Not exact matches
The second session focuses on a
specific on - the - job problem — a «real»
school issue — in which the leader played a
leadership role.
A recent paper from the Aspen Institute — Finding a New Way: Leveraging Teacher
Leadership to Meet Unprecedented Demands — explains how
schools can shape teacher
leadership roles in response to
school - or district -
specific challenges.
«Teacher
leadership,» the author notes, «is defined as
specific roles and responsibilities that recognize the talents of the most effective teachers and deploy them in the service of student learning, adult learning and collaboration, and
school and system improvement.»
Teacher
leadership can mean a lot of things, but one helpful description comes from The Aspen Institute, which defines it as «
specific roles and responsibilities that recognize the talents of the most effective teachers and deploy them in service of student learning, adult learning and collaboration, and
school system improvement.»
Career pathways for teachers may look different depending on
school district contexts, but the
roles for teachers along any given pathway often reflect teachers» time spent in the profession, individual strengths, interests, and
specific leadership responsibilities.