Before being
selected as teacher leaders, these individuals were observed teaching an Investigations unit in their own classroom to make certain that they understood the philosophy and pedagogy behind the materials.
Not exact matches
Within those schools, we
selected staff members who held a variety of formal positions, such
as principal,
teacher leader, and
teacher, and who occupied different positions in their schools» mathematics advice and information networks, such
as being highly or weakly connected.
She has also served
as a consultant for the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA) in the Atlanta Public Schools, where she focused on assisting school
leaders and
teachers in implementing small school reform model in
select high schools.
Just
as school
leaders select teachers with a «growth mindset,» — expecting them to learn, adapt, and get better — authorizers must seek learning organizations and create the space for them to grow.
Therefore, after
selecting teachers with the appropriate background content and pedagogical content knowledge and skills (addressing weaknesses
as necessary), experienced practitioners noted that a preparation program for
teacher leaders should develop and strengthen their abilities to serve
as leaders.
In some settings district
leaders reported a shift: initially, an emphasis on developing principals «expertise in data use; next, an emphasis on training
selected teachers in each school
as resident experts; and, more recently, an emphasis on encouraging and supporting data use by classroom
teachers, working in teams.
Insight in action
As part of collaborative reform efforts to improve K - 6 science education across multiple urban school districts, a
teacher leader was
selected from each participating elementary school based on his / her knowledge of science.
When
selecting or designing an interim assessment aligned to state standards, highly effective principals and district
leaders work with
teachers to drill down to this level of specificity, and they continually push
as far beyond the state standards
as their students and
teachers are ready to go.
For example, they can be more intentional about
selecting and training principals who can serve
as «turnaround»
leaders, redeploy the most talented
teachers and
leaders to targeted schools, and provide principals with the flexibility to make necessary staff changes (Player, Hambrick Hitt, & Robinson, 2014; Council of the Great City Schools, 2015).
As the
leader of
teacher - driven observation, the observed
teacher selects the data - collection methods observers will use.
In those cases where the self - governed schools are beating the odds with challenging student populations, the answer might have more to do with the
teacher -
leaders» ability to
select an appropriate approach, such
as language immersion, or to fine - tune their tactics in the classroom.
Schools and districts that choose to create career pathways should also develop support models for prospective and
selected teacher leaders,
as well
as school
leaders.
Deepen the expertise of school
leaders through training on instructional materials and assessment,
as well
as visits to
selected classrooms to observe instruction and practice
teacher literacy and math coaching and feedback.
She was
selected as a 2013 ASCD Emerging
Leader and was a panelist at ASCD's fall 2014 Whole Child Symposium on
teacher leadership.
I visited some schools where, in addition to providing professional development to all
teachers, they asked for volunteers and
selected teachers to serve
as leaders.
Their program
selected teacher leaders with exemplary classroom experience, and planned to develop coaching skills
as part of their preparation program.
Keedy (1999) indicated that the
teacher leader who was
selected by the school principal received greater support from her school administrator than the other
teacher leader, and that this support was one of the factors that contributed to her effectiveness
as a facilitator.
Programs with limited resources for
teacher leader preparation will likely want to
select teacher leaders who are «ready at the get - go,» or
as close to that state
as possible.
Insight in action Each year
as part of an MSP program, six
teachers from multiple schools and districts were
selected to serve
as full - time release
teacher leaders.
Selecting teacher leaders to play undefined roles may lead to broadly - drawn selection criteria — such
as «strong teaching experience» or «good communication skills» — that are not explicitly connected to the work that
teacher leaders will do.
For instance, for programs where
teacher leaders were expected to lead workshops
as a central part of their role, it was helpful to
select individuals with demonstrated experience leading workshops.