In this report, prepared by Julie Kowal and Dana Brinson for the Center for American Progress, we profile two organizations — the Rocketship Education network of charter schools and the Fairfax County, VA school district — that have redesigned the job of teacher to provide new
types of leadership opportunities and let great teachers reach larger numbers of students.
Through this program, experienced teachers share their knowledge, and the collective program knowledge and resources with new program participants, providing
the type of leadership opportunity that research shows can be critical to the growth and satisfaction of veteran educators.
Not exact matches
Miller recommends applying these different
types of thought
leadership based on what your company does well and where the biggest
opportunities lie.
This
type of leadership emerges when teachers see interactions with colleagues as
opportunities to make sense
of practice accepting a mutual exchange
of insights, with each moving between leading and learning according to their expertise.
At Progress Village Middle Magnet School
of the Arts, two
types of teacher
leadership teams provide extended
leadership opportunities for the staff.
I would very much enjoy the
opportunity to provide expertise, but those in charge aren't asking for this
type of leadership.
Principals noted a compelling need for more adequate preparation and professional development in specific
leadership areas, such as how to manage the change process in the schools, evaluate teachers» use
of the new standards during instruction, align the school's instructional focus, make key decisions on the best
types of professional development to support teachers, and develop extended learning
opportunities to sufficiently address CCSS implementation.