Developing Teacher Leaders
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"This book contributes to the literature on teacher leadership with a particular focus on schoolwide excellence in teaching, learning, and assessment. The exercises are filled with solid and practical but generative ideas."
—Richard Ackerman, Professor
The University of Maine
Rediscover the importance of teacher leadership in revitalizing schools!
Teacher leadership is a transformative process that can drive school and community reform. This revised edition of the groundbreaking bestseller builds on current research to help teachers and administrators work together to foster, develop, and support teacher leadership.
Principals and staff developers will learn how collaborating with teacher leaders can result in significantly improved school outcomes. With the Teachers as Leaders Framework, teachers can become leaders who facilitate communities of learning, strive for pedagogical excellence, confront barriers in the school's culture and structures, and nurture a culture of success. Featured in the second edition are:
- Five new school case studies with insights about the complexity of teacher leadership
- Expanded discussion of the capacity-building process for teacher leaders and principals
- An outline of a school development program based on teacher leadership and parallel leadership
With exercises for systematically developing teacher leaders, the second edition of this invaluable guide is for every educator who believes in teacher leadership as a crucial step toward making schools a source of instruction and inspiration.
Contents
Foreword to the Second Edition by Andy Hargreaves
Foreword to the Second Edition by Andy Hargreaves
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
1. Teachers as Leaders: Emergence of a New Paradigm
- Needed: A New Paradigm of the Teaching Profession
- Snapshot One: Greenhills State High School
- Snapshot Two: Whistlerock Elementary School
- Probing the Work of Teacher Leaders: An Exhilarating Endeavor
- The Framework in Action
- Conclusions
2. Five Premises to Guide Revitalization of the Teaching Profession
- Sustaining the Reform Agenda
- Snapshot Three: Adams Secondary College
- Five Premises to Guide the Development of the Teaching Profession
- Conclusions
3. Building School Capacity Through Shared Leadership
- Snapshot Four: Johnsonvale State School
- Defining Parallel Leadership
- Three Essential Characteristics of Parallel Leadership
- Parallelism in the Sciences, Arts, and Humanities
- How Parallel Leadership Works in Schools
- Holistic Professional Learning
- Distinctive Culture Building
- Schoolwide Pedagogical Development
- The Dynamics of School Capacity Building
- Conclusions
4. New Roles for School Principals
- The Principal's Role: Change Is Overdue
- Snapshot Five: Minnemanka Senior High School
- The Principal’s Five Metastrategic Functions
- Enabling Teacher Leadership: Seven Challenges for School Principals
- Snapshot Six: St. Monica’s, Boeing Heights
- Conclusions
5. Preparing for Teacher Leadership
- Introduction
- Key Questions and Concepts Underpinning the CLASS Plan
- Orientation to, and Preparation for, the Program
- Stimulating and Nurturing Teacher Leadership Capabilities
- Developing Parallel Leadership Relationships and Strategies
- Sustaining Teacher Leadership Into the Future
6. The CLASS Plan
- Component One: Orientation
- Component Two: Stimulating and Nurturing Teacher Leadership Capabilities
- Component Three: Developing Parallel Leadership Relationships and Strategies
- Component Four: Sustaining Teacher Leadership Into the Future
Resource A: Overview of the IDEAS Project
Resource A: Overview of the IDEAS Project
Resource B: Overview of the Teachers as Leaders Research Design
Resource B: Overview of the Teachers as Leaders Research Design
Resource C: A Report on the Michigan Review
Resource C: A Report on the Michigan Review
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"This book contributes to the literature on teacher leadership with a particular focus on schoolwide excellence in teaching, learning, and assessment. The exercises are filled with solid and practical but generative ideas."
—Richard Ackerman, Professor
The University of Maine
Rediscover the importance of teacher leadership in revitalizing schools!
Teacher leadership is a transformative process that can drive school and community reform. This revised edition of the groundbreaking bestseller builds on current research to help teachers and administrators work together to foster, develop, and support teacher leadership.
Principals and staff developers will learn how collaborating with teacher leaders can result in significantly improved school outcomes. With the Teachers as Leaders Framework, teachers can become leaders who facilitate communities of learning, strive for pedagogical excellence, confront barriers in the school's culture and structures, and nurture a culture of success. Featured in the second edition are:
- Five new school case studies with insights about the complexity of teacher leadership
- Expanded discussion of the capacity-building process for teacher leaders and principals
- An outline of a school development program based on teacher leadership and parallel leadership
With exercises for systematically developing teacher leaders, the second edition of this invaluable guide is for every educator who believes in teacher leadership as a crucial step toward making schools a source of instruction and inspiration.
