Teacher Leaders

Welcome

OutcomesTo plan for your continuing development as a teacher leader and your work with developing others

To assess the context for teacher leadership in your ‘back home’ setting and to identify the challenges ahead

To identify opportunities and create a vision for your future work as a teacher leader

Your Teacher LeadershipDevelopment Interview Directions

Select a partner and interview that person using the interview questions provided, listen and take notes for your partner.

Reverse roles.

Exchange notes with your partner.

Teacher Leader Self Assessment

TLSApp. 52-55

Personal Development Directions

Form trios.

Share your strengths and development areas from the TLSA.

What are your goals for continuing development as a teacher leader?

Developing Others DirectionsIn your trio, count off 1…2…3.

Move to expert groups and read your section pp. 49-58, share your experience and discuss:

1. Developing Pre-Service Teachers2. Developing Potential teacher Leaders3. Continuous Learning for Experienced Teacher Leaders

Return to your trio and share ideas with your partners on developing others.

As you consider your options, which of the options for teacher leadership are you likely to pursue in the future?

Many Faces of TeacherLeadership

Read, Reflect & Write

Read pp. 121-125

The organizational environment

Effective,specific

actions orbehavior

The job’sdemands

The individual’scompetencies

A Model of Effective Job Performance

Boyatzis, R.E. (1982) The competent manager: a model for effective performance. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

District Culture

Teacher Leadership School Survey

Developmental Focus

Participation

Recognition

Positive Environment

Collegiality

Open Communication

Autonomy

Table Group Discussion

How do you assess the culture in which you will work as a teacher leader? What will support your work? What may hinder your work?

Challenges of T. L. Directions

Form quartets and count off: 1…2…3…4.

Read your section from pp. 125-135

Share information with your partners.

Partners take notes on handout.

Table Group Discussion

Which of these challenges do you think you will face? What other challenges may arise as you continue your work as teacher leaders?

Break

Vision Is/Is Not

Your Teacher Leader Development Directions

Select a partner and ask the three questions of your partner.

Repeat the questions a second time.

Repeat the questions a third time

Reverse roles.

Wrap Up