Moving Beyond the Classroom: The Growing Role of Teacher Leaders
first area is to understand how to build positive relationships among the adults in the school.
Make the decision to distribute power and authority.
Alfie Kohn said, “ people don’t resist change. They resist “being” changed”.
Most powerful cooperation comes from real bonding between the individuals in a community.
Community/parent outreach is incredibly powerful role.
Best transformational work is done by modeling and gentle encouragement.
To be effective:competent, credible, and approachable.
Providing time for teachers to collaborate, coach, professionally grow?This means extending school year, funding substitutes, block schedule, etc.
Teaching is not done by recipe, requires professionals who make day to day decisions in their classrooms.
Leadership lies in the collective power of committed professionals to influence within and beyond the schools.
Encourage reflection through journaling.
Practitioner research transformative practice.
Peer education to involve students.
Give kids ownership of problems and have them solve it.
Build relationships with peers and gain trust.It takes time and effort.Involve a veteran teacher in other class visits, attend professional conference, find something good to complement on.See student data of her class and use for instructional planning.Introduce self.Staff needs assessment.Build an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect.
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