Contents
Foreword to the Second Edition by Andy Hargreaves
Foreword to the Second Edition by Andy Hargreaves
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
1. Teachers as Leaders: Emergence of a New Paradigm
- Needed: A New Paradigm of the Teaching Profession
- Snapshot One: Greenhills State High School
- Snapshot Two: Whistlerock Elementary School
- Probing the Work of Teacher Leaders: An Exhilarating Endeavor
- The Framework in Action
- Conclusions
2. Five Premises to Guide Revitalization of the Teaching Profession
- Sustaining the Reform Agenda
- Snapshot Three: Adams Secondary College
- Five Premises to Guide the Development of the Teaching Profession
- Conclusions
3. Building School Capacity Through Shared Leadership
- Snapshot Four: Johnsonvale State School
- Defining Parallel Leadership
- Three Essential Characteristics of Parallel Leadership
- Parallelism in the Sciences, Arts, and Humanities
- How Parallel Leadership Works in Schools
- Holistic Professional Learning
- Distinctive Culture Building
- Schoolwide Pedagogical Development
- The Dynamics of School Capacity Building
- Conclusions
4. New Roles for School Principals
- The Principal's Role: Change Is Overdue
- Snapshot Five: Minnemanka Senior High School
- The Principal’s Five Metastrategic Functions
- Enabling Teacher Leadership: Seven Challenges for School Principals
- Snapshot Six: St. Monica’s, Boeing Heights
- Conclusions
5. Preparing for Teacher Leadership
- Introduction
- Key Questions and Concepts Underpinning the CLASS Plan
- Orientation to, and Preparation for, the Program
- Stimulating and Nurturing Teacher Leadership Capabilities
- Developing Parallel Leadership Relationships and Strategies
- Sustaining Teacher Leadership Into the Future
6. The CLASS Plan
- Component One: Orientation
- Component Two: Stimulating and Nurturing Teacher Leadership Capabilities
- Component Three: Developing Parallel Leadership Relationships and Strategies
- Component Four: Sustaining Teacher Leadership Into the Future
Resource A: Overview of the IDEAS Project
Resource A: Overview of the IDEAS Project
Resource B: Overview of the Teachers as Leaders Research Design
Resource B: Overview of the Teachers as Leaders Research Design
Resource C: A Report on the Michigan Review
Resource C: A Report on the Michigan Review
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
Developing Teacher Leaders
How Teacher Leadership Enhances School Success
July 2008 | 216 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412963756 | $41.95 |
| Lifetime | 27/02/2023 | 9781452295817 | $38.00 |
"This book contributes to the literature on teacher leadership with a particular focus on schoolwide excellence in teaching, learning, and assessment. The exercises are filled with solid and practical but generative ideas."
—Richard Ackerman, Professor
The University of Maine
Rediscover the importance of teacher leadership in revitalizing schools!
Teacher leadership is a transformative process that can drive school and community reform. This revised edition of the groundbreaking bestseller builds on current research to help teachers and administrators work together to foster, develop, and support teacher leadership.
Principals and staff developers will learn how collaborating with teacher leaders can result in significantly improved school outcomes. With the Teachers as Leaders Framework, teachers can become leaders who facilitate communities of learning, strive for pedagogical excellence, confront barriers in the school's culture and structures, and nurture a culture of success. Featured in the second edition are:
- Five new school case studies with insights about the complexity of teacher leadership
- Expanded discussion of the capacity-building process for teacher leaders and principals
- An outline of a school development program based on teacher leadership and parallel leadership
With exercises for systematically developing teacher leaders, the second edition of this invaluable guide is for every educator who believes in teacher leadership as a crucial step toward making schools a source of instruction and inspiration.
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword to the Second Edition by Andy Hargreaves
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- 1. Teachers as Leaders: Emergence of a New Paradigm
- Needed: A New Paradigm of the Teaching Profession
- Snapshot One: Greenhills State High School
- Snapshot Two: Whistlerock Elementary School
- Probing the Work of Teacher Leaders: An Exhilarating Endeavor
- The Framework in Action
- Conclusions
- 2. Five Premises to Guide Revitalization of the Teaching Profession
- Sustaining the Reform Agenda
- Snapshot Three: Adams Secondary College
- Five Premises to Guide the Development of the Teaching Profession
- Conclusions
- 3. Building School Capacity Through Shared Leadership
- Snapshot Four: Johnsonvale State School
- Defining Parallel Leadership
- Three Essential Characteristics of Parallel Leadership
- Parallelism in the Sciences, Arts, and Humanities
- How Parallel Leadership Works in Schools
- Holistic Professional Learning
- Distinctive Culture Building
- Schoolwide Pedagogical Development
- The Dynamics of School Capacity Building
- Conclusions
- 4. New Roles for School Principals
- The Principal's Role: Change Is Overdue
- Snapshot Five: Minnemanka Senior High School
- The Principal’s Five Metastrategic Functions
- Enabling Teacher Leadership: Seven Challenges for School Principals
- Snapshot Six: St. Monica’s, Boeing Heights
- Conclusions
- 5. Preparing for Teacher Leadership
- Introduction
- Key Questions and Concepts Underpinning the CLASS Plan
- Orientation to, and Preparation for, the Program
- Stimulating and Nurturing Teacher Leadership Capabilities
- Developing Parallel Leadership Relationships and Strategies
- Sustaining Teacher Leadership Into the Future
- 6. The CLASS Plan
- Component One: Orientation
- Component Two: Stimulating and Nurturing Teacher Leadership Capabilities
- Component Three: Developing Parallel Leadership Relationships and Strategies
- Component Four: Sustaining Teacher Leadership Into the Future
- Resource A: Overview of the IDEAS Project
- Resource B: Overview of the Teachers as Leaders Research Design
- Resource C: A Report on the Michigan Review
- References
- Index