Grow leadership capacity among teachers.
School administrators must provide opportunities for teachers to be leaders in schools. The most important thing to keep in mind during this phase is that leadership capacity for administrators are different from leadership intended for teacher leaders. The list below highlights the different although related roles of administrators and the teacher leader:
The Teacher Leader Model Standards (TLMS) can be a tremendous resource for this phase as well. The standards clearly define leadership positions that can be assumed by teacher leaders. Furthermore, as each state is producing different definitions of teacher leadership, the Teacher Leader Model Standards provide a universal set of standards that all teacher leaders can utilize. Our suggestion is to identify opportunities for your teacher leader candidates to:
a) Foster a collaborative culture to support educator development and student learning
b) Access and use research to improve practice and student learning
c) Promote professional learning for continuous improvement
d) Facilitate improvements in instruction and student learning
e) Promote the use of assessments and data for school and district improvement
f) Improve outreach and collaboration with families and community
g) Advocate for student learning and profession
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected]
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School administrators must provide opportunities for teachers to be leaders in schools. The most important thing to keep in mind during this phase is that leadership capacity for administrators are different from leadership intended for teacher leaders. The list below highlights the different although related roles of administrators and the teacher leader:
- An administrator maximizes time spent on quality instruction whereas a teacher leader advocates for sufficient preparation time, and support for colleagues to work in teams to engage in job-embedded professional learning.
- An administrator obtains, allocates, aligns, and efficiently uses human, fiscal and technological resources. The teacher leader uses information about adult learning to respond to the diverse learning needs of colleagues by identifying, promoting, and facilitating varied and differentiated professional learning.
The Teacher Leader Model Standards (TLMS) can be a tremendous resource for this phase as well. The standards clearly define leadership positions that can be assumed by teacher leaders. Furthermore, as each state is producing different definitions of teacher leadership, the Teacher Leader Model Standards provide a universal set of standards that all teacher leaders can utilize. Our suggestion is to identify opportunities for your teacher leader candidates to:
a) Foster a collaborative culture to support educator development and student learning
b) Access and use research to improve practice and student learning
c) Promote professional learning for continuous improvement
d) Facilitate improvements in instruction and student learning
e) Promote the use of assessments and data for school and district improvement
f) Improve outreach and collaboration with families and community
g) Advocate for student learning and profession
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected]
All rights reserved. Information from this excerpt may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission from K12TeacherLeadership.