Teacher leaders — current or former classroom teachers working
with other classroom teachers and other educators in the school or district — are present in many reform efforts in mathematics and science education.
Teacher leaders - current or former classroom teachers working
with other classroom teachers and other educators in the school or district - are present in many reform efforts in mathematics and science education.
An untested assumption is that what teacher leaders are able to do in their own classrooms (with the reported impact on their students) has implications
for other classroom teachers and, presumably, what teacher leaders might do to support those teachers to improve classroom practice.
Studying examples of effective instruction can help define instructional methods that may prove to be successful
for other classroom teachers (Schifter, 1996).
Programs such as BetterLesson in Montana or Graphite in California have developed web based resources (such as free lesson plans developed
by other classroom teachers that emphasize the blending of technology) and in person training programs to assist teachers in making a shift towards blending technology into the classroom (Murphy 2016).
The shared work of teacher leaders and the principal influences the development of teacher leaders and their practice
with other classroom teachers.
The special education teacher must communicate with each student's parents,
other classroom teachers, and therapists, as well any special area teachers that work with that child on the particulars on their IEP.
The other classroom teacher spoke one - on - one with students, simultaneously monitoring the large group of independent workers.
Other school staff could also volunteer for the program but
all other classroom teachers would be blocked from the program.
Her key strengths include; being able to quickly take control of a class, finding novel ways to improve the student experience and being able to partner with
other classroom teachers to ensure that every student gets the attention they deserve.