Developing Teacher Leaders
October 17, 2012
This exclusive online-only story package explores the growing interest in the issue of teacher leadership, highlighting programs and initiatives designed to help teachers advance in their careers and exert more influence in schools.
- Ed-Tech Policy CTQ Collaboratory Three Mistakes Teacher Leaders Can Avoid This YearHaving headed a districtwide technology initiative for the last five years, an Alabama teacher reflects on past leadership missteps and how she’s since corrected them.
Professional Development Career-Ladder Program Centers on Teaching Rubric, Targeted SupportA Louisiana school is having success with a professional-development system that helps teachers grow, including financially, in their careers.Professional Development National Board Seeks to Boost Its Impact on Teaching ProfessionAt a time of competing pressures around teacher evaluation and career development, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is retooling itself in an effort to increase its influence in the field.
Professional Development Opinion Beyond Tokenism: Toward the Next Stage of Teacher LeadershipThe concept of teacher leadership is in a perilous transition phase, where the right structures or mind-sets aren't always in place to support the roles educators expect, writes teacher Ariel Sacks.Professional Development Teacher-Advancement Plan Percolates in IowaAs part of a far-reaching effort to create a statewide teacher-advancement model, the Iowa Department of Education released an extensive proposal to create new career paths and differentiated compensation for educators.
School & District Management Q&A National Teacher of the Year: Give Us a Career PathIn a Q&A with Teacher, Rebecca Mieliwocki, the 2012 National Teacher of the Year, discusses the role of teacher leaders and outlines her vision for advancing the profession.Professional Development Teacher-Leadership Degree Programs Aim to Fill Career GapsDegree programs in teacher leadership have emerged in recent years in response to an increasing number of teachers who are looking to advance in their careers without leaving the classroom.
