The Success Behind Teacher Collaboration:
Leveraging Teacher Expertise to Drive School Innovation
For example, the Common Core - aligned Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) and Mathematics Design Collaborative (MDC) not only provide instructional frameworks that prove useful in the classroom, they also provide opportunities to
leverage teacher expertise about how to implement these and other innovative tools and approaches.
Schools and districts should
leverage teacher expertise to determine the most appropriate teacher - leader positions within individual school and district contexts.
Not exact matches
Using their judgment also allows for more
teacher voice in the process and
leverages teachers»
expertise.
This course crystallized depth of learning, relationships, and community as the
teachers leveraged the
expertise of their colleagues to come in as guest speakers on jazz and LGBTQ history.
In this webinar, our expert guests will look at what's behind the
teacher - leadership trend and examine ways that schools are redefining roles to
leverage educators»
expertise and ambitions.
Finally, it outlines strategies for
leveraging the
expertise of highly effective
teachers, working proactively with moderate performers to improve their skills, and taking urgent action with ineffective
teachers to improve their performance or exit them from the classroom.
IPI is a personalized professional learning approach that
leverages existing
expertise within schools to help
teachers improve their craft.
Teacher Teams will build strategies for
teachers to
leverage peer
expertise and collaborate with principals to reach common goals.
In this session, learn to cultivate
teacher curiosity and identify and
leverage bright spots to move your school along an improvement continuum that includes adopting better routines, ensuring consistency of those routines, developing professional
expertise, and ultimately, encouraging innovative practices.
In the
Teacher Practice Networks initiative, facilitated by the Center for the Future of Teaching & Learning, districts and outside organizations partner to leverage their combined expertise to develop teacher leadership skills; deepen content pedagogical knowledge; and support meaningful, teacher - to - teacher professional le
Teacher Practice Networks initiative, facilitated by the Center for the Future of Teaching & Learning, districts and outside organizations partner to
leverage their combined
expertise to develop
teacher leadership skills; deepen content pedagogical knowledge; and support meaningful, teacher - to - teacher professional le
teacher leadership skills; deepen content pedagogical knowledge; and support meaningful,
teacher - to - teacher professional le
teacher - to -
teacher professional le
teacher professional learning.
«By
leveraging technology and the
expertise and resources of our external partners, our
teachers will have the time, resources and skills to ensure all students succeed in secondary school, college and beyond.»
The key to boosting student achievement lies in providing ways for
teachers to expand their skills and to
leverage knowledge and
expertise across the district.
Nearly 200
teachers, most of whom possess National Board Certification, take what they learn back to their own districts to support their colleagues in implementing the new California Standards for English Language Arts / English Language Development and Mathematics and the Next Generation Science Standards.51 Each ILC member receives a $ 2,000 stipend upon fulfillment of commitments.52 This model of
teacher - led professional development
leverages the
expertise of exemplary
teachers by training them to share best practices, which are immediately relevant and responsive to state and local needs.
By creating opportunities for accomplished
teachers to foster and support personalized professional learning that fits the needs of
teachers and schools, districts can
leverage the knowledge and
expertise of their best
teachers, which is currently underutilized in the creation of professional learning.48 Schools and districts can simultaneously create robust career pathways for excellent
teachers and provide professional learning opportunities tailored to individual
teacher needs.
As accomplished educators, we must
leverage our knowledge and
expertise, and also highlight the work we do and the support we provide pre-service and novice
teachers.
We strive to
leverage teachers» professional
expertise and include their voices in the dialogue about education and equity.
Also, because the population of English language learners is growing much faster than the numbers of well - trained specialists in ELL instruction, most schools will need to
leverage their existing
expertise by encouraging
teachers to learn from and collaborate with skilled colleagues.
Robin and Beth knew that, to advocate for and implement instructional changes, it would be critical to cultivate trusting relationships with
teachers, principals, and other
teacher leaders and administrators — and they did this primarily by demonstrating and
leveraging their
expertise (Manno & Firestone, 2008).