edition of Awakening the Sleeping Giant demonstrates the benefits of investing in teachers and their learning to sustain meaningful change in today's schools.

An Interview With Gayle Moller


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • 1. Understanding Teacher Leadership
  • Teacher Leadership Emerges
  • Definition of Teacher Leadership
  • Three Potential Teacher Leaders
  • Readiness for Teacher Leadership
  • Who Is Responsible?
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges
  • 2. Promoting Teacher Leadership
  • Rationale for Teacher Leadership
  • Benefits of Teacher Leadership
  • Teacher Leadership Assumptions
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges
  • 3. Developing Teacher Leaders
  • Professional Development for Teacher Leaders
  • Leadership Development for Teachers
  • A Development Model for Teacher Leadership
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges
  • 4. Understanding Myself and Others as Teachers and Leaders
  • Professional Teaching Skills
  • Teacher Uniqueness
  • Reluctant Learners and Leaders
  • Acknowledging Diversity
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges
  • 5. Building a Culture That Supports Teacher Leadership
  • Dimensions of School Culture
  • Relationships Between Adults in the School
  • Organizational Structure
  • Actions of the Principal
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges
  • 6. Influencing Others Through Teacher Leadership
  • Influence With Instructional Competence
  • How Teachers Influence
  • Influencing Skills
  • Teacher Leader Action in Schools
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges
  • 7. Emerging Teacher Leadership and Its Challenges
  • Evolution of Teacher Leadership
  • Many Faces of Teacher Leadership
  • Challenges for Teacher Leaders
  • Conclusion
  • Application Challenges
  • 8. Building a Future for Teacher Leadership
  • Teacher Leadership in the Future
  • Teacher Leader Concerns
  • Teacher Leaders as Advocates for Change
  • Conclusion
  • Resource A. A Resource for Teacher Leadership: Philosophy of Education Inventory© (PEI©)
  • Resource B. Teacher Leader School Survey (TLSS)
  • Resource C. Time for Teacher Leadership
  • Resource D. Teacher Leadership Books, Instruments, and Organizations
  • References
  • Index

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This is a great resource for generating discussion within the course. The students found it accessible and thought-provoking.
Dr Christopher Boe, School Of Education, Pfeiffer University - Charlotte
"Katzenmeyer and Moller usher in a new age of teacher leadership, an age of mutuality in learning and leading, broad-based participation, and shared responsibility. Their work is based on the powerful assumption that all of us—especially teachers—have the right, capacity, and responsibility to lead."
Linda Lambert, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Hayward
"The ultimate for those who promote teacher leadership and those who would be teacher leaders."
Roland S. Barth, Educational Consultant, Author, Lessons Learned
"This seminal text left me nothing short of energized when I first picked it up almost ten years ago. Drawing from their continued experience developing and defining teacher leadership, Katzenmeyer and Moller bring additional transparency to a widely recognized concept that remains poorly understood. Filled with new surveys, tools, and suggestions for today’s teacher leader, the newest edition is simply a must-read for anyone driving meaningful change in the classrooms of our country."
Bill Ferriter, Senior Fellow, Teacher Leaders Network

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